Shloka 65
मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः
Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association
ततः सा दिव्यया दृष्ट्या दृष्ट्वा श्वानं निजं पतिम् वैदिशाख्यं पुरं गत्वा तदवस्थं ददर्श तम्
tataḥ sā divyayā dṛṣṭyā dṛṣṭvā śvānaṃ nijaṃ patim vaidiśākhyaṃ puraṃ gatvā tadavasthaṃ dadarśa tam
ततः सा दिव्यया दृष्ट्या दृष्ट्वा श्वानं निजं पतिम् । वैदिशाख्यं पुरं गत्वा तदवस्थं ददर्श तम् ॥
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
In this verse, divya dṛṣṭi enables recognition beyond ordinary appearances—revealing the true identity behind a changed form, reinforcing the Purāṇic idea that karmic states can veil the self.
By showing a person encountered in a degraded embodiment (here, as a dog) yet still identifiable through higher perception, Parāśara illustrates that actions shape conditions of birth and experience while identity persists through change.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the episode operates within Vishnu’s sovereign moral order: a cosmos where dharma and karma are upheld, and where divine knowledge can disclose truth amidst the transformations of saṃsāra.