Shloka 71
Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies
इत्य् उक्त्वान्तर्दधे देवस् तां विशालविलोचनाम् सा चेयं मारिषा जाता युष्मत्पत्नी नृपात्मजाः
ity uktvāntardadhe devas tāṃ viśālavilocanām sā ceyaṃ māriṣā jātā yuṣmatpatnī nṛpātmajāḥ
Having spoken thus, the radiant Deva vanished from before the wide-eyed maiden, declaring: “She herself has been born as Māriṣā; O princes, she shall be your wife.”
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Continuation of creation through the Pracetas and the ordained emergence of progeny.
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
Concept: Social order (marriage and lineage) is shown as aligned with divine ordinance (niyati) in the unfolding of creation.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Treat duties of family and social responsibility as sacred when they support harmony and the welfare of others.
Vishishtadvaita: The cosmos proceeds by the Lord’s inner governance through devas and dharma, not by random chance.
Dharma Exemplar: niyati (submission to divine ordinance)
Key Kings: Pracetas
FAQs
This verse identifies Māriṣā as divinely appointed to become the princes’ wife, marking her as a key conduit through whom the dynastic line is preserved and extended.
Through brief, decisive moments like a Deva’s proclamation and disappearance, Parāśara frames genealogy as guided by higher ordinance rather than mere human choice.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s worldview treats such ‘divine decree’ as operating under the supreme sovereignty of Vishnu, aligning kingship and progeny with cosmic order (dharma).