स्वाध्याय-योगोपदेशः तथा केशिध्वज-खाण्डिक्य-उपाख्यानम्
Yoga through Study and Restraint; The Keśidhvaja–Khāṇḍikya Narrative Frame
तम् आयान्तं समालोक्य खाण्डिक्यो रिपुम् आत्मनः प्रोवाच क्रोधताम्राक्षः समारोपितकार्मुकः
tam āyāntaṃ samālokya khāṇḍikyo ripum ātmanaḥ provāca krodhatāmrākṣaḥ samāropitakārmukaḥ
Als Khāṇḍikya seinen Feind herankommen sah, mit zornrot gefärbten Augen und den Bogen bereits gespannt und erhoben, sprach er aus.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
They illustrate how personal enmity and political tension shape the course of lineages, serving as moral-narrative examples within the broader genealogical history.
He compresses the scene into vivid markers—an approaching foe, a bow readied, and anger made visible through “reddened eyes”—to signal imminent confrontation in the storyline.
Even when Vishnu is not named in a given verse, the dynastic narratives operate under the Purana’s premise that sovereignty and historical outcomes ultimately unfold within Vishnu’s cosmic order (dharma and niyati).