Shloka 61
देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्
उवाच च सुरान् एतौ मत्केशौ वसुधातले अवतीर्य भुवो भारक्लेशहानिं करिष्यतः
uvāca ca surān etau matkeśau vasudhātale avatīrya bhuvo bhārakleśahāniṃ kariṣyataḥ
அவர் தேவர்களிடம் கூறினார்—“என் இவ்விரு கேசங்களும் பூமித்தளத்தில் இறங்கும்; உலகில் பிறந்து, பூமியின் பாரத்தால் உண்டான துன்பத்தை நீக்கும்.”
Vishnu (as recounted by Sage Parāśara in the Parāśara–Maitreya dialogue)
FAQs
It signals a cosmic crisis where adharma becomes heavy upon the world; Vishnu intervenes through descent to restore balance and relieve that oppressive weight.
As a purposeful, sovereign act: Vishnu addresses the devas and declares a concrete means of descent, emphasizing that restoration of order proceeds from his will.
Vishnu appears as the Supreme Reality who governs cosmic order—responding to the gods, entering the world, and removing suffering rooted in imbalance and unrighteousness.