Shloka 77
वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्
Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth
ततः प्रणम्य वसुधा तं भूयः प्राह पार्थिवम् प्रवेपिताङ्गी परमं साध्वसं समुपागता
tataḥ praṇamya vasudhā taṃ bhūyaḥ prāha pārthivam pravepitāṅgī paramaṃ sādhvasaṃ samupāgatā
ਫਿਰ ਧਰਤੀ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਰਾਜੇ ਨੂੰ ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਮ ਕੀਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਕੰਬਦੇ ਸਰੀਰ ਨਾਲ ਬਹੁਤ ਡਰਦੀ ਹੋਈ ਬੋਲੀ।
Vasudhā
FAQs
It highlights the hierarchy and solemnity of royal-dharma narratives in Ansha 4, where the earth/realm (Vasudhā) is portrayed as acknowledging the king’s temporal authority while the scene turns tense with imminent danger.
Through vivid narrative markers—such as trembling limbs and overpowering fear—Parāśara makes political and genealogical events feel morally charged, reinforcing that kingship is bound to dharma and consequence.
Even when Vishnu is not named in a given verse, the dynastic history is traditionally read as unfolding under Vishnu’s supreme governance—kings rise and fall within an order ultimately upheld by the Supreme Reality.