Shloka 23
Kālayavana’s Rise, Dvārakā’s Founding, and Muchukunda’s Awakening (Śaraṇāgati & Brahman-Stuti)
एवं दग्ध्वा स तं पापं दृष्ट्वा च मधुसूदनम् कस् त्वम् इत्य् आह सो ऽप्य् आह जातो ऽहं शशिनः कुले वसुदेवस्य तनयो यदोर् वंशसमुद्भवः
evaṃ dagdhvā sa taṃ pāpaṃ dṛṣṭvā ca madhusūdanam kas tvam ity āha so 'py āha jāto 'haṃ śaśinaḥ kule vasudevasya tanayo yador vaṃśasamudbhavaḥ
یوں اس بدکار کو جلا کر راکھ کرنے کے بعد، دیکھنے والے نے مدھوسودن کو دیکھا اور پوچھا، “آپ کون ہیں؟” انہوں نے فرمایا، “میں چندرونش میں پیدا ہوا—وسودیو کا پتر، یدو ونش سے اُبھرا ہوا۔”
Sri Krishna (Madhusudana), as quoted within the Parasara–Maitreya narration
FAQs
It anchors Krishna’s avatara in the Purana’s sacred genealogy—linking Him to the Moon-line and specifically the Yadu branch, a key framework for understanding royal lineages and dharma-restoration narratives.
Within the Parasara–Maitreya narrative flow, Krishna’s self-identification is presented both historically (Vasudeva’s son, Yadu lineage) and theologically (Madhusudana—an epithet of Vishnu’s supreme power over adharma).
The epithet signals Vishnu’s sovereign capacity to destroy evil and protect cosmic order; even while speaking as a person within a dynasty, Krishna is marked as the divine Lord whose presence re-establishes dharma.