Shloka 9

देव–विष्णु–संवादः । कालेयगणस्य समुद्राश्रयः । अगस्त्योपसर्पणम्

Devas and Viṣṇu on the Kāleyas; Approach to Agastya

Devanagari script

कालेयभयसंत्रस्तो देव: साक्षात्‌ पुरंदर: | जगाम शरणं शीघ्र तं तु नारायणं प्रभुम्‌

Transliteration

kāleyabhayasaṁtrasto devaḥ sākṣāt purandaraḥ | jagāma śaraṇaṁ śīghraṁ taṁ tu nārāyaṇaṁ prabhum ||

Translation

因惧迦勒耶之祸，天帝普兰达罗（因陀罗）亲自急速前往，归依至上主那罗延那，求其庇护。

Word by Word

• कालेयभयसंत्रस्तः: terrified by fear of the Kāleyas
• कालेयभयसंत्रस्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कालेय-भय-संत्रस्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवः: the god (Indra)
• देवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• साक्षात्: in person; directly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात्

• पुरंदरः: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरंदरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंदर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जगाम: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तु: indeed; but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रभुम्: the lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kāleya
• Purandara (Indra)
• Nārāyaṇa (Viṣṇu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True strength includes humility: when confronted by overwhelming danger, even Indra seeks śaraṇa (refuge) in Nārāyaṇa, modeling reliance on the highest dharmic support rather than ego or mere power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra (Purandara), frightened by the threat associated with Kāleya, quickly goes to Nārāyaṇa to seek protection and guidance, indicating a turning point where divine refuge is sought to address a grave peril.