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
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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.