Shloka 2
द्विविद-वधः, यज्ञ-विध्वंस-निवारणम्, बलदेव-पराक्रम-समाहारः
नरकस्यासुरेन्द्रस्य देवपक्षविरोधिनः सखाभवन् महावीर्यो द्विविदो नाम वानरः
narakasyāsurendrasya devapakṣavirodhinaḥ sakhābhavan mahāvīryo dvivido nāma vānaraḥ
Kay Naraka, ang panginoon ng mga Asura na kalaban ng panig ng mga deva, ay may isang kasama: isang dakilang bayani, ang unggoy na nagngangalang Dvivida.
Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya
FAQs
It establishes Naraka’s network of powerful allies, emphasizing that opposition to the Devas is organized and formidable—setting the stage for Vishnu’s dharma-restoring intervention.
By labeling Naraka as “devapakṣa-virodhī,” Parāśara presents the conflict as a moral and cosmic polarity—alignment with divine order versus resistance to it.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the line, the narrative implies his supreme governance of order: the rise of anti-Deva powers becomes the occasion for Vishnu’s protective action to reestablish dharma.