दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः
बलशौर्याद्यभावश् च पुरुषाणां गुणैर् विना लङ्घनीयः समस्तस्य बलशौर्यविवर्जितः भवत्य् अपध्वस्तमतिर् लङ्घितः प्रथितः पुमान्
balaśauryādyabhāvaś ca puruṣāṇāṃ guṇair vinā laṅghanīyaḥ samastasya balaśauryavivarjitaḥ bhavaty apadhvastamatir laṅghitaḥ prathitaḥ pumān
បុរសដែលខ្វះកម្លាំង និងវីរភាព ហើយគ្មានគុណធម៌គាំទ្រផ្សេងៗទៀត នឹងត្រូវមនុស្សទាំងអស់មើលងាយ និងរំលងបានដោយងាយ។ ពេលគ្មានអំណាចនិងសេចក្តីក្លាហាន ការវិនិច្ឆ័យរបស់គាត់រលំ ហើយពេលត្រូវបង្អាប់ គាត់ក៏ល្បីថាជាអ្នកត្រូវអាម៉ាស់។
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya in the Vishnu Purana’s narrative frame)
This verse treats bala and śaurya as foundational supports of authority: without them, a person becomes easily disregarded, loses sound judgment, and is publicly dishonored—undermining the stability expected in royal and social order.
Parāśara links moral-psychological decline to social perception: lacking key virtues, one is treated with contempt; that repeated disregard breaks resolve and counsel (mati), and the person becomes widely known for humiliation rather than merit.
Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the teaching aligns with the Purana’s broader vision of dharma upheld under Vishnu’s sovereign order: rulers and persons must embody stabilizing virtues so society reflects cosmic harmony rather than disorder.