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Shloka 16

प्रलय-प्रक्रिया (Pralaya Process) — Guṇa-Withdrawal and Pratisaṃcara

Devanagari script

वासव! इस प्रकार इनके द्वारा तिरस्कृत होकर अब मैं तुममें ही निवास करूँगी। तुम्हें सदा सावधान रहकर तपस्या और पराक्रमद्वारा मुझे धारण करना चाहिये ।।

Transliteration

śakra uvāca—nāsti devamanuṣyeṣu sarvabhūteṣu vā pumān | yas tvām eko viṣahituṁ śaknuyāt kamalālaye ||

Translation

శక్రుడు అన్నాడు—“ఓ కమలాలయా! దేవుల్లో గానీ, మనుషుల్లో గానీ, సమస్త ప్రాణుల్లో గానీ, ఒంటరిగా నీ భారాన్ని మోయగల పురుషుడు ఎవ్వరూ లేరు.”

Word by Word

नnot

अस्तिthere is

देवमनुष्येषुamong gods and men

सर्वभूतेषुamong all beings

वाor

पुमान्a man/person

यःwho

त्वाम्you

एकःalone

विषहितुम्to endure/bear

शक्नुयात्could be able

कमलालयेO lotus-dweller (epithet)

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śakra (Indra)

Kamalālayā (Śrī/Lakṣmī)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Prosperity and sovereignty (Śrī/Lakṣmī) are not meant to be carried by isolated ego or solitary power; they require sustained discipline, vigilance, and supportive conditions. The verse underscores humility and the ethical responsibility needed to sustain fortune.

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra (Śakra) addresses the Lotus-dwelling goddess (Śrī/Lakṣmī), acknowledging that no single being—whether god, human, or any creature—can bear her ‘weight’ alone, implying that maintaining prosperity and royal splendor demands continual effort and broader support.