Shloka 3
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 69: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Reverential Address to Sañjaya on Vāsudeva
वसनात् सर्वभूतानां वसुत्वाद् देवयोनित: । वासुदेवस्ततो वेद्यो बृहत्त्वाद् विष्णुरुच्यते
sañjaya uvāca | vasanāt sarvabhūtānāṁ vasutvād devayonitaḥ | vāsudevas tato vedyo bṛhattvād viṣṇur ucyate ||
サンジャヤは言った。主は一切の生きとし生けるものの住処であり、また一切の内に住まうゆえ、「ヴァス（Vasu）」と知られる。さらに、諸天がそこから生じ—しかも諸天すべてがその内に住するゆえ—「デーヴァ（Deva）」と呼ばれる。ゆえに「ヴァースデーヴァ（Vāsudeva）」の名によって理解されるべきである。また、広大にして遍満するがゆえに「ヴィシュヌ（Viṣṇu）」と称される。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse explains the theological rationale behind divine epithets: the Lord is called Vasu because all beings dwell in Him and He dwells in them; He is called Deva because He is the source and abode of the gods; thus He is known as Vāsudeva, and as Viṣṇu because of His vast, all-pervading nature.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war setting, Sañjaya describes and glorifies the supreme status of Kṛṣṇa/Vāsudeva by interpreting His names, emphasizing His cosmic indwelling and sovereignty—framing Him as the divine ground of beings and of the gods.