वंशस्मरण-फलम्, वैशालिका-प्रसङ्गः, रेवती-बलदेव-विवाहः, विष्णु-परतत्त्व-स्तुतिः
भगवन् यन् नरैः कार्यं साधुकर्मण्य् अवस्थितैः तन् मह्यं गुरुणाख्यातं नित्यनैमित्तिकात्मकम्
bhagavan yan naraiḥ kāryaṃ sādhukarmaṇy avasthitaiḥ tan mahyaṃ guruṇākhyātaṃ nityanaimittikātmakam
हे भगवन! सदाचरणी माणसांनी जी नित्य आणि नैमित्तिक कर्मे करावी, ती गुरुजींनी मला सांगितली आहेत.
Maitreya (addressing Sage Parāśara)
This verse frames dharma as twofold—daily, ongoing obligations (nitya) and duties triggered by specific occasions (naimittika)—setting up a practical template for righteous living within the Purana’s broader sacred history.
Maitreya explicitly requests a guru-like exposition, indicating a structured teaching sequence: inquiry first, then authoritative instruction on what the righteous should do as part of maintaining dharma.
Even when the verse focuses on duty, the Purana’s worldview treats dharma as aligned with the supreme order upheld by Vishnu; right action becomes a means of living in harmony with that sovereign cosmic reality.