Shloka 2

देव–विष्णु–संवादः । कालेयगणस्य समुद्राश्रयः । अगस्त्योपसर्पणम्

Devas and Viṣṇu on the Kāleyas; Approach to Agastya

Devanagari script

कालकेयैर्महाकायै: समन्तादभिरक्षितम्‌ । समुद्यतप्रहरणै: सशृज्जैरिव पर्वतैः

Transliteration

kālakeyair mahākāyaiḥ samantād abhirakṣitam | samudyatapraharaṇaiḥ saśṛṅgair iva parvataiḥ ||

Translation

Hắn được canh giữ tứ phía bởi bọn Kālakeya—lũ quỷ thân hình khổng lồ—đứng giương vũ khí, như những ngọn núi có sừng đang chực bổ xuống.

Word by Word

कालकेयैःby the Kalakeyas (a class of demons)

महाकायैःby huge-bodied (ones)

समन्तात्on all sides, all around

अभिरक्षितम्guarded, protected

समुद्यतप्रहरणैःwith weapons raised

सशृङ्गैःhorned, having peaks

इवlike, as if

पर्वतैःby mountains

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kālakeyas

weapons

mountains

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how intimidation and overwhelming force can encircle the righteous; dharmic steadiness is measured not by the absence of danger but by composure and resolve when confronted by vigilant, weapon-ready hostility.

What is happening in the narrative?

A place or target is described as being surrounded and guarded on all sides by gigantic Kālakeya demons, weapons raised, compared to horned mountains—an image meant to convey near-impenetrable defense and imminent violence.