Shloka 6
प्रियव्रतवंशवर्णनम् — सप्तद्वीपविभागः, जम्बूद्वीप-वर्षविभागः, भरत-नामकरणम्
महाप्रज्ञा महावीर्या विनीता दयिताः पितुः प्रियव्रतसुताः ख्यातास् तेषां नामानि मे शृणु
mahāprajñā mahāvīryā vinītā dayitāḥ pituḥ priyavratasutāḥ khyātās teṣāṃ nāmāni me śṛṇu
प्रियव्रताचे पुत्र महाप्रज्ञ व महावीर्यवान, विनयशील आणि पित्याला अत्यंत प्रिय असे प्रसिद्ध होते; आता त्यांची नावे माझ्याकडून ऐक।
Sage Parāśara
FAQs
It frames royal lineage as dharmic legitimacy—kingship is presented as grounded in wisdom, strength, and self-control, supporting the Purana’s theme of universal order.
He signals a formal transition: first praising the qualities and renown of the descendants, then proceeding to enumerate their names and roles in the unfolding narrative.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s genealogies function as an account of divinely sustained order—lineages and righteous rule are treated as instruments within Vishnu’s sovereign cosmic governance.