Shloka 21
वंशवर्णनम्, अनिरुद्धविवाहः, तथा बलराम-रुक्मी द्यूतविवादः
अथान्तरिक्षे वाग् उच्चैः प्राह गम्भीरनादिनी बलदेवस्य तं कोपं वर्धयन्ती महात्मनः
athāntarikṣe vāg uccaiḥ prāha gambhīranādinī baladevasya taṃ kopaṃ vardhayantī mahātmanaḥ
Da erklang aus der Luft eine laute, tief tönende Stimme, die den gerechten Zorn des erhabenen Balarāma noch weiter entfachte.
An unseen celestial voice (ākāśa-vāṇī) within the narration of Sage Parāśara to Maitreya
Concept: Dharma is not merely a human convention; it is witnessed and enforced by a higher moral order.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Treat integrity as accountable beyond social approval—act as though truth is always ‘heard’ and recorded.
Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s governance is immanent in the world-order, guiding events toward moral rectification.
Vishnu Form: Hari
FAQs
It functions as a divine intervention that signals cosmic oversight—events on earth unfold under a higher moral order, and the voice can redirect or intensify the course of dharma-driven action.
Through the narrative device of an unseen voice, Parāśara shows that even human emotions like wrath are situated within a larger providential framework shaping the unfolding of the story.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s worldview assumes his supreme sovereignty: cosmic order and decisive turns in history are ultimately governed by the divine will supporting dharma.