Shloka 1
देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्
नृपाणां कथितः सर्वो भवता वंशविस्तरः वंशानुचरितं चैव यथावद् अनुवर्णितम्
nṛpāṇāṃ kathitaḥ sarvo bhavatā vaṃśavistaraḥ vaṃśānucaritaṃ caiva yathāvad anuvarṇitam
Tu recitaste por completo a vasta genealogia dos reis e também descreveste corretamente as histórias sucessivas dessas linhagens reais, como devem ser narradas.
Maitreya (addressing Sage Parāśara)
Speaker: Maitreya
Topic: Having heard the full royal genealogies, Maitreya signals completion and prepares to inquire into Viṣṇu’s descent in the Yadu line.
Teaching: Historical
Quality: respectful, transitional
FAQs
This verse marks that the dynastic expansions and their sequential histories have been properly completed, establishing continuity and legitimacy before moving to the Krishna-centered narrative.
The dialogue proceeds in ordered stages—first genealogies and the deeds tied to each lineage—so the later events (including Krishna’s advent) are grounded in a clear historical and cosmic sequence.
By closing the dynastic record and preparing for Krishna’s life, the text frames history as guided by Vishnu’s sovereignty—divine descent (avatāra) enters a world whose lineages and order have been carefully established.