Shloka 60
अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः
Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic
तदेतत् कथितं जन्म मया पूर्वकमात्मन: । नारायणप्रसादेन तथा नारायणांशजम्,“नारायणकी कृपासे और उन्हींके अंशसे जो पहले मेरा जन्म हुआ था, उसका यह वत्तान्त मैंने तुम सब लोगोंसे कहा है
tadetat kathitaṃ janma mayā pūrvakam ātmanaḥ | nārāyaṇaprasādena tathā nārāyaṇāṃśajam ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：“我已向诸位叙述了我先前的出生——那是凭那罗延的恩典而成，亦是由那罗延自身的一分而生。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that spiritual authority and life’s beginnings are rooted in Nārāyaṇa’s grace; the narrator’s origin is presented as divinely sanctioned, reinforcing faith in the sacred transmission of dharma-teachings.
Vaiśaṃpāyana concludes or summarizes a prior account, stating that he has already told the listeners about his own earlier birth and that it occurred through Nārāyaṇa’s favor and as an expression of Nārāyaṇa’s aṃśa.