You tell me again that Vyasa is the son of Narayana. I ask was it in some former birth that Vyasa of great energy had originated from Narayana? O you of great intelligence, do tell me of that birth of Vyasa from Narayana!
भूयो नारायणसुतं त्वमेवैनं प्रभाषसे॥ किमतः पूर्वजं जन्म व्यासस्यामिततेजसः। कथयस्वोत्तममते जन्म नारायणोद्भवम्॥