Shloka 25
अक्रूरस्य यमुनादर्शनम्, मथुराप्रवेशः, रजकवधः, माल्यजीवकवरदानम्
बलहानिर् न ते सौम्य धनहानिस् तथैव च यावद् दिनानि तावच् च न नशिष्यति संततिः
balahānir na te saumya dhanahānis tathaiva ca yāvad dināni tāvac ca na naśiṣyati saṃtatiḥ
O gentle one, your strength shall not diminish, nor shall your wealth decline; for as many days as are ordained, so long your progeny shall not fail—your lineage will not be cut off.
Sage Parāśara (narrating within the dynastic account; conveyed to Maitreya as part of the genealogy narrative)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: authoritative
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: Kṛṣṇa blesses the devotee so his worldly welfare and lineage endure, affirming divine protection for those who honor Him.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Protection of household order and continuity of righteous lineage (kula-dharma).
Concept: Divine grace safeguards the devotee’s strength, prosperity, and family continuity when devotion is present.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Sustain daily remembrance and service (sevā) with integrity; receive prosperity as stewardship rather than ego.
Vishishtadvaita: Īśvara’s personal grace (prasāda) operates within worldly life, protecting the devotee without negating embodied duties.
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Bhakti Type: Dasya
FAQs
This verse treats unbroken progeny as a divinely supported guarantee of continuity and legitimacy in kingship, central to the Purana’s genealogical history (vaṃśa) framework.
Through statements like this, Parāśara frames strength, wealth, and heirs as outcomes governed by ordained time and moral order, rather than mere chance—typical of the Purana’s dharma-centered historiography.
Even when Vishnu is not named, the Purana’s underlying view is that cosmic and social order—including a dynasty’s endurance—rests on the Supreme Lord’s sovereignty and the timing He ordains.