Shloka 9
वासुदेवस्वरूपनिरूपणं—सर्गक्रमश्च
Vāsudeva’s Nature and the Ordered Process of Creation
तैश् चोक्तं पुरुकुत्साय भूभुजे नर्मदातटे सारस्वताय तेनापि मम सारस्वतेन च
taiś coktaṃ purukutsāya bhūbhuje narmadātaṭe sārasvatāya tenāpi mama sārasvatena ca
នៅច្រាំងទន្លេនರ್ಮដា ពួកមុនីទាំងនោះបាននិយាយរឿងនេះទៅកាន់ ពុរុកុត្ស អ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងផែនដី; ហើយគាត់បានប្រាប់បន្តទៅ សារស្វតៈ ហើយតាមបន្ទាត់សារស្វតៈ វាក៏មកដល់ខ្ញុំផងដែរ។
Sage Parāśara (narrating the received lineage of the account) to Maitreya
FAQs
It functions as a paramparā marker—showing that the narrative is preserved through an acknowledged chain of transmission, lending authority and continuity to the dynastic history.
He traces it as received speech: sages told Purukutsa, Purukutsa told Sārasvata, and through Sārasvata it reached Parāśara—presenting the account as inherited, not invented.
In the Vishnu Purana, dynastic history is ultimately framed as unfolding under Vishnu’s sovereign order; the careful preservation of lineage and teaching reflects dharma sustained within His cosmic governance.