Shloka 4
प्रियव्रतवंशवर्णनम् — सप्तद्वीपविभागः, जम्बूद्वीप-वर्षविभागः, भरत-नामकरणम्
प्रियव्रतस्य नैवोक्ता भवता द्विज संततिः ताम् अहं श्रोतुम् इच्छामि प्रसन्नो वक्तुम् अर्हसि
priyavratasya naivoktā bhavatā dvija saṃtatiḥ tām ahaṃ śrotum icchāmi prasanno vaktum arhasi
ໂອ ພຣາຫມັນຜູ້ນ່າເຄົາລົບ, ທ່ານຍັງບໍ່ໄດ້ກ່າວເຖິງສາຍສະກຸນຂອງ ປຣິຍະວຣະຕະ. ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າປາຖະໜາຈະຟັງ—ຂໍໃຫ້ທ່ານເມດຕາກ່າວດ້ວຍໃຈປິຕິ.
Maitreya
FAQs
This verse signals a shift into genealogical narration: Priyavrata’s descendants anchor the Purana’s account of righteous kingship and help situate later events within the broader ordering of ages and dynasties.
Maitreya requests details, and Parasara responds by narrating lineages as part of a continuous sacred history—linking rulers, dharma, and the unfolding of cosmic and temporal cycles.
Even when the verse focuses on human lineage, the Purana’s framework treats sovereignty and succession as operating under Vishnu’s supreme governance, with dynastic order reflecting the maintenance of dharma in the world.