Shloka 5
Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies
द्रुमक्षयम् अथो दृष्ट्वा किंचिच् छिष्टेषु शाखिषु उपगम्याब्रवीद् एतान् राजा सोमः प्रजापतीन्
drumakṣayam atho dṛṣṭvā kiṃcic chiṣṭeṣu śākhiṣu upagamyābravīd etān rājā somaḥ prajāpatīn
వృక్షక్షయం చూసి, కొద్దిపాటి కొమ్మలే మిగిలి ఉండగా, రాజు సోముడు ఆ ప్రజాపతుల దగ్గరకు వెళ్లి వారితో ఇలా అన్నాడు।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya); within the narrative, Soma speaks to the Prajāpatis
FAQs
It depicts the Lunar king seeking sanction and guidance from the progenitor-lords, grounding royal action in cosmic administration and dharma rather than mere force.
By narrating Soma’s appeal to the Prajāpatis at a moment of depletion, Parāśara frames kingship as accountable to higher regulators of creation—an extension of the ordered universe upheld ultimately by Vishnu.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s structure implies that Prajāpatis and dynastic rulers function within Vishnu’s sovereignty, where cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) guides rightful rule and continuity of lineages.