Shloka 164
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
देवांशाः सर्व एवेह उत्पन्नास्ते महौजसः । दैवासुरे हता ये वा असुरास्तु महाबलाः
devāṃśāḥ sarva eveha utpannāste mahaujasaḥ | daivāsure hatā ye vā asurāstu mahābalāḥ
இங்கு பிறந்தவர்கள் அனைவரும் உண்மையில் தேவஅம்சங்களே, மகத்தான ஒளியுடையோர். மேலும் தேவ-அசுரப் போரில் கொல்லப்பட்ட மகாபலமுடைய அசுரர்களும் (இங்கே பிறந்தனர்).
Unspecified (narratorial voice; speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: utpannāste = utpannāḥ te (विसर्ग-लोपः). asurāstu = asurāḥ tu (विसर्ग-लोपः).
FAQs
It indicates that the beings described are considered emanations or partial manifestations of the Devas—sharing divine qualities such as power and brilliance.
It frames the creation/generation being discussed as involving the return or re-manifestation of powerful beings connected to earlier cosmic battles, a common puranic motif linking cycles of conflict and rebirth.
It suggests that power and might appear on both sides—divine and demonic—and that cosmic history is cyclical, urging discernment (dharma) rather than judging solely by strength.