Shloka 44
वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्
Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth
पितामहश् च भगवान् देवैर् आङ्गिरसैः सह स्थावराणि च भूतानि जङ्गमानि च सर्वशः समागम्य तदा वैन्यम् अभ्यषिञ्चन् नराधिपम्
pitāmahaś ca bhagavān devair āṅgirasaiḥ saha sthāvarāṇi ca bhūtāni jaṅgamāni ca sarvaśaḥ samāgamya tadā vainyam abhyaṣiñcan narādhipam
Então o Abençoado Avô (Brahmā), junto com os deuses e os sábios Āṅgirasa, reuniu toda a existência—seres imóveis e criaturas móveis de toda parte—e, nessa assembleia universal, consagraram por abhiṣeka Vainya (Pṛthu) como soberano dos homens.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas
Concept: Authority is legitimate when conferred within dharma and oriented to the protection of all beings, integrating divine, sage, and societal sanction.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: In leadership, seek accountability (wise counsel), act for common good, and ground power in ethical restraint rather than coercion.
Vishishtadvaita: Cosmic society (devas, sages, beings) forms an ordered whole under the Supreme; dharma is the Lord’s governance expressed through ordained roles.
Dharma Exemplar: Rājadharma (king as protector under divine ordinance)
Key Kings: Brahmā, Pṛthu (Vainya)
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
FAQs
This verse presents kingship as a cosmic institution: Brahmā, the gods, and sages publicly authorize Vainya, making his rule a restoration of universal order rather than mere personal power.
By depicting an abhiṣeka performed in the presence of devas, sages, and all beings, Parāśara frames royal authority as dharma-sanctioned and accountable to the welfare of the entire world.
Even when not named in the verse, the Purāṇic view is that righteous kingship functions under Vishnu’s supreme order (dharma); the universal assembly signals that governance is meant to harmonize creation with that higher reality.