Shloka 56
भरतचरितम्—मृगासक्ति-हेतुकः समाधिभङ्गः, जातिस्मरत्वं, रहूगण-जाḍभरत-संवादः
भूपतेर् वदतस् तस्य श्रुत्वेत्थं बहुशो वचः शिबिकोद्वाहकाः प्रोचुर् अयं यातीत्य् असत्वरम्
bhūpater vadatas tasya śrutvetthaṃ bahuśo vacaḥ śibikodvāhakāḥ procur ayaṃ yātīty asatvaram
Hearing again and again such words spoken by the king, the bearers of the palanquin replied, “He is going,” and—without haste—proceeded on their way.
Sūta/Parāśara-narration voice (Vishnu Purana’s main narrator, traditionally Sage Parāśara, relating the event to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Rahūgaṇa’s repeated rebukes and the bearers’ response, setting up Bharata’s instruction.
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
FAQs
It highlights a courtly, procedural obedience—actions follow the king’s repeated instruction, yet the bearers proceed calmly, reflecting ordered conduct rather than impulsive haste.
By narrating how attendants respond to the king’s repeated words, the text presents kingship as a stabilizing social force where duty is performed in an orderly manner within the lineage narrative.
Although Vishnu is not named here, the dynastic narration in Ansha 4 is traditionally read as unfolding under Vishnu’s overarching sovereignty—social order and rightful rule operate within the larger cosmic governance attributed to Vishnu.