Vamana Purana — Shukra's Samjivani, Shloka 111

Shukra’s Saṃjīvanī, Shiva’s Containment of the Asuras, and Indra’s Recovery of Power

Devanagari script

सहस्राक्षो जम्भवाक्यं निखम्य भीतस्तूर्णं विष्णुमागान्महर्षे उपेत्याह श्रूयतां वाक्यमीश त्वं मे नाथो भूतभव्येश विष्णो

Transliteration

sahasrākṣo jambhavākyaṃ nikhamya bhītastūrṇaṃ viṣṇumāgānmaharṣe upetyāha śrūyatāṃ vākyamīśa tvaṃ me nātho bhūtabhavyeśa viṣṇo

Translation

ଜମ୍ଭର କଥା ଶୁଣି ସହସ୍ରାକ୍ଷ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର ଭୟଭୀତ ହୋଇ ଶୀଘ୍ର ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଗଲେ, ହେ ମହର୍ଷି। ନିକଟେ ଯାଇ କହିଲେ—“ହେ ଈଶ୍ୱର, ମୋ କଥା ଶୁଣନ୍ତୁ; ହେ ବିଷ୍ଣୁ, ଭୂତ-ଭବ୍ୟର ଅଧିପତି, ଆପଣେ ମୋର ନାଥ।”

Speakers

• Narrator voice describing Indra’s action; then Indra addressing Viṣṇu

Primary Deities

• Indra (Śakra)
• Viṣṇu (Hari)

Key Themes

• Śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge)
• Divine sovereignty over time (past/future)
• Deva-Asura conflict backdrop
• Humbling of Indra

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why is Indra called “Sahasrākṣa” here?

“Sahasrākṣa” is a standard epithet of Indra, recalling his all-seeing vigilance and, in later mythic memory, the motif of many eyes. In narrative contexts it functions as a formal identifier of the king of the gods.

What is the theological force of “bhūta-bhavyeśa”?

The compound frames Viṣṇu as sovereign over temporal reality—what has occurred and what will occur—implying omniscience and ultimate lordship beyond the immediate battlefield crisis that drives Indra’s fear.

Does this verse contain geographical (tīrtha) data typical of the Vāmana Purāṇa?

Not in this śloka. It belongs to a mythic-narrative segment (Andhaka-vadha cycle) rather than the text’s tīrtha-geography passages; hence no explicit sacred geography appears.