Shloka 32
भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival
वसुदेव इति ख्यातं पुत्रमानकदुन्दुभिम् । तस्य पुत्रश्नतुर्बाहुर्वासुदेवो भविष्यति
vasudeva iti khyātaṃ putram ānakadundubhim | tasya putraś caturbāhur vāsudevo bhaviṣyati ||
वसुदेव इति ख्यातं पुत्रमानकदुन्दुभिम्। तस्य पुत्रश्चतुर्बाहुर्वासुदेवो भविष्यति॥
ईश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the sanctity of righteous lineage and conduct: a community honored for purity, good behavior, and respect for brāhmaṇas becomes the setting for the manifestation of the Divine (Vāsudeva). Ethical living and dharmic culture are presented as the ground in which greatness and divine purpose appear.
Īśvara foretells a genealogical sequence: a son named Vasudeva (also called Ānakadundubhi) will be born, and from him will arise the four-armed Lord Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa), indicating the divine advent within the Yadu line.