Chapter 1 · Prathamo’dhyāyaḥ (First Chapter)
Verse 92
एकार्णवेऽहिशयनात्ततः स ददृशे च तौ। मधुकैटभौ दुरात्मानावतिवीर्यपराक्रमौ ॥ ९२ ॥
ēkārṇavē’hiśayanāttataḥ sa dadṛśē ca tau | madhukaiṭabhau durātmānāvativīryaparākramau || 92 ||
Translation
'Then, from his bed on the serpent in the ocean, he (Vishnu) saw those two evil-minded demons, Madhu and Kaitabha, of exceeding strength and valor.'
Word by word
- kārṇave
- in the ocean
- ahiśayanāt
- from the bed of the serpent (Śeṣa)
- tataḥ
- then
- saḥ
- he (Vishnu)
- dadṛśe
- saw
- ca
- and
- tau
- those two
- madhukaiṭabhau
- Madhu and Kaitabha
- durātmānau
- evil-minded ones
- ativīrya
- of exceeding strength
- parākramau
- and valor
Meaning
Awakened and now fully conscious, Lord Vishnu surveys the situation. His gaze falls upon the two formidable demons who were born from his own body and now threaten creation itself.