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Chapter 7.172 - Verse 51

Sanskrit Text

योऽसौ नारायणो नाम पूर्वेषामपि पूर्वजः अजायत कार्यार्थं पुत्रो धर्मस्य विश्वकृत्

English Translation

He that is called Narayana is the most ancient of the ancient; that creator of the worlds took his birth as the son of Dharma for accomplishing a certain mission.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

यो | ऽसौ | नारायणो | नाम | पूर्वेषाम् | अपि | पूर्वजः
अजायत | च | कार्य + अर्थ | पुत्रो | धर्मस्य | विश्वकृत्