Shloka 25
आकृष्य च महास्तम्भं जातरूपमयं बलः जघान ये ऽन्ये तत्पक्षाः भूभृतः कुपितो बलः
ākṛṣya ca mahāstambhaṃ jātarūpamayaṃ balaḥ jaghāna ye 'nye tatpakṣāḥ bhūbhṛtaḥ kupito balaḥ
Entonces Bala, airado, arrancó un enorme pilar de oro y con él abatió a los demás reyes, semejantes a montañas, que estaban del lado de sus adversarios.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
In this verse, bhūbhṛtaḥ literally means “earth-bearers” (mountains) and is used for formidable, mountain-like rulers, emphasizing the weight and scale of sovereign power in dynastic history.
Parāśara narrates conflicts as turning points in lineage history, where alliances (“that side/faction”) and the exertion of force reshape succession, territory, and the remembered order of kings.
Even when Vishnu is not named in a given verse, the Purāṇic frame treats such upheavals as occurring within Vishnu’s overarching governance of dharma and cosmic order, where worldly sovereignty remains subordinate to the Supreme Reality.