Shloka 27
इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रसङ्गः, पुरंजय-दैवसाहाय्य-कथा, युवनाश्व-मांधातृ-उत्पत्तिः, सौभरि-वैराग्योपदेशः
सुप्तांश् च तान् ऋषीन् नैवोत्थापयाम् आस । तच् च कलशजलम् अपरिमेयमाहात्म्यं मन्त्रपूतं पपौ ॥
suptāṃś ca tān ṛṣīn naivotthāpayām āsa | tac ca kalaśajalam aparimeyamāhātmyaṃ mantrapūtaṃ papau ||
He did not awaken the sages who slept; instead, he drank the water kept in that vessel—of immeasurable sanctity, purified by sacred mantras.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: The causal incident leading to Māndhātṛ’s miraculous birth (the drinking of the consecrated water).
Teaching: Historical
Quality: revealing
Concept: Sacred potency (mantra-pūta) is real and consequential; unpermitted appropriation of consecrated offerings can invert intended outcomes.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Treat sacred trusts—ritual, knowledge, and resources—with integrity; do not take what is not meant for you, even in desperation.
Vishishtadvaita: Mantra-śakti operates under īśvara-niyati (divine order): the sacred is effective because it is grounded in the Lord’s governance of karma and rite.
Vamsha: Surya
Key Kings: Yuvanāśva
FAQs
This verse highlights ritual potency: water sanctified by mantras is treated as spiritually efficacious and of “immeasurable” sacred power within the Purana’s dharmic worldview.
Parāśara notes that the sages were not awakened; the action proceeds without disturbing them, implying reverence for ascetic repose and the autonomy of rishi-practice.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s theology frames mantra, sanctity, and dharma as ultimately grounded in the Supreme Reality—Vishnu—whose order makes sacred rites effective.