Shloka 59
अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः
Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic
सो<हं तस्य प्रसादेन देवस्य हरिमेधस: । अपान्तरतमा नाम ततो जातो<७ज्ञया हरे: । पुनश्च जातो विख्यातो वसिष्ठकुलनन्दन:,“इस प्रकार मैं भगवान् विष्णुके कृपा-प्रसादसे पहले अपान्तरतमा नामसे उत्पन्न हुआ था और अब उन्हीं श्रीहरिकी आज्ञासे पुनः वसिष्ठकुलनन्दन व्यासके नामसे उत्पन्न होकर प्रसिद्धिको प्राप्त हुआ हूँ
so ’haṁ tasya prasādena devasya harimedhasaḥ | apāntaratamā nāma tato jāto ’jñayā hareḥ | punaś ca jāto vikhyāto vasiṣṭhakulanandanaḥ vyāsa-nāmnā ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “By the gracious favor of that divine Lord of unfailing wisdom (Hari), I was formerly born under the name Apāntaratamā. And now, by the command of that same Śrī Hari, I have been born again—renowned as Vyāsa, the delight of Vasiṣṭha’s lineage.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes divine grace and divine command as the ultimate causes behind a sage’s manifestation and mission: spiritual authority and renown are presented as arising from Hari’s favor, not merely from personal effort or worldly status.
The speaker identifies himself across births: he states that he was earlier born as Apāntaratamā through the Lord’s grace, and that by the same Lord Hari’s command he has been born again and become famous as Vyāsa, associated with the lineage of Vasiṣṭha.