Shloka 136
Uttanka’s Viśvarūpa Request and the ‘Uttanka Clouds’ Boon (उत्तङ्क-विष्वरूप-दर्शनम्)
तैस्तैवेंषैश्व रूपैश्व त्रिषु लोकेषु भार्गव । भार्गव! उस धर्ममें प्रवृत्त होकर जो पाप-कर्मोंसे निवृत्त हो गये हैं ऐसे मनुष्योंके साथ मैं सदा निवास करता हूँ। साधुशिरोमणे! मैं धर्मकी रक्षा और स्थापनाके लिये तीनों लोकोंमें बहुत-सी योनियोंमें अवतार धारण करके उन-उन रूपों और वेषोंद्वारा तदनुरूप बर्ताव करता हूँ
tais taivaiṣaiś ca rūpaiś ca triṣu lokeṣu bhārgava | bhārgava! asmin dharme pravṛttā ye pāpa-karmabhyo nivṛttāḥ, tādṛśaiḥ manuṣyaiḥ saha ahaṃ sadā nivasāmi | sādhu-śiromaṇe! dharmasya rakṣā-sthāpanārthaṃ triṣu lokeṣu bahuṣu yoniṣu avatāraṃ dhṛtvā, tāni tāni rūpāṇi veṣāṃś ca āśritya tad-anurūpaṃ vyavaharāmi ||
Vāyu berkata: “Wahai Bhārgava, di tiga dunia aku berkelana dalam banyak rupa dan samaran. Aku senantiasa tinggal bersama orang-orang yang, setelah menapaki dharma ini, berpaling dari perbuatan dosa. Wahai yang utama di antara para saleh, demi melindungi dan menegakkan kembali dharma, aku mengambil kelahiran dalam banyak jenis keberadaan di tiga dunia, dan melalui rupa serta samaran itu aku bertindak sesuai dengan masing-masingnya.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is upheld not only by human effort but also by divine support: the deity aligns with those who renounce sinful action and actively works—adapting to time, place, and circumstance—to protect and restore righteousness.
Vāyudeva addresses a Bhārgava interlocutor, explaining that he takes on many forms and births across the three worlds. He stays close to people devoted to dharma and acts through appropriate guises to re-establish dharma wherever it declines.