Shloka 8
यादवक्षयः, बलराम-निर्याणम्, कृष्णस्य उपसंहारः (प्रभासे विनाशः)
प्रसृतास् तान् मुनीन् ऊचुः प्रणिपातपुरःसरम् इयं स्त्री पुत्रकामस्य बभ्रोः किं जनयिष्यति
prasṛtās tān munīn ūcuḥ praṇipātapuraḥsaram iyaṃ strī putrakāmasya babhroḥ kiṃ janayiṣyati
Approaching those sages and first making reverent prostration, they said: “This woman belongs to Babhru, who longs for a son—what offspring will she bring forth?”
Unnamed petitioners/attendants addressing the sages (within Parāśara’s narration to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: admonitory
Concept: External gestures of reverence cannot sanctify an inward intent of mockery; speech toward sages bears inevitable consequence.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Practice integrity: align outer respect with inner humility, especially toward spiritual authorities and truth-speaking communities.
Vishishtadvaita: Upholds the moral structure of the Lord’s world-order where ṛṣi-vāk functions as a potent instrument within īśvara’s governance.
Vamsha: Chandra
Key Kings: Babhru, Sāmba, Jāmbavatī
FAQs
In the dynasty-focused books, putrakāma highlights the urgency of lineage continuity, through which dharma, kingship, and social order are preserved and narrated.
Parāśara depicts sages as authoritative witnesses and interpreters of destiny—people approach them with humility to learn what outcomes (like offspring and succession) will unfold.
Even when Vishnu is not named in a verse, the Purana’s genealogies implicitly rest on a Vishnu-ordered cosmos where rightful succession and dharma unfold under the Supreme’s governance.