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Shloka 26

Brahmacarya-Upāya: Jñāna, Śauca, and the Mind’s Role in Desire (शान्ति पर्व, अध्याय २०७)

आदित्यानदितिर्ऊज्ञेि देवश्रेष्ठानू महाबलान्‌ | तेषां विष्णुर्वामनो5भूद्‌ गोविन्दश्वा भवत्‌ प्रभु:,अदितिने देवताओंमें श्रेष्ठ महाबली आदित्योंको उत्पन्न किया। उन आदित्योंमें सर्वव्यापी भगवान्‌ गोविन्द भी वामनरूपसे प्रकट हुए

ādityān aditir ūje devāśreṣṭhān mahābalān | teṣāṃ viṣṇur vāmano 'bhūd govindaś ca bhavat prabhuḥ ||

Bhīṣma sprach: Aditi brachte durch ihre göttliche Kraft die mächtigen Ādityas hervor—die Vornehmsten unter den Göttern. Unter diesen Ādityas offenbarte sich Viṣṇu selbst, der allgegenwärtige Herr, in der Gestalt Vāmanas; er ist Govinda, der souveräne Gebieter.

आदित्यान्the Ādityas
आदित्यान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अदितिःAditi
अदितिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
उज्जज्ञेgave birth (was born/produced)
उज्जज्ञे:
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जायते)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada
देवश्रेष्ठान्best among the gods
देवश्रेष्ठान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
महाबलान्very mighty
महाबलान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तेषाम्of them (among them)
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
विष्णुःViṣṇu
विष्णुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वामनःVāmana (the dwarf form)
वामनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवामन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभूत्became / came to be
अभूत्:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
FormAorist (Luṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
गोविन्दःGovinda
गोविन्दः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगोविन्द
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and/also
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अभवत्was / became
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
प्रभुःthe Lord/master
प्रभुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
A
Aditi
Ā
Ādityas
V
Viṣṇu
V
Vāmana
G
Govinda

Educational Q&A

The supreme Lord may manifest in a seemingly small or humble form (Vāmana) while remaining all-pervading and sovereign (Govinda/Prabhu). Ethical strength lies in righteous purpose and divine order, not merely external magnitude.

Bhīṣma describes Aditi giving birth to the powerful Ādityas and notes that among them Viṣṇu manifested as Vāmana, identifying him as Govinda, the Lord—linking the Āditya lineage with the Vāmana avatāra tradition.