Shloka 256

Śakrasya Divyā Sabhā

Indra’s Radiant Assembly Hall

Devanagari script

विक्रमैश्व महात्मानं बलवृत्रनिषू्‌दनम्‌ | इतना ही नहीं, वे स्तुति, मंगलपाठ और पराक्रम-सूचक कर्मोंके गायनद्वारा बल और वृत्रनामक असुरोंके नाशक महात्मा इन्द्रका स्तवन करते हैं

Transliteration

vikramaiś ca mahātmānaṃ balavṛtranisūdanaṃ | stuti-maṅgalapāṭha-parākrama-sūcaka-karmagāyanaiś ca mahātmānam indraṃ stuvanti ||

Translation

那罗陀说道：“并且，他们以颂扬勇武事迹、诵读赞歌与吉祥祝祷之辞，来称颂大心的因陀罗——诛灭阿修罗巴罗与弗栗陀罗者。如此，他们维系正法之序：当力量用于护持世界、摧破毁灭之势时，力量便应受赞美。”

Word by Word

• विक्रमैः: by valorous deeds / by prowess
• विक्रमैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• महात्मानम्: the great-souled one
• महात्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बलवृत्रनिषूदनम्: the slayer of Bala and Vṛtra
• बलवृत्रनिषूदनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवृत्रनिषूदन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Indra
• Bala (Asura)
• Vṛtra (Asura)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic ideal: heroic power is worthy of praise when it is aligned with auspicious speech and righteous action—protecting the world by overcoming destructive forces symbolized by demons like Bala and Vṛtra.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes how people (or attendants/reciters in a royal-divine setting) glorify Indra through hymns, auspicious recitations, and songs that celebrate his valor—especially his famed victories over Bala and Vṛtra.