Vṛṣṇivaṃśa–Anukīrtana (Enumeration of the Vṛṣṇi Lineage) — Questions on Viṣṇu’s Human Descent
ब्रह्मक्षत्रेषु शस्तेषु किमर्थमिह जायते / पुनः पुनर्मनुष्येषु तन्नः प्रब्रूहि पृच्छताम्
brahmakṣatreṣu śasteṣu kimarthamiha jāyate / punaḥ punarmanuṣyeṣu tannaḥ prabrūhi pṛcchatām
Among the noble brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas, for what reason is He born here? And why does He come again and again among humankind? Tell us, for we ask.