Shloka 45
कलियुग-प्रवृत्तिः, सप्तर्षि-गणना, धरणीगीताः, च वंश-समाप्तिः
Kali-yuga onset, Saptarṣi reckoning, Dharaṇī-gītā, and closure of the dynastic account
विलोक्यात्मजयोद्योगयात्राव्यग्रान् नराधिपान् पुष्पप्रहासैः शरदि हसतीव वसुंधरा
vilokyātmajayodyogayātrāvyagrān narādhipān puṣpaprahāsaiḥ śaradi hasatīva vasuṃdharā
Seeing the kings—intent on their sons’ victories and absorbed in the march of war—Earth herself, in autumn, seemed to laugh through the smiling abundance of her flowers.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Lakshmi Presence: Bhumi
FAQs
It poetically contrasts human warlike urgency with nature’s serene abundance in autumn, suggesting that worldly ambition unfolds within a larger, steady cosmic order.
He narrates royal undertakings as part of lineage history, often using natural and seasonal imagery to show that political events proceed under the broader governance of dharma and the world’s rhythms.
In the Purana’s worldview, the stability of nature and the unfolding of human fortunes occur within Vishnu’s sustaining sovereignty, so the Earth’s ordered beauty implicitly reflects the Supreme Preserver’s cosmic support.