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Chapter 12.337 - Verse 4

Sanskrit Text

पितामहाद्यं प्रवदन्ति षष्ठं; महर्षिमार्षेयविभूतियुक्तम् नारायणस्यांशजमेकपुत्रं; द्वैपायनं वेदमहानिधानम्

English Translation

The learned say that he is the origin of the Grandfather Brahman; that he is the sixth form of Narayana; that he is the foremost of Rishis; that he is endued with the power of Yoga; that as the only son of his parents he is an incarnate part of Narayana; and that, born under extraordinary circumstances on an Island, he is the undecaying receptacle of the Vedas.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

पितामह + आद्य | प्रवदन्ति | षष्ठं | महत् + ऋषि | आर्षेय + विभूति + युज्
नारायण + अंश + ज | एक + पुत्र | द्वैपायनं | वेद + महत् + निधान