Shloka 137
Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies
कृशाश्वस्य तु देवर्षेर् देवप्रहरणाः सुताः
kṛśāśvasya tu devarṣer devapraharaṇāḥ sutāḥ
कृशाश्वदेवर्षेः सुताः देवप्रहरणरूपा जाताः, देवानां राज्यरक्षणाय दिव्योपकरणानि बभूवुः।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
They symbolize the gods’ sanctioned power to uphold dharma—cosmic order expressed through personified or lineage-based origins of sacred armaments.
He presents lineages as functional links in creation: sages generate forces, beings, or powers that sustain the universe’s governance and protection.
Even when a verse names sages and divine weapons, the Purāṇic framework treats such powers as operating within Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty—tools through which dharma is preserved.