Shloka 11
ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्
नद्यो नदाः समुद्राश् च संक्षोभं परमं ययुः तत्क्षोभाद् अमराः क्षोभं परं जग्मुर् महामुने
nadyo nadāḥ samudrāś ca saṃkṣobhaṃ paramaṃ yayuḥ tatkṣobhād amarāḥ kṣobhaṃ paraṃ jagmur mahāmune
แม่น้ำ ลำธาร และมหาสมุทรทั้งหลายปั่นป่วนอย่างยิ่ง; และด้วยความปั่นป่วนนั้น โอ มหามุนี แม้เหล่าอมรเทพก็ยิ่งกระสับกระส่ายกว่าเดิม
Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya as “mahāmune” in the narrative frame)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Cosmic disturbance: waters surge; even devas become alarmed—portents of an extraordinary divine event.
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)
Concept: When the cosmic order is disturbed, even the devas experience fear—reminding that all conditioned beings are subject to the Lord’s overarching will.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Do not absolutize worldly ‘security’; anchor confidence in the divine rather than in status, power, or even celestial privilege.
Vishishtadvaita: Devas too are dependent jīvas within the Lord’s body-cosmos; their agitation underscores universal subservience to Nārāyaṇa’s governance.
FAQs
It functions as a cosmic portent: when the waters of the world enter upheaval, it signals a major turning point in universal order and impending divine action.
Parāśara presents nature and the devas as linked within a single cosmic system—when the foundational elements are shaken, even celestial beings experience heightened anxiety.
Though not named in this verse, the narrative logic implies Vishnu’s sovereignty over cosmic balance: turbulence in creation anticipates the restoring or reordering power ultimately grounded in the Supreme Reality.