Shloka 94
वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्
Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth
य इदं जन्म वैन्यस्य पृथोः संकीर्तयेन् नरः न तस्य दुष्कृतं किंचित् फलदायि प्रजायते
ya idaṃ janma vainyasya pṛthoḥ saṃkīrtayen naraḥ na tasya duṣkṛtaṃ kiṃcit phaladāyi prajāyate
വേനപുത്രനായ പൃഥുവിന്റെ ഈ ജന്മകഥ ആരെങ്കിലും കീർത്തിച്ചാൽ, അവന്റെ യാതൊരു പാപകൃത്യവും ഫലമായി പാകപ്പെടുകയില്ല; ഈ സ്മരണം അവനെ ശുദ്ധീകരിക്കുന്നു।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Fruit of reciting the Pṛthu-birth narrative (phalaśruti)
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: compassionate
Concept: Kīrtana of dharmic divine history obstructs the fructification of sin, functioning as a purificatory means.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: Adopt regular recitation/listening of Purāṇic kathā with sincerity, pairing it with ethical living to weaken harmful karmic momentum.
Vishishtadvaita: Grace-mediated purification: remembrance of the Lord’s dharmic order (through His devotees and narratives) transforms karma without denying moral reality.
Dharma Exemplar: Śravaṇa–kīrtana as purifying practice
Key Kings: Pṛthu, Vena
Vishnu Form: Hari
Bhakti Type: Dasya
FAQs
This verse states that proclaiming Pṛthu’s birth-story has purificatory power: it prevents one’s sinful actions from maturing into karmic results.
Parāśara frames recitation as spiritually efficacious—by celebrating a dharmic exemplar like Pṛthu, the listener/reciter gains merit that obstructs the ‘fruiting’ (phala) of demerit.
Within the Vishnu Purana’s Vaishnava framework, such purification through sacred narration aligns with devotion-centered practice (śravaṇa-kīrtana), where dharmic history ultimately points to Vishnu’s sustaining sovereignty over moral order.