Shloka 15
मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः
Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association
तैर् अप्य् अन्ये परे तैश् च तैर् अप्य् अन्ये परे च तैः अल्पैर् अहोभिः संत्यक्ता तैर् दैत्यैः प्रायशस् त्रयी
tair apy anye pare taiś ca tair apy anye pare ca taiḥ alpair ahobhiḥ saṃtyaktā tair daityaiḥ prāyaśas trayī
By those Daityas others too were subdued, and by those others yet others in turn. In only a few days the Daityas had, for the most part, brought the sacred Vedic Triad to ruin—its rites forsaken and its order cast aside.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: The rapid chain-reaction by which Daityas induced widespread abandonment of trayī (Vedic order)
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
Concept: Adharma spreads swiftly through social imitation and pressure, causing collective abandonment of sacred duties in a short time.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Choose communities and influences carefully; resist social pressure that normalizes abandonment of principled practice.
Vishishtadvaita: Highlights the communal dimension of dharma and the need for steadfast śaraṇāgati to the Lord’s ordinance amid mass delusion.
Vishnu Form: Hari
FAQs
In this verse, Trayī points to the Vedic triad—Vedic revelation and its ritual-ethical order—which is said to be largely abandoned when the Daityas gain ascendancy.
Parāśara frames it as a rapid chain of overpowering—one force subduing another—culminating in the neglect of Vedic practice within a few days, signaling systemic collapse of sacred order.
Even when dharma and Vedic order are eclipsed by demonic power, the Purana’s wider narrative positions Vishnu as the supreme regulator who ultimately restores cosmic balance and rightful sovereignty.