Shloka 137
Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies
कृशाश्वस्य तु देवर्षेर् देवप्रहरणाः सुताः
kṛśāśvasya tu devarṣer devapraharaṇāḥ sutāḥ
દેવર્ષિ કૃશાશ્વમાંથી એવા પુત્રો જન્મ્યા કે તેઓ જ ‘દેવપ્રહરણ’—દેવતાઓના દિવ્ય અસ્ત્ર-ઉપકરણ—બની રાજ્ય અને રક્ષણના સાધન થયા।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
They symbolize the gods’ sanctioned power to uphold dharma—cosmic order expressed through personified or lineage-based origins of sacred armaments.
He presents lineages as functional links in creation: sages generate forces, beings, or powers that sustain the universe’s governance and protection.
Even when a verse names sages and divine weapons, the Purāṇic framework treats such powers as operating within Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty—tools through which dharma is preserved.