Shloka 14
The Appearance of Śrī Nārada and Vyāsa’s Dissatisfaction
Veda-vibhāga and the Need for Bhakti
सूत उवाच द्वापरे समनुप्राप्ते तृतीये युगपर्यये । जात: पराशराद्योगी वासव्यां कलया हरे: ॥ १४ ॥
sūta uvāca dvāpare samanuprāpte tṛtīye yuga-paryaye jātaḥ parāśarād yogī vāsavyāṁ kalayā hareḥ
Sūta sprach: Als das Dvāpara-Yuga herankam und die Übergangszeit des dritten Yuga-Zyklus eintrat, wurde der große Yogi (Vyāsadeva), als Teilaspekt (kalā) Haris, von Parāśara im Schoß der Vāsavī (Satyavatī) geboren.
There is a chronological order of the four millenniums, namely Satya, Dvāpara, Tretā and Kali. But sometimes there is overlapping. During the regime of Vaivasvata Manu, there was an overlapping of the twenty-eighth round of the four millenniums, and the third millennium appeared prior to the second. In that particular millennium, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa also descends, and because of this there was some particular alteration. The mother of the great sage was Satyavatī, the daughter of the Vasu (fisherman), and the father was the great Parāśara Muni. That is the history of Vyāsadeva’s birth. Every millennium is divided into three periods, and each period is called a sandhyā. Vyāsadeva appeared in the third sandhyā of that particular age.
FAQs
This verse states that in Dvāpara-yuga, Vyāsa was born from Parāśara in Satyavatī (Vāsavī) as a partial incarnation (kalā) of Lord Hari.
Because Vyāsa’s divine mission is empowered by the Lord—to arrange and transmit Vedic wisdom for the benefit of people, especially as spiritual understanding declines toward Kali-yuga.
Take seriously the need for organized spiritual study—regularly read and hear authentic śāstra (especially Bhāgavatam) as a remedy for distraction and decline in spiritual focus.