स्वाध्याय-योगोपदेशः तथा केशिध्वज-खाण्डिक्य-उपाख्यानम्
Yoga through Study and Restraint; The Keśidhvaja–Khāṇḍikya Narrative Frame
तम् ऊचुर् मन्त्रिणो राज्यम् अशेषं प्रार्थ्यताम् अयम् कृतिभिः प्रार्थ्यते राज्यम् अनायासितसैनिकैः
tam ūcur mantriṇo rājyam aśeṣaṃ prārthyatām ayam kṛtibhiḥ prārthyate rājyam anāyāsitasainikaiḥ
तम् ऊचुर्मन्त्रिणः—“अशेषं राज्यमयं प्रार्थ्यताम्। कृतिभिः, अनायासितसैनिकैः, प्रार्थ्यमानं राज्यं भाररूपविजय इव न, किं तु धर्म्यं भारवहनं भवति।”
Ministers/counsellors (as narrated by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)
It highlights dharmic statecraft: rightful sovereignty is framed as a duty entrusted to the capable, supported by counsel and readiness, not merely won through exhausting warfare.
Through dynastic episodes, Parāśara shows that stable rule arises from competence, counsel, and orderly succession—principles that mirror the Purana’s broader concern with maintaining universal order.
Even in political scenes, the Vishnu Purana presents dharmic sovereignty as part of a larger cosmic order ultimately grounded in Vishnu, the sustaining Supreme Reality behind stability and right governance.