Shloka 21

ऋषेस्तु वेदशिरसस्तुषिता नाम पत्‍न्यभूत् । तस्यां जज्ञे ततो देवो विभुरित्यभिविश्रुत: ॥ २१ ॥

ṛṣes tu vedaśirasas tuṣitā nāma patny abhūt tasyāṁ jajñe tato devo vibhur ity abhiviśrutaḥ

The renowned ṛṣi Vedaśirā had a wife named Tuṣitā, and from her womb was born the divine avatāra celebrated as Vibhu.

ṛṣeḥof the sage
ṛṣeḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
tuindeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle)
vedaśirasaḥof Vedaśiras
vedaśirasaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootveda (प्रातिपदिक) + śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun: Vedaśiras)
tuṣitāTuṣitā
tuṣitā:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Roottuṣitā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)
nāmaby name
nāma:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Naming marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāma (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; नामनिर्देशक (indeclinable: by name)
patnīwife
patnī:
Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootpatnī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
abhūtwas/became
abhūt:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
tasyāmin her
tasyām:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
jajñewas born
jajñe:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootjan (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
tataḥthen/thereafter
tataḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Temporal)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (adverb: then/thereafter)
devaḥthe Lord/god
devaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
vibhuḥVibhu (the all-pervading one)
vibhuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootvibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपाधि/नाम (epithet)
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; इति-उक्त्यर्थक (quotative particle)
abhiviśrutaḥwell-renowned
abhiviśrutaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootabhi + vi + śru (धातु) → abhiviśruta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (well-renowned)
V
Vedaśirā
T
Tuṣitā
V
Vibhū

FAQs

Vibhū is described here as a divine incarnation of the Lord, born from Tuṣitā, the wife of the sage Vedaśirā, and renowned by the name “Vibhū.”

He is listing the births and identities of the Lord’s incarnations connected with specific sages and their families as part of the Manvantara/avatāra descriptions.

It reinforces that the Supreme Lord can manifest in many ways and places, and that honoring sacred lineages and hearing about divine appearances strengthens faith and devotion.