Shloka 112
Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies
सोमस्य भगवान् वर्चा वर्चस्वी येन जायते
somasya bhagavān varcā varcasvī yena jāyate
സോമനിൽ ദൈവിക വർച്ചസ് ഉണ്ട്; ആ പവിത്ര തേജസ്സിനാലാണ് അവൻ തേജസ്വിയായി ദീപ്തനാകുന്നത്.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse treats the Moon’s splendour as a divine endowment that makes Soma “radiant,” indicating that cosmic brilliance is a bestowed power within universal order, not a random physical accident.
Parāśara describes the luminaries through their operative qualities—such as radiance and vitality—showing how the universe is upheld by specific powers assigned to the Sun and Moon within a governed cosmology.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the line, the Purana’s framework implies that the Moon’s splendour is ultimately dependent on the Supreme Lord’s sovereignty—celestial “divinity” functions as delegated power under Vishnu’s cosmic rule.