Shloka 30
वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्
Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth
ततश् च मुनयो रेणुं ददृशुः सर्वतो द्विज किम् एतद् इति चासन्नं पप्रच्छुस् ते जनं तदा
tataś ca munayo reṇuṃ dadṛśuḥ sarvato dvija kim etad iti cāsannaṃ papracchus te janaṃ tadā
Then, O twice-born, the sages beheld dust rising on every side. Wondering, “What is this?”, they at that moment questioned the people who were nearby.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: The disturbance in the realm and its cause (dust rising; social disorder).
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
FAQs
It functions as a narrative omen—an outward sign that a significant movement or event (often royal or martial) is approaching, prompting the sages to inquire and reveal the next development in the genealogy-driven story.
Here he uses narrative cues (a visible portent and the sages’ inquiry) to transition into the next episode, a common Purāṇic method where dharma and cosmic order are shown through unfolding events rather than abstract definition alone.
Even when Vishnu is not named in a verse, the Purana frames history and lineage as operating under Vishnu’s sovereign order—events arise in sequence as part of the divinely sustained moral and cosmic governance.