Shloka 39

Gift of Sudarshana — The Gift of Sudarshana: Shiva’s Boon to Vishnu and the Sanctification of Virupaksha

Devanagari script

उत्तिष्ठ गच्छस्व विभो निहन्तुममरार्दनम् श्रीदाम्नि निहते विष्णो नन्दयिष्यन्ति देवताः

Transliteration

uttiṣṭha gacchasva vibho nihantumamarārdanam śrīdāmni nihate viṣṇo nandayiṣyanti devatāḥ

Translation

उत्तिष्ठ गच्छस्व विभो, निहन्तुममरार्दनम्। श्रीदाम्नि निहते विष्णो, नन्दयिष्यन्ति देवताः।

Speakers

• A divine/ṛṣi exhortation addressed to Viṣṇu (imperative mood)
• embedded within the chapter’s etiological narrative

Primary Deities

• Vishnu
• Devas (collective)

Key Themes

• Deva–asura conflict as tīrtha-etiology
• Divine protection of the gods
• Mythic naming (asura epithets)
• Integration of narrative into pilgrimage geography

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Who are Amarārdana and Śrīdāman in this passage?

They are presented as hostile figures whose defeat is necessary for the gods’ welfare. ‘Amarārdana’ is an epithet meaning ‘oppressor of the immortals (gods),’ typical of daitya/asura characterization. ‘Śrīdāman’ appears as a proper name tied to the conflict; the surrounding verses of Adhyaya 56 would clarify whether these are the same being under different names or allied figures.

Why does a tīrtha chapter include a battle-exhortation to Viṣṇu?

Vāmana Purāṇa’s geography is frequently etiological: sacred places are explained through divine interventions—slayings, boons, consecrations, or miraculous acts. The battle narrative supplies the causal myth that authorizes the site’s holiness and ritual efficacy.

What is the theological point of ‘the gods will rejoice’?

It frames Viṣṇu’s action as restoring cosmic order (dharma) by removing a threat to the devas. In tīrtha contexts, this also implies that the place associated with the victory becomes a locus of divine favor and thus a generator of puṇya for pilgrims.