Shloka 151
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
यस्तु नारायणो नाम देवदेव: सनातन: । तस्यांशो मानुषेष्वासीद् वासुदेव: प्रतापवान्,देवताओंके भी देवता जो सनातन पुरुष भगवान् नारायण हैं, उन्हींके अंशस्वरूप प्रतापी वसुदेवनन्दन श्रीकृष्ण मनुष्योंमें अवतीर्ण हुए थे
yastu nārāyaṇo nāma devadevaḥ sanātanaḥ | tasyāṁśo mānuṣeṣv āsīd vāsudevaḥ pratāpavān ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Nārāyaṇa, o Eterno, Senhor dos senhores e Deus dos deuses—Dele se manifestou entre os homens uma porção como o poderoso Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa). Sua vinda não foi um nascimento comum, mas uma descida divina para sustentar o dharma e conduzir os seres ao bem 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.