Shloka 27

Devanagari script

जृम्भिते शंकरे नष्टे दैत्यसैन्ये गुहे जिते नीते प्रमथसैन्ये च संक्षयं शार्ङ्गधन्वना

Transliteration

jṛmbhite śaṃkare naṣṭe daityasainye guhe jite nīte pramathasainye ca saṃkṣayaṃ śārṅgadhanvanā

Translation

శంకరుడు జృంభంతో అశక్తుడై, దైత్యసైన్యం నశించి, గుహ ఓడిపోయి, ప్రమథసైన్యమూ సంపూర్ణ క్షయానికి నెట్టబడినప్పుడు—శార్ఙ్గధన్వి అన్ని ప్రత్యర్థి బలాలను సంహరించాడు.

Word by Word

• जृम्भिते: when (he) was made to yawn
• जृम्भिते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जृम्भ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय) ‘जृम्भित’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; लोकेटिव्-अब्सोल्यूट (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)

• शंकरे: in/with Śaṅkara (being so)
• शंकरे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध (locative absolute)

• नष्टे: when (it) was destroyed
• नष्टे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय) ‘नष्ट’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध

• दैत्य-सैन्ये: when the demon-army was destroyed
• दैत्य-सैन्ये: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दैत्यानां सैन्यम्); सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध

• गुहे: when Guha (was)
• गुहे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध

• जिते: when (he) was conquered
• जिते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय) ‘जित’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध

• नीते: when (it) was brought to
• नीते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय) ‘नीत’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध

• प्रमथ-सैन्ये: when the Pramatha-army (was)
• प्रमथ-सैन्ये: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमथ (प्रातिपदिक) + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रमथानां सैन्यम्); सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• संक्षयम्: to destruction / to ruin
• संक्षयम्: Gati/Karma (Goal as object/गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (गत्यर्थे)

• शार्ङ्गधन्वना: by the wielder of Śārṅga (Kṛṣṇa)
• शार्ङ्गधन्वना: Karana/Agent (Instrumental agent/तृतीया-कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्ङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + धन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः बहुव्रीहिः (शार्ङ्गं धनुः यस्य = Kṛṣṇa)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa decisively annihilates the assembled opposing hosts—devas, demons, and ganas—demonstrating that no coalition can stand against Bhagavān.

Leela: Yuddha

Dharma Restored: Cosmic and social order under Bhagavān’s kingship; protection of devotees and curbing of violent adharmic alliances

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The wielder of Śārṅga is the ultimate sovereign; all factions—divine or demonic—are overcome when they oppose His dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Align choices with dharma and devotion rather than with mere power-blocs; oppose injustice without fear of ‘combined’ worldly might.

Vishishtadvaita: Bhagavān’s lordship (śeṣi) over all beings (śeṣa) is dramatized: real hosts exist, yet their power is contingent and defeatable by His will.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Krishna
• Shiva (Shankara)
• Guha (Skanda/Karttikeya)
• Daityas
• Pramathas
• Sharnga (Vishnu's bow)

FAQs

What is the significance of Śārṅgadhanvan (the bearer of the Śārṅga bow) in the Vishnu Purana?

It identifies Vishnu—manifest as Krishna—as the supreme enforcer of dharma, whose divine sovereignty subdues every opposing host, whether demonic or even aligned with other divine factions.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Vishnu’s supremacy in this episode?

By narrating a sequence where multiple formidable forces—Daityas, Guha, and even Śiva’s Pramathas—are all brought to destruction by the same divine agent, emphasizing a single overarching lordship.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

The verse presents Vishnu/Krishna as the Supreme Reality whose will prevails across cosmic hierarchies, reinforcing a Vaishnava reading in which other powers operate within, not above, his ultimate sovereignty.