Shloka 6
भाण्डीरवट-क्रीडा: प्रलम्बासुरवधः, मानुष्यलीला, एक-कारण-तत्त्वम्
चेरतुर् लोकसिद्धाभिः क्रीडाभिर् इतरेतरम् समस्तलोकनाथानां नाथभूतौ भुवं गतौ
ceratur lokasiddhābhiḥ krīḍābhir itaretaram samastalokanāthānāṃ nāthabhūtau bhuvaṃ gatau
वे दोनों लोकों में प्रसिद्ध लीलाओं द्वारा परस्पर क्रीड़ा करते रहे; और समस्त लोक-नाथों के भी नाथ बनकर पृथ्वी पर विचरते रहे।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya in the dynastic section)
FAQs
It signals that the actions described were not private events but widely remembered exemplary deeds, framing the rulers’ lives as models within the Purāṇic memory of dharma and governance.
By calling them “nāthabhūta” (become protectors), Parāśara emphasizes that true rulership is defined by guardianship—upholding order for all realms, not merely exercising power.
Even in dynastic narration, the Purāṇa frames worldly sovereignty as meaningful when aligned with cosmic order ultimately grounded in Vishnu’s supreme governance; kingship functions as an instrument of that higher order.