Shloka 56
प्रह्लादचरितम् (हिरण्यकशिपोः स्वर्गापहरणं, प्रह्लादस्य विष्णुभक्तिः, उपदेशः)
जन्म बाल्यं ततः सर्वो जन्तुः प्राप्नोति यौवनम् अव्याहतैव भवति ततो ऽनुदिवसं जरा
janma bālyaṃ tataḥ sarvo jantuḥ prāpnoti yauvanam avyāhataiva bhavati tato 'nudivasaṃ jarā
जन्मना बाल्यं ततः सर्वः प्राणी यौवनमाप्नोति। किञ्चित्कालं निरुपद्रव इव तिष्ठति, ततः प्रतिदिनं जरा शनैः प्रवर्धते॥
Sage Parāśara (in discourse to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse frames aging as an unavoidable, daily progression that follows even the apparent strength of youth, urging reflection on impermanence and the need for spiritual orientation beyond the body.
Parāśara presents a simple sequence—birth, childhood, youth—showing that even when youth seems “unharmed,” time continues its work, so embodied life is inherently subject to change.
Though not named in the verse, the Vishnu Purana’s framework treats time and transformation as operating under Vishnu’s supreme order, encouraging devotion and discernment toward the eternal Reality beyond decay.