प्रद्युम्न-अपहरणम्, मत्स्य-उद्धारः, मायावती-शिक्षा, शम्बरवधः, रुक्मिणी-पुत्र-संगमः
शम्बरेण हृतो वीरः प्रद्युम्नः स कथं मुने शम्बरश् च महावीर्यः प्रद्युम्नेन कथं हतः
śambareṇa hṛto vīraḥ pradyumnaḥ sa kathaṃ mune śambaraś ca mahāvīryaḥ pradyumnena kathaṃ hataḥ
اے مُنی، بہادر پردیومن کو شمبر نے کیسے اغوا کیا؟ اور عظیم قوت والے شمبر کو پردیومن نے کیسے قتل کیا؟
Maitreya (questioning Sage Parāśara)
It sets up a dharmic reversal: apparent defeat of a divine-descended hero becomes the ground for demonstrating providence and the eventual triumph of righteous power in the Yadava narrative.
Through Maitreya’s inquiry, the text frames Parāśara’s response as a guided unfolding of causes—where temporary dominance by adharma is permitted but ultimately resolved by higher order.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the episode belongs to Vishnu’s sovereign dispensation through Krishna’s lineage—affirming that divine order prevails through time, agency, and rightful outcome.