Shloka 21
वंशवर्णनम्, अनिरुद्धविवाहः, तथा बलराम-रुक्मी द्यूतविवादः
अथान्तरिक्षे वाग् उच्चैः प्राह गम्भीरनादिनी बलदेवस्य तं कोपं वर्धयन्ती महात्मनः
athāntarikṣe vāg uccaiḥ prāha gambhīranādinī baladevasya taṃ kopaṃ vardhayantī mahātmanaḥ
Then, from mid-air, a loud voice with a deep resonance spoke, further inflaming the righteous wrath of the great-souled Balarāma.
An unseen celestial voice (ākāśa-vāṇī) within the narration of Sage Parāśara to Maitreya
Concept: Dharma is not merely a human convention; it is witnessed and enforced by a higher moral order.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Treat integrity as accountable beyond social approval—act as though truth is always ‘heard’ and recorded.
Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s governance is immanent in the world-order, guiding events toward moral rectification.
Vishnu Form: Hari
FAQs
It functions as a divine intervention that signals cosmic oversight—events on earth unfold under a higher moral order, and the voice can redirect or intensify the course of dharma-driven action.
Through the narrative device of an unseen voice, Parāśara shows that even human emotions like wrath are situated within a larger providential framework shaping the unfolding of the story.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s worldview assumes his supreme sovereignty: cosmic order and decisive turns in history are ultimately governed by the divine will supporting dharma.