Shloka 30
वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्
Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth
ततश् च मुनयो रेणुं ददृशुः सर्वतो द्विज किम् एतद् इति चासन्नं पप्रच्छुस् ते जनं तदा
tataś ca munayo reṇuṃ dadṛśuḥ sarvato dvija kim etad iti cāsannaṃ papracchus te janaṃ tadā
于是，噢二次生者，诸牟尼见尘土从四方腾起。心生疑问“这是何事？”，当下便询问近旁之人。
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It functions as a narrative omen—an outward sign that a significant movement or event (often royal or martial) is approaching, prompting the sages to inquire and reveal the next development in the genealogy-driven story.
Here he uses narrative cues (a visible portent and the sages’ inquiry) to transition into the next episode, a common Purāṇic method where dharma and cosmic order are shown through unfolding events rather than abstract definition alone.
Even when Vishnu is not named in a verse, the Purana frames history and lineage as operating under Vishnu’s sovereign order—events arise in sequence as part of the divinely sustained moral and cosmic governance.