Shloka 3
द्वे तनू तस्य देवस्य वेदज्ञा ब्राह्मणा विदु: । घोरामन्यां शिवामन्यां ते तनू बहुधा पुनः
dve tanū tasya devasya vedajñā brāhmaṇā viduḥ | ghorām anyāṃ śivām anyāṃ te tanū bahudhā punaḥ ||
Vāyu berkata: Para Brāhmaṇa yang menguasai Weda mengetahui bahwa dewa itu memiliki dua wujud—yang satu dahsyat dan menggetarkan, yang lain Śiva, yakni yang membawa keberkahan. Dan kedua wujud itu pun dipahami lagi dalam banyak ragam.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
A single deity can be understood through complementary aspects: a fierce (ghora) form that inspires awe and restraint, and an auspicious (śiva) form that grants welfare and protection; Vedic tradition further classifies these into many sub-manifestations.
Vāyu is explaining a doctrinal point to his listener(s): according to Veda-knowing Brāhmaṇas, the deity under discussion is known through two principal manifestations—terrible and auspicious—each with multiple differentiated expressions.