Shloka 152
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
शेषस्यांशश्ष नागस्य बलदेवो महाबल: । सनत्कुमार प्रद्युम्न॑ विद्धि राजन् महौजसम्,महाबली बलदेवजी शेषनागके अंश थे। राजन! महातेजस्वी प्रद्युम्मनको तुम सनत्कुमारका अंश जानो
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: śeṣasyāṁśaś ca nāgasya baladevo mahābalaḥ | sanatkumāra-pradyumnaṁ viddhi rājan mahaujasam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Baladeva, of mighty strength, is a portion of Śeṣa, the great serpent. And, O king, know Pradyumna—radiant with great energy—to be a portion of Sanatkumāra.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames key figures as partial manifestations (aṁśas) of cosmic beings, emphasizing that extraordinary strength and radiance are rooted in a larger divine-cosmic order rather than mere human attainment.
Vaiśampāyana continues identifying the divine origins of prominent personalities for King Janamejaya, stating that Baladeva is an aṁśa of Śeṣa and that Pradyumna is an aṁśa of Sanatkumāra.