Shloka 10
Uttanka’s Viśvarūpa Request and the ‘Uttanka Clouds’ Boon (उत्तङ्क-विष्वरूप-दर्शनम्)
भुगुश्रेष्ट! >>कारसे आरम्भ होनेवाले चारों वेद मुझे ही समझिये। यज्ञमें यूप, सोम, चरु, देवताओंको तृप्त करनेवाला होम, होता और हवन-सामग्री भी मुझे ही जानिये। भृगुनन्दन! अध्वर्यु, कल्पक और अच्छी प्रकार संस्कार किया हुआ हविष्य--ये सब मेरे ही स्वरूप हैं ।।
bhṛguśreṣṭha! cārase ārambha honevāle cāroṃ veda mujhe hī samajhiye | yajña meṃ yūpa, soma, caru, devatāoṃ ko tṛpta karanevālā homa, hotā aura havana-sāmagrī bhī mujhe hī jānīye | bhṛgunandana! adhvaryu, kalpaka aura acchī prakāra saṃskāra kiyā huā haviṣya—ye saba mere hī svarūpa haiṃ || udgātā cāpi māṃ stauti gītāghoṣair mahādhvare | prāyaścitteṣu māṃ brahman śāntimaṅgalavācakaḥ ||
Vāyu said: “O best of the Bhṛgus, understand the four Vedas—those that begin with the sacred syllable ‘oṃ’—to be none other than me. In the sacrifice, know the sacrificial post, the Soma, the cooked oblation (caru), the oblation that satisfies the gods, the Hotṛ priest, and the offering materials as my very form. O descendant of Bhṛgu, the Adhvaryu, the ritual arranger (kalpaka), and the properly consecrated oblation (haviṣ) are also my own embodiment. In the great rite the Udgātṛ too praises me with sung chants; and in rites of expiation, O brāhmaṇa, I am the utterer of words of peace and auspiciousness.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a theology of immanence: Vāyu identifies himself with the Vedas, the principal sacrificial implements and offerings, and the specialized priestly roles. The ethical implication is that ritual action and expiation are not merely external procedures; they are meaningful when seen as participation in a living divine presence that sustains order and auspiciousness.
Vāyudeva is speaking to a Bhṛgu-descended sage, explaining his pervasive presence within Vedic sacrifice. He enumerates the Vedas, ritual objects (like the yūpa and Soma), and priests (Hotṛ, Adhvaryu, Udgātṛ), and concludes that even expiatory rites and benedictory utterances are expressions of his own form.