Shloka 25
संततेर् न ममोच्छेदः क्रुद्धेनापि यतः कृतः त्वया तस्मान् महाभाग ददाम्य् अन्यं महावरम्
saṃtater na mamocchedaḥ kruddhenāpi yataḥ kṛtaḥ tvayā tasmān mahābhāga dadāmy anyaṃ mahāvaram
Because you did not destroy my lineage even in anger, therefore, O greatly blessed one, I grant you yet another supreme boon.
A divine/royal authority figure granting a boon (within the dynastic narrative as recounted by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Pulastya grants Parāśara a ‘supreme boon’ for preserving his lineage despite anger—establishing the authority of the forthcoming Purāṇa teaching
Teaching: Historical
Quality: revealing
Concept: Restraint that avoids destroying a lineage, even when angry, is praised as a high dharma that merits extraordinary grace (vara).
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: In conflict, avoid ‘scorched-earth’ responses that harm families or communities; choose proportionate, dharmic action and preserve what sustains life and learning.
Vishishtadvaita: Grace (anugraha) responds to dharmic self-restraint; the moral order is not impersonal but mediated through compassionate, divinely aligned sages.
FAQs
This verse treats the preservation of progeny as a major dharmic act; sparing a family line is presented as so meritorious that it warrants an additional “great boon.”
Through boon-and-curse narratives, Parāśara highlights self-restraint—especially restraint in anger—as a key virtue that safeguards social order and dynastic continuity.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s dynastic history is ultimately read as operating under Vishnu’s cosmic order—where dharma preserves continuity and adharma leads to rupture.