Shloka 45
Sukesha's Boon & Twelve Dharmas — Sukesha’s Boon, the Twelve Dharmas of Beings, and the Cosmography of the Seven Dvipas with the Twenty-One Hells
मोदन्ते देववत्तेषां धर्मो दिव्य उदाहृतः कल्पान्ते प्रलयस्तेषां निगद्येत महाभुज
modante devavatteṣāṃ dharmo divya udāhṛtaḥ kalpānte pralayasteṣāṃ nigadyeta mahābhuja
Eles se alegram como os deuses; seu dharma é declarado divino. No fim de um kalpa, diz-se que ocorre o seu pralaya (dissolução), ó de braços poderosos.
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FAQs
Even the most exalted, ‘divine-like’ worldly orders remain impermanent within kalpa-time; righteousness elevates experience, but does not exempt conditioned realms from cosmic dissolution.
Sarga and Pratisarga: description of created realms and their eventual reabsorption/dissolution at kalpa’s end.
The pairing of ‘divine dharma’ with ‘kalpānta pralaya’ underscores Purāṇic realism: cosmic excellence is meaningful yet transient, pointing beyond worldly stability to liberation-oriented values.