Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 22
भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival
भवार्थमिह देवानां बुद्धया परमया युत: । प्राजापत्ये शुभे मार्गे मानवे धर्मसंस्कृते
bhavārtham iha devānāṁ buddhyā paramayā yutaḥ | prājāpatye śubhe mārge mānave dharma-saṁskṛte |
Para sa kapakanan at pag-angat ng mga deva, taglay ang sukdulang karunungan, ang Mapalad na Panginoong Govinda ay isisilang dito—nakatindig sa mapalad na landas ni Prajāpati—sa lahing tao na pinadalisay ng dharma ni Manu. Sa dinastiya ng dakilang Manu ay magkakaroon ng haring nagngangalang Aṅga; at mula sa kanya’y isisilang ang anak na si Antardhāman.
ईश्वर उवाच
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The verse frames divine incarnation as a dharma-centered intervention: the Lord, endowed with supreme wisdom, manifests within a righteous human lineage to uphold the Prajāpati-ordained path and promote the welfare of the gods—linking cosmic stability to dharmic kingship and lineage.
Īśvara speaks prophetically about Govinda’s descent into a Manu-sanctified human line, then begins a genealogical sequence: in Manu’s dynasty a king named Aṅga will arise, and Aṅga will have a son named Antardhāman.