Shloka 60
अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः
Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic
तदेतत् कथितं जन्म मया पूर्वकमात्मन: । नारायणप्रसादेन तथा नारायणांशजम्,“नारायणकी कृपासे और उन्हींके अंशसे जो पहले मेरा जन्म हुआ था, उसका यह वत्तान्त मैंने तुम सब लोगोंसे कहा है
tadetat kathitaṃ janma mayā pūrvakam ātmanaḥ | nārāyaṇaprasādena tathā nārāyaṇāṃśajam ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「これが、我が以前の出生の次第である。ナラーヤナの御恩寵によって、またナラーヤナ御自身の一分より生じたことを、我は汝らに語り終えた。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that spiritual authority and life’s beginnings are rooted in Nārāyaṇa’s grace; the narrator’s origin is presented as divinely sanctioned, reinforcing faith in the sacred transmission of dharma-teachings.
Vaiśaṃpāyana concludes or summarizes a prior account, stating that he has already told the listeners about his own earlier birth and that it occurred through Nārāyaṇa’s favor and as an expression of Nārāyaṇa’s aṃśa.