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Shloka 151

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

यस्तु नारायणो नाम देवदेव: सनातन: । तस्यांशो मानुषेष्वासीद्‌ वासुदेव: प्रतापवान्‌,देवताओंके भी देवता जो सनातन पुरुष भगवान्‌ नारायण हैं, उन्हींके अंशस्वरूप प्रतापी वसुदेवनन्दन श्रीकृष्ण मनुष्योंमें अवतीर्ण हुए थे

yastu nārāyaṇo nāma devadevaḥ sanātanaḥ | tasyāṁśo mānuṣeṣv āsīd vāsudevaḥ pratāpavān ||

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Nārāyaṇa, der Ewige, Herr der Herren und Gott der Götter — von Ihm offenbarte sich unter den Menschen ein Anteil als der machtvolle Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa). Sein Erscheinen war keine gewöhnliche Geburt, sondern ein göttliches Herabsteigen, um das Dharma zu stützen und die Wesen zum höchsten Heil zu führen.“

यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
नारायणःNārāyaṇa
नारायणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनारायण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नामby name / named
नाम:
TypeNoun
Rootनामन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
देवदेवःgod of gods
देवदेवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सनातनःeternal
सनातनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसनातन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तस्यof him/of that
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
अंशःportion/part
अंशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअंश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मानुषेषुamong humans
मानुषेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमानुष
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
वासुदेवःVāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
वासुदेवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवासुदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रतापवान्mighty/valorous
प्रतापवान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतापवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
N
Nārāyaṇa
V
Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) is not merely a heroic human figure but a partial manifestation (aṁśa) of the eternal Supreme, Nārāyaṇa. This grounds ethical life in devotion and trust that divine guidance enters history to protect and re-establish dharma.

Vaiśampāyana identifies the divine status of Vāsudeva by stating that the eternal Lord Nārāyaṇa manifested a portion of Himself among humans as the powerful Kṛṣṇa. It functions as a theological clarification within the genealogical and historical narration of the epic.