Shloka 25
Means to Attain Vaikuṇṭha: The Glory of House-Donation and the Viṣṇudūtas–Yamadūtas Episode
अथ ते क्रोधसंपन्ना विष्णोर्दूता महाबलाः । जघ्नुस्ते संदेशहरान्यमस्य जगतः प्रभोः
atha te krodhasaṃpannā viṣṇordūtā mahābalāḥ | jaghnuste saṃdeśaharānyamasya jagataḥ prabhoḥ
अथ ते क्रोधसमाविष्टा विष्णोर्दूता महाबलाः । यमस्य जगतः प्रभोः संदेशहरान् तान् जघ्नुः ॥
Narrator (contextual narration within the Padma Purāṇa dialogue framework; specific speaker not explicit in the provided verse alone)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विष्णोर्दूताः = विष्णोः + दूताः; जघ्नुस्ते = जघ्नुः + ते; संदेशहरान्यमस्य = संदेशहरान् + यमस्य; जगतः प्रभोः (षष्ठी-षष्ठी सम्बन्धः)
FAQs
They are Viṣṇudūtas—divine attendants of Viṣṇu—often representing the protective power of devotion and divine grace that intervenes when dharma is upheld.
Yama’s messengers (Yamadūtas) symbolize karmic accountability and the consequences of adharma; the verse suggests a tension between strict karmic justice and divine protection, implying that alignment with dharma (and devotion) can invoke higher safeguarding.
It is primarily narrative about cosmic authority and divine jurisdiction, but it indirectly supports Bhakti-oriented themes by portraying Viṣṇu’s agency as superior and protective against forces associated with death and judgment.