Shloka 38

Devanagari script

वैष्णव्यश्व तथा सौर्यों वाराह्म॒श्न महाबला: | रूपेणाप्सरसां तुल्या मनोहायों मनोरमा:

Transliteration

vaiṣṇavyaś ca tathā sauryāḥ vārāhāś ca mahābalāḥ | rūpeṇāpsarasāṃ tulyā manohāryo manoramāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Trong các thần lực Mẫu thần hùng mạnh ấy còn có năng lực của Viṣṇu, của Sūrya, và của Varāha—Thần Lợn Rừng thiêng. Tất thảy đều được ban đại lực; về dung mạo, họ như các Apsaras—làm say lòng và đẹp đẽ đến vui mắt.”

Word by Word

• वैष्णव्यः: Vaiṣṇavī (powers/energies of Viṣṇu)
• वैष्णव्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णवी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अश्वाः: horses
• अश्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सौर्याः: solar (of Sūrya)
• सौर्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौर्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• वाराह्यः: of Varāha (boar-incarnation)
• वाराह्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाराही
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• महाबलाः: mighty/very powerful
• महाबलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• रूपेण: by form/appearance
• रूपेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अप्सरसाम्: of the Apsarases
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• तुल्याः: equal/similar
• तुल्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• मनोहारिण्यः: mind-enchanting
• मनोहारिण्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहारिणी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• मनोरमाः: delightful/beautiful
• मनोरमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Viṣṇu
• Sūrya
• Varāha
• Apsarases
• Mātṛkās (Mother-goddess powers, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights that divine power (śakti) can be both formidable and beautiful—energies aligned with major deities are portrayed as awe-inspiring yet auspicious, suggesting that cosmic order is upheld through powers that can protect, bless, and also overwhelm hostile forces.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a description of the Mātṛkā-like divine powers associated with various gods. Here he specifies those connected with Viṣṇu, Sūrya, and Varāha, emphasizing their great strength and their enchanting, Apsaras-like appearance.