Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 33

Deva–Asura Battle after the Nectar; Bali’s Illusions and Hari’s Intervention

Devanagari script

वृषाकपिस्तु जम्भेन महिषेण विभावसु: । इल्वल: सह वातापिर्ब्रह्मपुत्रैररिन्दम ॥ ३२ ॥ कामदेवेन दुर्मर्ष उत्कलो मातृभि: सह । बृहस्पतिश्चोशनसा नरकेण शनैश्चर: ॥ ३३ ॥ मरुतो निवातकवचै: कालेयैर्वसवोऽमरा: । विश्वेदेवास्तु पौलोमै रुद्रा: क्रोधवशै: सह ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

vṛṣākapis tu jambhena mahiṣeṇa vibhāvasuḥ ilvalaḥ saha vātāpir brahma-putrair arindama

Translation

Ó Mahārāja Parīkṣit, domador de inimigos! Vṛṣākapi (Śiva) lutou contra Jambha, e Vibhāvasu (Agni) contra Mahiṣāsura. Ilvala, junto com seu irmão Vātāpi, combateu os filhos de Brahmā. Durmarṣa lutou contra Kāmadeva; o demônio Utkala contra as deusas Mātṛkā; Bṛhaspati contra Uśanas (Śukrācārya); e Śanaiścara (Saturno) contra Narakāsura. Os Maruts lutaram contra Nivātakavaca; os Vasus contra os Kālakeya; os Viśvedeva contra os Pauloma; e os Rudras contra os Krodhavaśa, dominados pela ira.

Synonyms

• vṛṣākapiḥ: Vṛṣākapi
• vṛṣākapiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣākapi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• jambhena: with Jambha
• jambhena: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Associate; opponent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jambha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• mahiṣeṇa: with Mahiṣa
• mahiṣeṇa: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Associate; opponent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• vibhāvasuḥ: Vibhāvasu
• vibhāvasuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhāvasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ilvalaḥ: Ilvala
• ilvalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ilvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक

• vātāpiḥ: Vātāpi
• vātāpiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vātāpi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• brahma-putraiḥ: with Brahmā's sons
• brahma-putraiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Associate; opponents)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma-putra (प्रातिपदिक; brahma + putra)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• arindama: O enemy-subduer
• arindama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arindama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Vṛṣākapi
• Jambha
• Mahiṣa
• Vibhāvasu
• Ilvala
• Vātāpi
• Brahmā-putras

FAQs

Who fought whom in Srimad Bhagavatam 8.10.32?

The verse lists matchups: Vṛṣākapi fought Jambha, Vibhāvasu fought Mahiṣa, and Ilvala with Vātāpi fought the sons of Brahmā.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī list so many warriors in the Bhagavatam battle scene?

He is mapping the battlefield for Parīkṣit—showing how the cosmic conflict unfolds through specific pairings of devas and asuras.

What is the practical lesson of the Deva-Asura battle descriptions?

They remind a seeker that life involves struggle between dharma and adharma, and one should consciously side with dharma through discipline, prayer, and devotion.