Shloka 83
प्रह्लादचरितम् (हिरण्यकशिपोः स्वर्गापहरणं, प्रह्लादस्य विष्णुभक्तिः, उपदेशः)
एते भिन्नदृशां दैत्या विकल्पाः कथिता मया कृत्वाभ्युपगमं तत्र संक्षेपः श्रूयतां मम
ete bhinnadṛśāṃ daityā vikalpāḥ kathitā mayā kṛtvābhyupagamaṃ tatra saṃkṣepaḥ śrūyatāṃ mama
Wahai Daitya, berbagai pilihan pandangan dari mereka yang berbeda sudut pandang telah kujelaskan. Kini, setelah memberi tempatnya demi pembahasan, dengarkan kesimpulanku yang ringkas.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; addressing a Daitya within the cited discourse)
FAQs
This verse signals a deliberate method: alternative doctrines are first acknowledged and articulated, then a concise conclusion is given to establish the Purana’s intended siddhānta.
He frames disagreements as “vikalpas” held by bhinna-dṛś (those of different outlooks), concedes them for discussion, and then transitions to a summarizing statement meant to clarify the core teaching.
Even when multiple viewpoints are presented, the narrative movement toward a final ‘saṃkṣepa’ typically serves to reaffirm a coherent cosmic and theological order—ultimately grounded in Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty.