Shloka 86

प्रह्लादचरितम् (हिरण्यकशिपोः स्वर्गापहरणं, प्रह्लादस्य विष्णुभक्तिः, उपदेशः)

Devanagari script

नैवाग्निना न चार्केण नेन्दुना न च वायुना पर्जन्यवरुणाभ्यां वा न सिद्धैर् न च राक्षसैः

Transliteration

naivāgninā na cārkeṇa nendunā na ca vāyunā parjanyavaruṇābhyāṃ vā na siddhair na ca rākṣasaiḥ

Translation

नैवाग्निना न चार्केण नेन्दुना न च वायुना, न पर्जन्यवरुणाभ्यां वा, न सिद्धैर्न च राक्षसैः—एतेन केनापि न तदभिभूयते न विनश्यति।

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध-निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध-अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• agninā: by fire
• agninā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• arkeṇa: by the sun
• arkeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• indunā: by the moon
• indunā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• vāyunā: by wind
• vāyunā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• parjanya-varuṇābhyām: by Parjanya and Varuṇa (rain-god and Varuṇa)
• parjanya-varuṇābhyām: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parjanya (प्रातिपदिक) + varuṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), द्विवचन (Instrumental dual); द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• siddhaiḥ: by Siddhas (perfected beings)
• siddhaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• rākṣasaiḥ: by Rākṣasas (demons)
• rākṣasaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Surya (Arka)
• Chandra (Indu)
• Vayu
• Parjanya
• Varuna
• Siddhas
• Rakshasas

FAQs

What is the significance of listing fire, sun, moon, wind, Parjanya, and Varuṇa in this Vishnu Purana verse?

The verse emphasizes that even the greatest cosmic forces and deities of nature operate within a higher, unbreakable order and cannot ultimately overturn what is divinely upheld.

How does Sage Parāśara explain cosmic sovereignty in this passage?

By negation—naming powerful elements and beings and declaring their inability—Parāśara highlights that all agencies in the universe are subordinate to the supreme governing principle (ultimately aligned with Vishnu’s rule).

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

The verse supports a Vaishnava view of reality in which Vishnu’s sovereignty stands above elemental power, celestial controllers, and supernatural beings, preserving the stability of the cosmos and dharma.