Shloka 57
वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्
Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth
ततः स नृपतिस् तोषं तच् छ्रुत्वा परमं ययौ सद्गुणैः श्लाघ्यताम् एति स्तव्याश् चाभ्यां गुणा मम
tataḥ sa nṛpatis toṣaṃ tac chrutvā paramaṃ yayau sadguṇaiḥ ślāghyatām eti stavyāś cābhyāṃ guṇā mama
ಅದನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ ರಾಜನು ಪರಮ ತೃಪ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದನು. ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಸದುಗುಣಗಳಿಂದಲೇ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಪ್ರಶಂಸನೀಯನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ನನ್ನ ಗುಣಗಳೂ ಆ ಸದುಗುಣಗಳಿಂದಲೇ ಸ್ತುತಿಸಲ್ಪಡಬೇಕು.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; the verse reports the king’s reaction and a maxim on virtue)
FAQs
This verse frames sadguṇa as the real basis of fame and legitimacy: praiseworthiness arises from virtue, not from status alone, aligning kingship with dharma.
By presenting a concise ethical principle within the dynastic narrative: a king attains lasting esteem only through good qualities, which make him genuinely worthy of praise.
Even in a genealogical chapter, the Purana’s worldview is that dharma sustains cosmic order under Vishnu’s sovereignty; virtues in kings mirror that higher order and thus become truly ‘stavyā’ (worthy of praise).