Shloka 58
देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्
एते वयं वृत्ररिपुस् तथायं नासत्यदस्रौ वरुणस् तथैषः इमे च रुद्रा वसवः ससूर्याः समीरणाग्निप्रमुखास् तथान्ये
ete vayaṃ vṛtraripus tathāyaṃ nāsatyadasrau varuṇas tathaiṣaḥ ime ca rudrā vasavaḥ sasūryāḥ samīraṇāgnipramukhās tathānye
“这些是我们；这位是诛灭弗栗陀罗者（因陀罗）。此处有那萨提耶与达斯罗（阿湿毗尼双神），这位是伐楼那。这里有诸鲁陀罗、诸婆苏，并有太阳；其余诸神亦在——其中以风神伐由与火神阿耆尼为首。”
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Identification of the assembled devas participating in the supplication for Earth’s relief
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
Vishnu Form: Narayana
Bhakti Type: Dasya
FAQs
It situates the familiar Vedic gods as coordinated cosmic powers—an ordered divine administration—within a larger metaphysical framework where ultimate sovereignty is not fragmented but grounded in the Supreme Principle.
By enumerating key deities and elemental forces (like Vāyu and Agni), he presents the universe as maintained through distinct divine offices and functions, implying a structured cosmic order rather than independent, competing divinities.
Even when many gods are named, the Purāṇic intent is to read their powers as dependent expressions of the Supreme Reality—Vishnu—who underlies and harmonizes all divine functions in creation and governance.