Shloka 151
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
यस्तु नारायणो नाम देवदेव: सनातन: । तस्यांशो मानुषेष्वासीद् वासुदेव: प्रतापवान्
yastu nārāyaṇo nāma devadevaḥ sanātanaḥ | tasyāṁśo mānuṣeṣv āsīd vāsudevaḥ pratāpavān ||
Vaiśampāyana dijo: «Nārāyaṇa, el Eterno, Señor de señores y Dios de los dioses: de Él se manifestó entre los hombres una porción como el poderoso Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa). Su aparición no fue un nacimiento ordinario, sino un descenso divino para sostener el dharma y guiar a los seres hacia el bien supremo.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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.