Shloka 25
इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रसङ्गः, पुरंजय-दैवसाहाय्य-कथा, युवनाश्व-मांधातृ-उत्पत्तिः, सौभरि-वैराग्योपदेशः
तस्य चापुत्रस्यातिनिर्वेदान् मुनीनाम् आश्रममण्डले निवसतः कृपालुभिस् तैर् मुनिभिर् अपत्योत्पादनाय इष्टिः कृता । तस्यां च मध्यरात्रिनिवृत्तायां मन्त्रपूतजलपूर्णं कलशं वेदिमध्ये निवेश्य ते मुनयः सुषुपुः ॥
tasya cāputrasyātinirvedān munīnām āśramamaṇḍale nivasataḥ kṛpālubhis tair munibhir apatyotpādanāya iṣṭiḥ kṛtā | tasyāṃ ca madhyarātrinivṛttāyāṃ mantrapūtajalapūrṇaṃ kalaśaṃ vedimadhye niveśya te munayaḥ suṣupuḥ ||
Seeing the profound despondency of that sonless man who dwelt within the precincts of the sages’ hermitage, those compassionate munis performed an iṣṭi sacrifice to bring forth offspring. When the middle of the night had passed, they set in the very center of the altar a jar filled with water—purified and empowered by mantra—and then the sages lay down to rest.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How Māndhātṛ was generated through an extraordinary rite connected to Yuvanāśva’s sonlessness.
Teaching: Historical
Quality: revealing
Concept: Compassionate ṛṣis employ consecrated Vedic action (iṣṭi) to remedy suffering and sustain lineage and dharma.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: When facing despair, seek wise counsel and undertake disciplined, ethical action with steadiness rather than impulsive shortcuts.
Vishishtadvaita: Mantra and rite function as Bhagavat-śakti in the world—sacred means operating within divine governance rather than mere human technique.
Vamsha: Surya
Dharma Exemplar: Reverence for ṛṣis and reliance on Vedic rite in crisis
Key Kings: Yuvanāśva
FAQs
It shows how sages uphold dharma by enabling lineage-continuity; progeny is treated not merely as personal desire but as a duty that sustains the royal vaṁśa and social order.
Parāśara depicts the munis as compassionate guardians of order who intervene through mantra and ritual to restore continuity when a ruler’s line is threatened.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s worldview treats dharmic lineage and effective sacrifice as operating within Vishnu’s sovereign cosmic order, where righteous continuity is part of maintaining the world’s stability.