Shloka 48
इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रसङ्गः, पुरंजय-दैवसाहाय्य-कथा, युवनाश्व-मांधातृ-उत्पत्तिः, सौभरि-वैराग्योपदेशः
नरेन्द्र कस्मात् समुपैषि चिन्ताम् अशक्यम् उक्तं न मयात्र किंचित् यावश्यदेया तनया तयैव कृतार्थता नो यदि किं न लब्धम्
narendra kasmāt samupaiṣi cintām aśakyam uktaṃ na mayātra kiṃcit yāvaśyadeyā tanayā tayaiva kṛtārthatā no yadi kiṃ na labdham
O king, why do you give yourself over to anxiety? I have spoken nothing here that is impossible. So long as the daughter who must be bestowed is given to him, our purpose is fulfilled—what, then, is there that has not been obtained?
Unspecified counselor/sage addressing a king (within Parāśara’s narration to Maitreya)
Concept: Anxiety is needless when one’s stated duty can be fulfilled without impossibility; act decisively and complete what is required.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: When obligations are clear and feasible, replace rumination with timely action and transparent execution.
Vishishtadvaita: Dharma is treated as a real, God-governed order in which purposes are fulfilled through proper action (niyati operating within the Lord’s governance).
Vamsha: Surya
Key Kings: Māndhātṛ
FAQs
It highlights rāja-dharma: a ruler should act according to duty and practical righteousness rather than be consumed by fear, especially when the required course of action is clear.
By embedding moral counsel inside lineage stories—such as obligations around alliances and promises—the Purana turns genealogy into instruction on right action and governance.
Even when Vishnu is not named in a verse, the dynastic order and dharmic obligations are presented as part of the cosmic sovereignty upheld by Vishnu—the sustaining principle that keeps social and royal order coherent.