Shloka 15

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

मां मन्यते ऽन्यैः सदृशं नूनं शक्र भवान् द्विजैः अतो ऽवमानम् अस्मासु मानिना भवता कृतम्

Transliteration

māṃ manyate 'nyaiḥ sadṛśaṃ nūnaṃ śakra bhavān dvijaiḥ ato 'vamānam asmāsu māninā bhavatā kṛtam

Translation

โอ ศักระ (อินทรา) ท่านย่อมคิดว่าข้าพเจ้าไม่ต่างจากพราหมณ์อื่น ๆ; ด้วยความหยิ่งในฐานะของท่าน ท่านจึงแสดงการดูหมิ่นต่อข้าพเจ้า

Word by Word

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मन्यते: thinks/considers
• मन्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्यैः: by others
• अन्यैः: Sahakari/Karana (Instrument/साधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सदृशम्: similar/equal
• सदृशम्: Karma-pravacaniya/Complement (पूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• नूनम्: surely
• नूनम्: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of certainty)

• शक्र: O Śakra (Indra)
• शक्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्विजैः: by the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजैः: Sahakari/Karana (Instrument/साधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (Logical connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/तस्मात्-अर्थे (therefore)

• अवमानम्: insult/disrespect
• अवमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्मासु: towards/among us
• अस्मासु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मानिना: by the proud one
• मानिना: Karta (Agent as qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying bhavatā)

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Kartr-karana (Agent in instrumental/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृतम्: done/made
• कृतम्: Kriya (Resultant action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

A brāhmaṇa sage addressing Indra (Śakra) in a rebuke (as narrated within Parāśara’s discourse to Maitreya).

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Indra’s offense toward Durvāsā and its consequences

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pride that belittles the holy leads to moral downfall and loss of divine support.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate humility toward saints/teachers and treat gifts and sacred persons with reverence.

Vishishtadvaita: Śrī and Bhagavat-prasāda are not merely ‘luck’ but grace that sustains sovereignty when dharma is honored.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śakra)
• Brāhmaṇas (Dvijas)

FAQs

What is the significance of Indra (Śakra) being rebuked in the Vishnu Purana?

It highlights that even divine sovereignty is subordinate to dharma; pride toward sages and brāhmaṇas disrupts cosmic order and invites corrective consequences.

How does the Vishnu Purana frame the concept of pride (māna) in governance and power?

Power divorced from humility becomes adharma; the text uses deva–sage conflicts to show that arrogance leads to moral failure and eventual restoration of order.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purāṇic worldview implies Vishnu as the Supreme Reality who sustains ṛta/dharma, ensuring that arrogance is checked and harmony is re-established.