Shloka 3
वैशम्पायन उवाच मानुषेषु मनुष्येन्द्र सम्भूता ये दिवौकस: । प्रथमं दानवांश्वैव तांस््ते वक्ष्यामि सर्वश:
vaiśampāyana uvāca
mānuṣeṣu manuṣyendra sambhūtā ye divaukasaḥ |
prathamaṃ dānavāṃś caiva tāṃs te vakṣyāmi sarvaśaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dijo: «Oh señor entre los hombres, primero te relataré por completo a aquellos seres celestiales que nacieron entre los humanos, comenzando por los dānavas.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human events—especially royal lineages and conflicts—are presented as continuations of earlier cosmic lineages; understanding origins (who was born as whom) helps interpret character, destiny, and the moral texture of history.
Vaiśampāyana signals a transition into a detailed account of divine and asuric beings who took human birth, stating that he will begin with the Dānavas and describe them comprehensively to the king listening to the recitation.