Shloka 50
Deva–Asura Battle after the Nectar; Bali’s Illusions and Hari’s Intervention
सृष्टो दैत्येन सुमहान्वह्नि: श्वसनसारथि: । सांवर्तक इवात्युग्रो विबुधध्वजिनीमधाक् ॥ ५० ॥
sṛṣṭo daityena sumahān vahniḥ śvasana-sārathiḥ sāṁvartaka ivātyugro vibudha-dhvajinīm adhāk
बलिना दैत्येन सृष्टः सुमहान् वह्निः श्वसनसारथिः सांवर्तक इवात्युग्रः विबुधध्वजिनीम् अदहत्।
FAQs
This verse compares the demon-created blaze to the Sāṁvartaka fire—the terrifying fire associated with cosmic dissolution—emphasizing the fire’s overwhelming, world-ending intensity.
In the Deva–Asura battle narrative, the asuras employ extreme, destructive tactics to overpower the devas; here the demon unleashes a wind-driven conflagration to burn the demigod army and turn the battle.
Overwhelming “fires” (crises, fear, hostility) can arise suddenly and feel apocalyptic; the Bhagavatam’s battle scenes remind a devotee to seek shelter in the Lord and remain steady rather than panic under destructive forces.