Shloka 7
अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः
Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic
पराशरस्य दायाद: कृष्णद्वैपायनो मुनि: । भूयो नारायणसुतं त्वमेवैनं प्रभाषसे
Janamejaya uvāca | Parāśarasya dāyādaḥ Kṛṣṇadvaipāyano muniḥ | Bhūyo Nārāyaṇasutaṃ tvam evainaṃ prabhāṣase ||
Vua Janamejaya nói: “Hiền giả Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana (Vyāsa) là người thừa tự và hậu duệ của Parāśara. Thế mà nay ngài lại nói ông là con của Nārāyaṇa. Điều ấy phải hiểu thế nào?”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a common Mahābhārata theme: a person can be described through both human genealogy and divine origin. It invites careful interpretation of statements about lineage versus spiritual identity, urging consistency and clarity in understanding sacred narration.
Janamejaya challenges the narrator’s description of Vyāsa. Earlier Vyāsa was presented in a human lineage (as Parāśara’s descendant), but now he is called ‘son of Nārāyaṇa.’ Janamejaya asks how these two descriptions fit together.