Shloka 84
वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्
Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth
न सस्यानि न गोरक्ष्यं न कृषिर् न वणिक्पथः वैन्यात् प्रभृति मैत्रेय सर्वस्यैतस्य संभवः
na sasyāni na gorakṣyaṃ na kṛṣir na vaṇikpathaḥ vainyāt prabhṛti maitreya sarvasyaitasya saṃbhavaḥ
那时既无庄稼，亦无牧牛护畜，无耕作，也无商旅之道；然而，迈特雷耶啊，自维因耶以来，这一切方得可能并兴盛——凭依合乎正法的王权，世间秩序复归。
Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse credits Vainya with the re-emergence of practical civilization—crops, cattle-rearing, agriculture, and trade—showing how dharmic kingship restores prosperity and stability.
Parāśara frames prosperity as dependent on order: when rightful rule is established, social functions like farming, protecting cattle, and commerce become possible and sustainable.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purāṇic worldview assumes dharma and rightful sovereignty operate under Vishnu’s supreme order, with kings serving as instruments for restoring cosmic and social balance.