Shloka 93
वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्
Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth
एवंप्रभावः स पृथुः पुत्रो वेनस्य वीर्यवान् जज्ञे महीपतिः पूर्वं राजाभूज् जनरञ्जनात्
evaṃprabhāvaḥ sa pṛthuḥ putro venasya vīryavān jajñe mahīpatiḥ pūrvaṃ rājābhūj janarañjanāt
ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਵਾਲਾ ਉਹ ਬਲਵਾਨ ਪૃਥੁ—ਵੇਨ ਦਾ ਪੁੱਤਰ—ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਧਰਤੀ ਦਾ ਅਧਿਪਤੀ ਬਣ ਕੇ ਜਨਮਿਆ; ਅਤੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਕਰਨ ਕਰਕੇ ਆਦਿਕਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ‘ਰਾਜਾ’ ਕਿਹਾ ਗਿਆ।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse frames kingship as an institution defined by janarañjana—bringing welfare and satisfaction to the people—making moral governance the basis of sovereignty.
Parāśara links legitimacy to character and effect: Pṛthu’s vīrya (strength) and prabhāva (effective power) are validated by his capacity to protect and please the populace.
Even when Vishnu is not named, the Purana’s worldview implies that dharmic kingship is a manifestation of cosmic order upheld by the Supreme Reality—Vishnu—through righteous rulers in sacred genealogy.