The intent in the slokams of Canto 20 is to reinforce the repeated direct intervention of the Paramathma  to extablish and sustain order and dharma in  society.

Living in the era of Kaliyuga, we can well appreciate the effort involved in establishing and maintaining a dharmic way of life. We are still struggling to establish orderliness on this planet.  There are innumerable forces of disruption that need to be managed and controlled.  It may not always be possible to anticipate what these forces will be.  These forces of disruption emerge when adharma dominates. 

When it is not possible for us mortals to regain dharma,  the Paramathma intervenes in the form of a dharmic King.  In this Canto,  the Paramathma’s birth at Rishabha, in the lineage of Priyavratha,

In the slokams of Canto 20, Sri Bhattadri outlines the life and attainment of King Rishabha. 

Indira appears to oppose the actions of Rishabha, since he considers Rishabhas influence as an override of his authority.  This constant “power struggle”  between  seeming allies is very reflective of the modern era politics,  where everyone has the same objectives but is unwilling to share responsibility and assign credits where it is due.

The slokams highlight this and some of the challenges that permeate and disrupt tranquility and progress. 

May we learn from the slokams of canto 19 the  follies and weaknesses inbuilt into our psyche that need to be overcome for the extablishment of a dharmic way of life and progress on the pathway laid by the Paramathma.