Shloka 8

तालवन-उद्धारः: धेनुकासुरवधः, फल-समृद्धिः, गो-क्षेमः

Devanagari script

पद्भ्याम् उभाभ्यां स तदा पश्चिमाभ्यां बली बलम् जघानोरसि ताभ्यां च स च तेनाप्य् अगृह्यत

Transliteration

padbhyām ubhābhyāṃ sa tadā paścimābhyāṃ balī balam jaghānorasi tābhyāṃ ca sa ca tenāpy agṛhyata

Translation

ਫਿਰ ਉਸ ਬਲਵਾਨ ਦੈਂਤ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਿਛਲੇ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਬਲਰਾਮ ਦੀ ਛਾਤੀ 'ਤੇ ਵਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ, ਪਰ ਬਲਰਾਮ ਨੇ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਫੜ ਲਿਆ।

Word by Word

• पद्भ्याम्: with (his) two feet
• पद्भ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), द्विवचन

• उभाभ्याम्: with both
• उभाभ्याम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (पद्भ्याम्)

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• पश्चिमाभ्याम्: with the hind (ones)
• पश्चिमाभ्याम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (पद्भ्याम्)

• बली: the strong one
• बली: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• बलम्: the strong one / Balarāma (as object)
• बलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• जघान: struck
• जघान: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• उरसि: on the chest
• उरसि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• ताभ्याम्: with those two
• ताभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम (पद्भ्याम् प्रति)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• अगृह्यत: was seized
• अगृह्यत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How Balabhadra and Kṛṣṇa repelled the assaults of Dhenuka and the asuras in Tālavana.

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa descends to protect the devotees and dismantle asuric violence through effortless, righteous power.

Leela: Yuddha

Dharma Restored: Safety of the Vraja community and the inviolability of the Lord’s companions in dharmic play.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Sakhya

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Bala

FAQs

What is the significance of Bali striking Bala in this Vishnu Purana verse?

It highlights the futility of sheer force against a protected or divinely empowered opponent, reinforcing that sovereignty ultimately rests with the higher cosmic order upheld by Viṣṇu.

How does Sage Parāśara frame power and victory in this episode?

Parāśara presents physical might as secondary to dharma and divine sanction: even a direct, forceful blow does not guarantee conquest when the narrative current is aligned with Viṣṇu’s overruling order.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when not named in the verse, the episode functions to show that all worldly dominion and conflict resolve under Viṣṇu’s supreme governance—an avatāra-centered expression of ultimate reality directing events.