Shloka 55
प्रह्लादचरितम् (हिरण्यकशिपोः स्वर्गापहरणं, प्रह्लादस्य विष्णुभक्तिः, उपदेशः)
श्रूयतां परमार्थो मे दैतेया दितिजात्मजाः न चान्यथैतन् मन्तव्यं नात्र लोभादिकारणम्
śrūyatāṃ paramārtho me daiteyā ditijātmajāḥ na cānyathaitan mantavyaṃ nātra lobhādikāraṇam
اسمعوا قصدي الأسمى، يا دايتيا، يا أبناء دِتي. لا تفهموه على غير وجهه؛ فليس هنا باعثٌ كالجشع ونحوه.
Uncertain from single-verse excerpt (likely a leader/teacher addressing the Daityas within the narrative relayed by Sage Parasara to Maitreya)
FAQs
The speaker asserts that the teaching is offered without selfish motive, framing it as ethically valid counsel aligned with dharma rather than manipulation for gain.
By explicitly denying ulterior motives, the verse marks the speech as ‘paramārtha’—meant for truth and welfare—showing that inner intention is central to the authority of guidance.
Even when not naming Vishnu directly, the Purana’s moral logic supports the Vaishnava ideal of action and instruction oriented to higher truth, not egoic desire—an ethical ground for devotion and cosmic order.