Shloka 10
धृतराष्ट्रदर्शनाय पाण्डवानां प्रयाणम् | The Pāṇḍavas Prepare to Visit Dhṛtarāṣṭra
द्विधाकृत्वा55त्मनो देहं भूमौ च गगनेडपि च । तताप लोकानेकेन द्वितीयेनागमत् स माम्,वे अपने दो शरीर बनाकर एकसे आकाशमें रहकर सम्पूर्ण विश्वको प्रकाशित करने लगे और दूसरेसे पृथ्वीपर मेरे पास आ गये
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | dvidhākṛtvātmanaḥ dehaṃ bhūmau ca gagane 'pi ca | tatāpa lokān ekena dvitīyena āgamat sa mām ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Having divided his own body into two, he remained in the sky with one form, radiating light upon the worlds, and with the second he came down to the earth and approached me.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights yogic mastery used in a dharmic way: the ascetic’s power is not mere display, but serves a dual purpose—benefiting the world (by shining/illumining) while also fulfilling a direct obligation (coming to the narrator).
A powerful figure (implied by context) creates two embodied forms: one remains in the sky radiating over the worlds, while the other descends to earth and comes to Vaiśampāyana (the speaker’s ‘me’).