Shloka 108
घोरा तु या तनुस्तस्य सो<नग्निर्विष्णु: स भास्कर: । सौम्या तु पुनरेवास्य आपो ज्योतींषि चन्द्रमा:,उनका जो घोर शरीर है, वही अग्नि, विष्णु और सूर्य है और उनका सौम्य (शिव) शरीर ही जल, ग्रह, नक्षत्र और चन्द्रमा है
ghorā tu yā tanus tasya so 'gnir viṣṇuḥ sa bhāskaraḥ | saumyā tu punar evāsya āpo jyotīṁṣi candramāḥ ||
Vyāsa explains that the deity’s terrifying aspect is the very power seen as Fire, Viṣṇu, and the Sun; while that same deity’s gentle, auspicious aspect is manifest as Water, the lights of the heavens—planets and stars—and the Moon.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
That a single divine reality can appear in contrasting modes—fearsome and gentle—and that major cosmic powers (fire, sun, waters, moon, and heavenly lights) are expressions of these aspects. This supports a dharmic view of the universe as ordered and sustained by one underlying principle.
Vyāsa is describing the deity’s manifestations by mapping the ‘terrible’ form to Agni, Viṣṇu, and the Sun, and the ‘gentle’ form to Water and the celestial luminaries including the Moon. The passage functions as a theological explanation within the broader Drona-parvan discourse.