Shloka 95
वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्
Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth
दुःस्वप्नोपशमं नॄणां शृण्वतां चैतद् उत्तमम् पृथोर् जन्म प्रभावश् च करोति सततं नृणाम्
duḥsvapnopaśamaṃ nṝṇāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ caitad uttamam pṛthor janma prabhāvaś ca karoti satataṃ nṛṇām
For those who listen with devotion, this excellent account soothes distressing dreams. The sacred narration of Pṛthu—his birth and mighty influence—unceasingly brings auspiciousness and well-being to all people.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Concept: Śravaṇa (devout listening) to the kingly-līlā of dharmic rulers grants auspiciousness and wards off inauspicious mental afflictions such as duḥsvapna.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Adopt regular śravaṇa—daily reading/recitation of Purāṇic narratives with faith—especially before sleep to steady the mind and cultivate sattva.
Vishishtadvaita: Grace operates through nāma-kathā and śravaṇa: the Lord’s order (niyantṛtva) becomes experientially accessible via sacred narrative, not merely abstract speculation.
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
This verse presents a phalaśruti: listening to Pṛthu’s birth and glory is said to calm inauspicious dreams and continuously generate auspiciousness for people.
In the Parāśara–Maitreya dialogue, the narrator often attaches a stated fruit to sacred narration; here, the fruit is the pacification of duḥsvapna and the steady arising of well-being through attentive hearing.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Vishnu Purana frames righteous kings and their fame as operating within Vishnu’s cosmic sovereignty—so hearing such dharmic history functions as a spiritually auspicious act aligned with the Supreme Order.