Shloka 13
देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्
सब्रह्मकान् सुरान् सर्वान् प्रणिपत्याथ मेदिनी कथयाम् आस तत् सर्वं खेदात् करुणभाषिणी
sabrahmakān surān sarvān praṇipatyātha medinī kathayām āsa tat sarvaṃ khedāt karuṇabhāṣiṇī
Pagkatapos, ang Daigdig—may tinig na mahabagin ngunit nabibigatan sa dalamhati—ay yumukod sa lahat ng mga diyos, hanggang kay Brahmā, at isinalaysay nang buo ang sanhi ng kanyang pagdurusa.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It frames cosmic disorder as a burden upon the Earth and initiates the divine response mechanism—appeal to the higher celestial hierarchy—leading toward Vishnu’s restorative intervention.
Parāśara presents Medinī’s sorrowful petition as the immediate catalyst: she prostrates before the gods and reports the full extent of the affliction, which sets the stage for seeking Vishnu’s remedy.
The verse participates in a standard Purāṇic pattern where the gods’ deliberation culminates in reliance on Vishnu as the supreme sustainer whose avatāra restores dharma and rebalances the world.