Shloka 7
मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः
Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association
अर्हध्वं धर्मम् एतं च सर्वे यूयं महाबलाः
arhadhvaṃ dharmam etaṃ ca sarve yūyaṃ mahābalāḥ
সেয়ে, হে মহাবলীসকল, তোমালোকে সকলোৱে এই ধৰ্মক সন্মান কৰি ধাৰণ কৰা।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; exhortative instruction within the discourse on dharma and order)
FAQs
The verse frames dharma as something to be actively honored and upheld by the capable, implying that strength and authority are meant to serve moral order, not personal desire.
Parāśara often teaches by direct exhortation—addressing the listener as responsible agents—so dharma becomes a lived discipline that maintains social and cosmic stability.
Even when Vishnu is not named, the Vishnu Purana treats dharma as aligned with Vishnu’s supreme governance of the cosmos—righteous order is understood as participating in his sustaining power.