Shloka 13
प्रचेतसां तपः तथा विष्णु-स्तुतिः
The Pracetases’ Ocean Tapas and Hymn to Vishnu
येन तात प्रजावृद्धौ समर्थाः कर्मणा वयम् भवेम तत् समस्तं नः कर्म व्याख्यातुम् अर्हसि
yena tāta prajāvṛddhau samarthāḥ karmaṇā vayam bhavema tat samastaṃ naḥ karma vyākhyātum arhasi
Mahal na ama, sa anong landas ng pagkilos kami magiging may kakayahan—sa pamamagitan ng matuwid na gawa—na palaguin ang aming lahi at kasaganaan? Ipagkaloob po ninyong ipaliwanag sa amin nang buo ang kabuuang tuntunin ng gawaing iyon.
A respectful inquirer addressing an elder/teacher within the Parasara–Maitreya narrative frame (disciple-to-sage request for instruction on karma leading to prosperity and progeny).
FAQs
It reflects the Purāṇic ideal of sustaining social and cosmic order: prosperity and progeny arise when action is performed as dharma, not merely as desire.
As a disciple-style appeal for systematic guidance—seeking an integrated teaching on duties and rites that lead to stable flourishing when aligned with dharma.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s worldview treats dharmic karma as effective because it operates within Vishnu’s sovereign cosmic order.