Shloka 24

Durvasa’s Curse, the Churning of the Ocean, and Lakshmi’s Manifestation

Chapter 4

Devanagari script

एवमत्यंतनिःश्रीके त्रैलोक्ये सत्त्ववर्जिते । देवान्प्रतिबलोद्योगं चक्रुर्दैतेयदानवाः

Transliteration

evamatyaṃtaniḥśrīke trailokye sattvavarjite | devānpratibalodyogaṃ cakrurdaiteyadānavāḥ

Translation

ครั้นไตรโลกย์สิ้นสิริอย่างยิ่ง ขาดความรุ่งเรืองและปราศจากคุณสตฺตวะ เหล่าไทตยะและทานวะจึงยกกำลังตอบโต้หมายประหัตประหารเหล่าเทวะ

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• अत्यन्तनिःश्रीके: in (a state) extremely devoid of prosperity
• अत्यन्तनिःश्रीके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अत्यन्त-निःश्रीक (प्रातिपदिक; अत्यन्त + निःश्रीक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (अत्यन्तं निःश्रीकम्)

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सत्त्ववर्जिते: devoid of goodness/strength
• सत्त्ववर्जिते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्व-वर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; सत्त्व + वर्जित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘वर्जित’; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सत्त्वेन वर्जितम् / सत्त्वं वर्जितम्)

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• प्रतिबलोद्योगम्: an effort to counter (with) force
• प्रतिबलोद्योगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिबल-उद्योग (प्रातिपदिक; प्रतिबल + उद्योग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (प्रतिबलस्य उद्योगः / प्रतिबलार्थ उद्योगः)

• चक्रुः: made / undertook
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• दैतेयदानवाः: the Daityas and Dānavas
• दैतेयदानवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैतेय-दानव (प्रातिपदिक; दैतेय + दानव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (दैतेयाश्च दानवाश्च)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific dialogue speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: एवमत्यंतनिःश्रीके = एवम् + अत्यन्तनिःश्रीके; देवान्प्रतिबलोद्योगं = देवान् + प्रतिबलोद्योगम्; चक्रुर्दैतेयदानवाः = चक्रुः + दैतेयदानवाः

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Daityas
• Dānavas
• Trailokya (the three worlds)

FAQs

What does this verse indicate about the condition of the three worlds (trailokya)?

It describes a cosmic decline: the three worlds are portrayed as lacking śrī (prosperity/splendor) and lacking sattva (goodness/clarity), setting the stage for conflict and disorder.

Who are the Daityas and Dānavas mentioned here?

Daityas and Dānavas are Purāṇic classes of asuras (anti-god/demonic powers), often depicted as adversaries of the Devas in cosmic struggles for dominion.

What ethical or philosophical lesson is implied by 'sattva-varjite' (devoid of sattva)?

The verse implies that when goodness and clarity (sattva) are absent, society/cosmos becomes vulnerable to aggression and destabilizing forces—suggesting the need to cultivate sattva to sustain harmony.