Shloka 135
Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies
बहुपुत्रस्य विदुषश् चतस्रो विद्युतः स्मृताः
bahuputrasya viduṣaś catasro vidyutaḥ smṛtāḥ
बहुपुत्रस्य विदुषश् चतस्रो विद्युतः स्मृताः ॥
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
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This verse exemplifies the Purana’s role as a record of dynastic memory—listing descendants to preserve continuity of dharma, rulership, and sacred history.
Parāśara presents concise enumerations—sons, daughters, and names—using “smṛtāḥ” to signal received tradition, keeping the narrative as an authoritative genealogical register.
Even when Vishnu is not named in a given verse, the dynastic accounts function within a Vishnu-centered cosmology where order, succession, and dharma unfold under the Supreme Lord’s sovereignty.