Shloka 54
Tapovana-praveśaḥ — The King’s Entry into the Sacred Grove and Vision of the Āśrama
तं॑ भुवः शोधनायेन्द्र उवाच पुरुषोत्तमम् । अंशेनावतरेत्येवं तथेत्याह च तं हरि:,उन भगवान् पुरुषोत्तमके पास जाकर इन्द्रने उनसे कहा--'प्रभो! आप पृथ्वीका शोधन (भार-हरण) करनेके लिये अपने अंशसे अवतार ग्रहण करें।” तब श्रीहरिने “तथास्तु' कहकर उनकी प्रार्थना स्वीकार कर ली
Taṁ bhuvaḥ śodhanāyendra uvāca puruṣottamam | Aṁśenāvatara ity evaṁ tathety āha ca taṁ hariḥ ||
Então Indra dirigiu-se a Puruṣottama e disse: “Senhor, para a purificação da terra—para remover o fardo opressivo que a pesa—desce, por favor, por uma porção de Ti mesmo.” Hari (Viṣṇu), aceitando o pedido, respondeu: “Assim seja.”
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When disorder and oppression weigh upon the world, restoration of dharma may require divinely guided action; the divine responds to a legitimate plea aimed at protecting the earth and re-establishing balance.
Indra approaches Puruṣottama (Hari/Viṣṇu) and requests that he descend in a partial incarnation to cleanse the earth of its burden; Hari consents with “tathā (tathāstu),” accepting the mission.