Shloka 63

Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode

Devanagari script

उक्त्वैवं दैत्यसिंहं तं विष्णुः सत्यपराक्रमः / पुरन्दराय त्रैलोक्यं ददौ विष्णुरुरुक्रमः

Transliteration

uktvaivaṃ daityasiṃhaṃ taṃ viṣṇuḥ satyaparākramaḥ / purandarāya trailokyaṃ dadau viṣṇururukramaḥ

Translation

ఇట్లు ఆ దైత్యసింహునితో పలికి, సత్యపరాక్రముడైన ఉరుక్రమ విష్ణువు పురందరుడు (ఇంద్రుడు) కు త్రిలోకాధిపత్యాన్ని తిరిగి ప్రసాదించెను.

Word by Word

• उक्त्वा: having spoken
• उक्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (absolutive), ‘having said’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• दैत्य-सिंहम्: the lion among Daityas
• दैत्य-सिंहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (दैत्यः सिंह इव/दैत्येषु सिंहः)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सत्य-पराक्रमः: whose valor is true (unfailing)
• सत्य-पराक्रमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सत्यः पराक्रमः यस्य)

• पुरन्दराय: to Purandara (Indra)
• पुरन्दराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्यम्: the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु (त्रीणि लोकानि)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति for emphasis)

• उरु-क्रमः: the wide-striding one
• उरु-क्रमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरु (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (उरवः क्रमाः यस्य)

Speaker

Suta (narrator) describing Vishnu’s act (Purva-bhaga narrative frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Purandara (Indra)
• Daitya

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It presents the Supreme as the upholder of ṛta/dharma: the Lord’s “true valor” restores rightful cosmic order, implying a transcendent governor beyond factional power, acting to re-establish harmony rather than personal gain.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit practice is taught in this verse; its yogic implication is karma-yoga in service of dharma—right action aligned with cosmic order, a theme that later culminates in the Kurma Purana’s disciplined spiritual paths (including Pashupata-oriented restraint and devotion).

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Though Shiva is not named here, the verse reflects a Purāṇic synthesis: the Supreme functions as restorer of dharma and cosmic governance—an office shared in spirit across Shaiva-Vaishnava theology, where ultimate divinity safeguards order and grants rightful sovereignty.