Shloka 29
स्वाध्याय-योगोपदेशः तथा केशिध्वज-खाण्डिक्य-उपाख्यानम्
Yoga through Study and Restraint; The Keśidhvaja–Khāṇḍikya Narrative Frame
परलोकजयस् तस्य पृथिवी सकला मम न हन्मि चेल् लोकजयो मम त्व् अस्य वसुंधरा
paralokajayas tasya pṛthivī sakalā mama na hanmi cel lokajayo mama tv asya vasuṃdharā
Suyo es el triunfo en el más allá; la tierra entera es mía. Si no lo derribo, la victoria en el mundo será suya—pero esta vasundharā seguirá siendo mía.
Unspecified (a king/ruler speaking in deliberation about sovereignty and rivalry; narrated within Parasara’s discourse to Maitreya)
FAQs
It highlights that true success is not merely territorial conquest but the moral and karmic outcome that determines one’s standing beyond death—often contrasted with fragile earthly power.
Through narrative examples where rulers weigh land, fame, and dominance against the unseen consequences of action—showing that dharma governs both political authority and posthumous destiny.
Even when Vishnu is not named, the Purana’s frame implies that sovereignty and its fruits ultimately rest on the divine order upheld by Vishnu; worldly victories are subordinate to cosmic law (dharma) sustained by him.