Shloka 9
द्विविद-वधः, यज्ञ-विध्वंस-निवारणम्, बलदेव-पराक्रम-समाहारः
कामरूपी महारूपं कृत्वा सस्यान्य् अशेषतः लुठन् भ्रमणसंमर्दैः संचूर्णयति वानरः
kāmarūpī mahārūpaṃ kṛtvā sasyāny aśeṣataḥ luṭhan bhramaṇasaṃmardaiḥ saṃcūrṇayati vānaraḥ
Assuming forms at will, the monkey expanded into a vast shape; and rolling, whirling, and trampling in his tumult, he utterly crushed the crops without remainder.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Concept: Unrestrained power coupled with desire and delusion becomes socially catastrophic, destroying the very supports of life.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Practice self-restraint and stewardship—use strength and resources to protect livelihoods rather than exploit them.
Vishishtadvaita: The welfare of embodied beings is tied to dharmic order in the Lord’s world, where prosperity (Śrī) is protected through righteous governance.
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Lakshmi Presence: Sri
FAQs
It functions as a narrative emblem of disorder—an unpredictable force that violates settled human order by destroying crops, signaling disturbance in the realm’s stability.
Through concrete images—like the devastation of harvests—Parāśara shows how adharma manifests materially, undermining prosperity and prompting the need for corrective rule and restoration.
Even when Vishnu is not explicitly named, the Purana’s framework assumes that lasting order (dharma and prosperity) ultimately depends on the Supreme Lord’s sovereignty, with disorder serving as a foil to divine and dharmic restoration.