Shloka 41
विषप्रयोगः कृत्योत्पादनं च (प्रह्लादस्य अवध्यता, कृत्याविनाशः, पुरोहितानां रक्षणम्)
इत्य् उक्तास् तेन ते सर्वे संस्पृष्टाश् च निरामयाः समुत्तस्थुर् द्विजा भूयस् तं चोचुः प्रश्रयान्वितम्
ity uktās tena te sarve saṃspṛṣṭāś ca nirāmayāḥ samuttasthur dvijā bhūyas taṃ cocuḥ praśrayānvitam
Thus addressed by him, all those twice-born sages—touched by his hand and freed from affliction—rose up again; and once more, with reverence and humility, they spoke to him.
Sage Parasara (narrating to Maitreya); within the scene, the dvijas speak to the addressed person
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Continuation of the Prahlāda episode: the failure of hostile rites and the response of the priests.
Teaching: Historical
Quality: revealing
Concept: Reverence (praśraya) and humility are natural signs of dharmic alignment when hostility is dissolved and wellbeing returns.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: In conflict, cultivate humility and respectful dialogue after resolution—let restored wellbeing lead to gratitude and restraint.
Vishishtadvaita: Bhakti is expressed through surrender and reverent conduct; moral transformation is a real change in the jīva’s disposition within the Lord’s sustaining order.
Phase: Divine-protection
Bhakti Quality: Humility and reverent steadiness—devotion that restores order and wellbeing in its wake.
Vishnu Form: Hari
Bhakti Type: Dasya
FAQs
It indicates a restoration of right order and well-being through sacred contact or blessing, showing that dharmic or divinely sanctioned power removes distress and re-establishes harmony.
Parasara frames the episode as a respectful exchange: the sages are first instructed, then blessed and restored, and then they respond again with humility—modeling the Purana’s teacher–listener ethos.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s worldview treats such restoration and the stability of dharma as ultimately grounded in Vishnu’s sovereign order, within which sages and rituals operate.