Shloka 71
Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies
इत्य् उक्त्वान्तर्दधे देवस् तां विशालविलोचनाम् सा चेयं मारिषा जाता युष्मत्पत्नी नृपात्मजाः
ity uktvāntardadhe devas tāṃ viśālavilocanām sā ceyaṃ māriṣā jātā yuṣmatpatnī nṛpātmajāḥ
Setelah berkata demikian, dewa yang bercahaya itu lenyap dari hadapan gadis bermata lebar itu. Ia bersabda, “Dialah yang terlahir sebagai Māriṣā; wahai para putra raja, dialah istri kalian.”
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse identifies Māriṣā as divinely appointed to become the princes’ wife, marking her as a key conduit through whom the dynastic line is preserved and extended.
Through brief, decisive moments like a Deva’s proclamation and disappearance, Parāśara frames genealogy as guided by higher ordinance rather than mere human choice.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s worldview treats such ‘divine decree’ as operating under the supreme sovereignty of Vishnu, aligning kingship and progeny with cosmic order (dharma).