Shloka 72
वंशस्मरण-फलम्, वैशालिका-प्रसङ्गः, रेवती-बलदेव-विवाहः, विष्णु-परतत्त्व-स्तुतिः
उच्चप्रमाणाम् इति ताम् अवेक्ष्य स्वलाङ्गलाग्रेण स तालकेतुः विनामयाम् आस ततश् च सापि बभूव सद्यो वनिता यथान्या
uccapramāṇām iti tām avekṣya svalāṅgalāgreṇa sa tālaketuḥ vināmayām āsa tataś ca sāpi babhūva sadyo vanitā yathānyā
Seeing her, Tālaketu remarked, “She is of lofty stature,” and at once pressed her down with the tip of his plough; immediately she became like any other woman, her form brought to ordinary measure.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Royal lineages and notable events in the dynasties (genealogical narration with exemplary episodes).
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
FAQs
The verse uses physical “measure” to symbolize the restoration of balance—what is excessive is brought into proper proportion, reflecting the Purāṇic idea that order is maintained by regulated form.
Within the narrative style, Parāśara describes a decisive act that immediately alters outward form—an emblem of rule and corrective power that aligns beings with an acceptable, orderly state.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the line, the Purāṇa frames such episodes under Vishnu’s sovereign order: creation and society remain intelligible because all measures and transformations ultimately rest within the Supreme Reality that sustains dharma.