Shloka 7
Kālayavana’s Rise, Dvārakā’s Founding, and Muchukunda’s Awakening (Śaraṇāgati & Brahman-Stuti)
म्लेच्छकोटिसहस्राणां सहस्रैः सो ऽभिसंवृतः गजाश्वरथसंपन्नैश् चकार परमोद्यमम्
mlecchakoṭisahasrāṇāṃ sahasraiḥ so 'bhisaṃvṛtaḥ gajāśvarathasaṃpannaiś cakāra paramodyamam
ແມ່ນວ່າຖືກຫ້ອມລ້ອມໂດຍກອງທັບມເລັດຊະນັບພັນນັບໝື່ນ ພ້ອມຊ້າງ ມ້າ ແລະລົດສົງຄາມ ລາວກໍຍັງລົງແຮງພະຍາຍາມອັນສູງສຸດເພື່ອການຮົບຢ່າງບໍ່ຢຸດຢັ້ງ
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
Here, “mleccha” functions as a narrative category for large non-Vedic or outsider forces, emphasizing the scale of opposition faced by the king/hero and the political instability that dharmic rule must confront.
In the dynastic books, Parāśara presents kingship as sustained by courage and discipline: even when surrounded by vast armies, the ruler is shown undertaking “parama udyama” (utmost effort), reflecting kṣatriya-dharma.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Vishnu Purana frames historical struggle within a Vishnu-ordered cosmos: the rise and fall of powers, and the endurance of dharma through rulers, ultimately rests under the Supreme Lord’s sovereignty.