Shloka 93
अर्जुनस्य अन्त्येष्टि, द्वारकाप्लावनम्, कलिप्रवेशः, कालोपदेशः
इत्य् एतत् तव मैत्रेय विस्तरेण मयोदितम् जातस्य यद् यदोर् वंशे वासुदेवस्य चेष्टितम्
ity etat tava maitreya vistareṇa mayoditam jātasya yad yador vaṃśe vāsudevasya ceṣṭitam
এইভাবে, হে মৈত্রেয়, আমি তোমাকে বিস্তারে বললাম—যদুবংশে জন্ম নিয়ে বাসুদেব কী কী দিব্য লীলা সম্পাদন করেছিলেন।
Sage Parāśara
FAQs
This verse highlights the Yadu lineage as the historical setting of Vāsudeva’s birth, anchoring the avatāra narrative within a sacred genealogy central to the Purana’s dynastic history.
Parāśara frames the account as a complete, detailed narration addressed directly to Maitreya, emphasizing the teacher–disciple transmission that structures the Vishnu Purana.
By naming Krishna as “Vāsudeva,” the verse underscores the Purana’s view that the Supreme Vishnu manifests as an avatāra, whose human-like actions are purposeful divine exploits (līlā) within cosmic sovereignty.