Shloka 28
मैत्रेयप्रश्नः—पुराणसंहिताप्रतिज्ञा च
Maitreya’s Questions and Parāśara’s Resolve to Teach
ततश् च भगवान् प्राह वसिष्ठो मे पितामहः पुलस्त्येन यद् उक्तं ते सर्वम् एतद् भविष्यति
tataś ca bhagavān prāha vasiṣṭho me pitāmahaḥ pulastyena yad uktaṃ te sarvam etad bhaviṣyati
അപ്പോൾ ആദരണീയ ഋഷി പറഞ്ഞു—“വസിഷ്ഠൻ എന്റെ പിതാമഹൻ; പുലസ്ത്യൻ നിന്നോട് പറഞ്ഞതെല്ലാം തീർച്ചയായും സംഭവിക്കും।”
Sage Parāśara (continuing the transmission within the Parāśara–Maitreya dialogue, referencing Vasiṣṭha and Pulastya)
FAQs
It establishes an authoritative lineage of transmission—truth is presented as received through revered rishis, grounding the narrative in sacred tradition.
By citing Vasiṣṭha’s affirmation that Pulastya’s words will unfailingly occur, Parāśara reinforces the teaching as dependable and rooted in realized sages.
Even without naming Vishnu directly, the verse supports the Purāṇic premise that cosmic history unfolds in ordained order—an order ultimately governed by the Supreme Reality that the Vishnu Purana identifies as Lord Vishnu.