स्वाध्याय-योगोपदेशः तथा केशिध्वज-खाण्डिक्य-उपाख्यानम्
Yoga through Study and Restraint; The Keśidhvaja–Khāṇḍikya Narrative Frame
इत्य् उक्त्वा रथम् आरुह्य कृष्णाजिनधरो नृपः वनं जगाम यत्रास्ते खाण्डिक्यः स महामतिः
ity uktvā ratham āruhya kṛṣṇājinadharo nṛpaḥ vanaṃ jagāma yatrāste khāṇḍikyaḥ sa mahāmatiḥ
Nói xong, nhà vua khoác da linh dương đen liền lên xe và đi vào rừng, đến nơi vị hiền triết đại tâm Khāṇḍikya đang cư trú.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
It signals a deliberate adoption of ascetic restraint and ritual seriousness—showing the king approaching the sage not in pride, but in disciplined reverence for dharma.
By depicting the king going to Khāṇḍikya’s forest abode, Parāśara emphasizes that righteous kingship is guided by spiritual counsel, not merely political power.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s dynastic episodes present dharma-guided rule as part of Vishnu’s cosmic order—kings uphold stability by aligning with wisdom and restraint.