मैत्रेयप्रश्नः—पुराणसंहिताप्रतिज्ञा च
Maitreya’s Questions and Parāśara’s Resolve to Teach
सो ऽहं वदाम्य् अशेषं ते मैत्रेय परिपृच्छते पुराणसंहितां सम्यक् तां निबोध यथातथम्
so 'haṃ vadāmy aśeṣaṃ te maitreya paripṛcchate purāṇasaṃhitāṃ samyak tāṃ nibodha yathātatham
Итак, о Майтрея, ты, кто спросил должным образом, — я изложу тебе пуранический свод полностью; внимай и постигай его таким, каков он есть в истине.
Sage Parāśara
It signals a commitment to present the teaching “as it truly is,” emphasizing faithful transmission and doctrinal clarity in the Purāṇic narration.
He accepts the disciple’s question as proper and vows to explain the Purāṇa-saṃhitā completely and correctly, establishing the text’s dialogic teaching method.
It frames the Vishnu Purana as a deliberate, complete revelation meant to be understood accurately—preparing the ground for teachings on Vishnu’s supremacy and cosmic governance.