Shloka 25
मैत्रेयप्रश्नः—पुराणसंहिताप्रतिज्ञा च
Maitreya’s Questions and Parāśara’s Resolve to Teach
संततेर् न ममोच्छेदः क्रुद्धेनापि यतः कृतः त्वया तस्मान् महाभाग ददाम्य् अन्यं महावरम्
saṃtater na mamocchedaḥ kruddhenāpi yataḥ kṛtaḥ tvayā tasmān mahābhāga dadāmy anyaṃ mahāvaram
Поскольку даже в гневе ты не пресёк мою линию потомства, потому, о весьма благословенный, я дарую тебе ещё один высший дар.
A divine/royal authority figure granting a boon (within the dynastic narrative as recounted by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse treats the preservation of progeny as a major dharmic act; sparing a family line is presented as so meritorious that it warrants an additional “great boon.”
Through boon-and-curse narratives, Parāśara highlights self-restraint—especially restraint in anger—as a key virtue that safeguards social order and dynastic continuity.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s dynastic history is ultimately read as operating under Vishnu’s cosmic order—where dharma preserves continuity and adharma leads to rupture.