Shloka 46
Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies
सा तु निर्भर्त्सिता तेन विनिष्क्रम्य तदाश्रमात् आकाशगामिनी स्वेदं ममार्ज तरुपल्लवैः
sā tu nirbhartsitā tena viniṣkramya tadāśramāt ākāśagāminī svedaṃ mamārja tarupallavaiḥ
Rebuked by him, she departed from that hermitage; moving through the sky, she wiped away her perspiration with the tender shoots and leaves of trees.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Account of the Pracetas and the extraordinary birth of Māriṣā from the trees after the rebuke and departure of the maiden.
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
FAQs
The āśrama functions as a moral and dharmic stage: actions and rebukes within it signal social and spiritual consequence, shaping the unfolding of the dynastic narrative.
Parāśara presents it as a decisive turning point—rebuke leads to immediate departure—showing how a single dharmic or social judgment can redirect a character’s trajectory in the lineage account.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s framework treats such events as operating under Vishnu’s sovereign order—dharma and consequence unfold within the larger providential structure upheld by the Supreme.