Shloka 42
विषप्रयोगः कृत्योत्पादनं च (प्रह्लादस्य अवध्यता, कृत्याविनाशः, पुरोहितानां रक्षणम्)
दीर्घायुर् अप्रतिहतो बलवीर्यसमन्वितः पुत्रपौत्रधनैश्वर्यैर् युक्तो वत्स भवोत्तमः
dīrghāyur apratihato balavīryasamanvitaḥ putrapautradhanaiśvaryair yukto vatsa bhavottamaḥ
May you be long-lived, unopposed and unhindered, endowed with strength and valor. Dear child, may you become most excellent—blessed with sons and grandsons, with wealth, and with sovereign prosperity.
Sage Parāśara (narrating the dynastic account to Maitreya; the verse itself is phrased as a benedictory blessing within the story)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: What occurred after the hostile rite failed—how the priests responded to the protected devotee.
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: compassionate
Concept: Prosperity, strength, and lineage are portrayed as legitimate aims when aligned with dharma and expressed through benevolent speech.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Seek success with integrity; offer blessings and encouragement that strengthen others’ resolve toward dharmic living.
Vishishtadvaita: Śrī (Lakṣmī) as auspicious prosperity is implicitly tied to the Lord’s favor toward dharmic devotion, reflecting a personal, grace-infused universe.
Phase: Divine-protection
Bhakti Quality: Auspiciousness that naturally gathers around a steadfast devotee; calm merit radiating as blessing.
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Lakshmi Presence: Sri
FAQs
This verse presents the Purāṇic ideal of kingship: long life, unopposed power, valor, descendants, and prosperity—seen as signs of dharma-supported sovereignty within the dynastic history.
In the dynastic sections, Parāśara repeatedly emphasizes putra and pautra (sons and grandsons) as the means by which lineage, ritual obligations, and royal order continue across generations; this verse expresses that ideal as a blessing.
Even when Vishnu is not named in a specific benediction, the Vishnu Purana frames legitimate sovereignty and flourishing lineages as operating under Vishnu’s cosmic order—prosperity and stability are ultimately grounded in the Supreme Lord’s governance of dharma.