Shloka 25

विन्ध्यवृद्धिनिवारणम् — The Restraint of the Vindhya

Agastya’s Injunction

Devanagari script

एवमादीनि कर्माणि येषां संख्या न विद्यते । अस्माकं भयभीतानां त्वं गतिर्मधुसूदन,'ऐसे-ऐसे आपके अनेक कर्म हैं, जिनकी कोई संख्या नहीं है। मधुसूदन! हम भयभीत देवताओंके एकमात्र आश्रय आप ही हैं

Transliteration

evamādīni karmāṇi yeṣāṃ saṅkhyā na vidyate | asmākaṃ bhayabhītānāṃ tvaṃ gatir madhusūdana ||

Translation

இவ்வாறான உங்கள் செயல்கள் எண்ணற்றவை; அவற்றிற்கு கணக்கே இல்லை. மதுசூதனரே! அச்சமுற்ற எங்களான தேவர்களுக்கு நீங்களே ஒரே அடைக்கலம், நீங்களே ஒரே வழி.

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this manner

आदीनिand the like, etc. (as qualifiers)

कर्माणिdeeds, actions

येषाम्of which

संख्याcount, number

नnot

विद्यतेexists, is found

अस्माकम्of us, our

भयभीतानाम्of (those) frightened

त्वम्you

गतिःrefuge, resort, goal

मधुसूदनO slayer of Madhu (Krishna)

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

the Devas (gods)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse expresses śaraṇāgati: when overwhelmed by fear and crisis, one turns to the divine as the ultimate refuge, acknowledging that divine power and beneficent deeds are immeasurable.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker addresses Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa) in praise, declaring his deeds innumerable and affirming that the frightened gods have no other safe resort than him.