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.
पितामहाद् यं प्रवदन्ति षष्ठं महर्षिमायविभूतियुक्तम्। नारायणस्यांशजमेकपुत्रं द्वैपायनं वेद महानिधानम्॥