Shloka 57
Expansion of Creation through Dakṣa and Kaśyapa: Devas, Dānavas, Nāgas, Birds, and Cosmic Offices
अवध्या ये नराणां वै हिरण्यपुरवासिनः । चतुर्मुखाल्लब्धवरा ये हता विजयेन तु
avadhyā ye narāṇāṃ vai hiraṇyapuravāsinaḥ | caturmukhāllabdhavarā ye hatā vijayena tu
अवध्याः ये नराणां वै हिरण्यपुरवासिनः । चतुर्मुखात् लब्धवराः, तेऽपि विजयेन हता अभवन् ॥
Unknown (narrative voice; speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चतुर्मुखाल्लब्धवरा = चतुर्मुखात् + लब्धवराः; हिरण्यपुरवासिनः (समास): हिरण्यपुर + वासिनः
FAQs
The verse implies a conditional protection—invincible to ordinary men—yet they can still fall to an exceptional agent (Vijaya), suggesting the limitation or specificity of boons in Purāṇic logic.
Caturmukha (“four-faced”) is an epithet of Brahmā, the creator deity, from whom these beings received their boons.
Power secured through boons or privileges is not absolute; it can be overturned by higher destiny, divine will, or a superior force—highlighting the impermanence of dominance based on external grants.