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Shloka 12

Uttanka’s Viśvarūpa Request and the ‘Uttanka Clouds’ Boon (उत्तङ्क-विष्वरूप-दर्शनम्)

मानसं दयितं विप्र सर्वभूतदयात्मकम्‌ । बड़े-बड़े यज्ञोंमें उदगाता उच्च स्वरसे सामगान करके मेरी ही स्तुति करते हैं। ब्रह्मन! प्रायश्चित्त-कर्ममें शान्तिपाठ तथा मंगलपाठ करनेवाले ब्राह्मण सदा मुझ विश्वकर्माका ही स्तवन करते हैं। द्विजश्रेष्ठ! तुम्हें मालूम होना चाहिये कि सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंपर दया करना-रूप जो धर्म है

mānasaṃ dayitaṃ vipra sarvabhūtadayātmakam | tatrāhaṃ vartamānaiś ca nivṛttaiś caiva mānavaiḥ | tais tais veṣaiś ca rūpaiś ca triṣu lokeṣu bhārgava ||

Vāyu sprach: „O Brāhmaṇa, das Mitgefühl für alle Wesen ist mir im Herzen das Liebste. Wo immer Menschen nach dieser Dharma leben—sich von sündhaften Taten abwenden und Zügelung wählen—dort weile ich bei ihnen. Und, o Bhārgava, zum Schutz und zur Wiederaufrichtung der Dharma durchschreite ich die drei Welten, nehme viele Gestalten und äußere Gewänder an und handle jeweils so, wie es der Rolle entspricht.“

तत्रthere/in that (context)
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
वर्तमानैःwith those who are engaged/active (in dharma)
वर्तमानैः:
Saha (instrumental of association)
TypeAdjective
Rootवर्तमान
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
निवृत्तैःwith those who have desisted/turned back (from sin)
निवृत्तैः:
Saha (instrumental of association)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिवृत्त
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
मानवैःwith men/humans
मानवैः:
Saha (instrumental of association)
TypeNoun
Rootमानव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तैःwith those
तैः:
Saha (instrumental of association)
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
तैःwith those
तैः:
Saha (instrumental of association)
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
वेषैःby/with (various) guises/attires
वेषैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवेष
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
रूपैःby/with forms
रूपैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
त्रिषुin three
त्रिषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
लोकेषुin the worlds
लोकेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
भार्गवO Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
भार्गव:
TypeNoun
Rootभार्गव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
B
Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
T
the three worlds (trailokya)

Educational Q&A

Compassion toward all beings is presented as a supreme dharma, and the divine is said to ‘dwell with’ those who practice it by turning away from sinful actions; sustaining dharma may involve taking diverse forms suited to circumstances.

Vāyu addresses Bhārgava, explaining his affinity with the dharma of universal compassion and stating that he manifests across the three worlds in various forms and roles to protect and re-establish dharma among humans.