Shloka 16
क्षिप्तः समुद्रे मत्स्यस्य संप्राप्तो जठरान् मया सा तु रोदिति ते माता कान्ताद्याप्य् अतिवत्सला
kṣiptaḥ samudre matsyasya saṃprāpto jaṭharān mayā sā tu roditi te mātā kāntādyāpy ativatsalā
Cast into the sea, you came to the belly of a fish—so it happened through me. Yet your mother, even now, is tenderness beyond measure; beloved, she still weeps for you.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (likely a character within Parasara’s narrated genealogy, speaking to the addressed child/son).
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: Vishnu as Krishna manifests to protect His devotees and lineage, ensuring the continuation of dharma through the Yadus.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Preservation of the divine lineage and protection of parental/filial dharma against asuric violence.
Concept: Even amidst calamity, Bhagavān’s protective order can operate through improbable means, sustaining what is divinely purposed.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: In personal crises, hold steady in trust and devotion, recognizing that outcomes may arrive through unexpected channels.
Vishishtadvaita: Divine governance (niyamanatva) works within the world’s contingencies; the Lord’s will sustains embodied beings without negating their lived emotions (like parental grief).
Vamsha: Chandra
Key Kings: Pradyumna
Vishnu Form: Vishnu
Bhakti Type: Vatsalya
Vyuha Form: Pradyumna
FAQs
It functions as a dynastic-plot device: the threatened heir survives through extraordinary circumstances, preserving lineage continuity while highlighting fate (daiva) and moral consequence.
He presents them as concise, instructive turning points—personal sorrow (like a mother’s grief) becomes the narrative hinge that explains separation, survival, and eventual restoration in a lineage.
Even when Vishnu is not named in a given verse, the Purāṇic worldview assumes sovereignty of the Supreme—events in dynastic history unfold under the overarching order upheld by Vishnu (as the ground of dharma and cosmic governance).