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Shloka 44

अध्याय १९० — वामदेव-वाम्य-वृत्तान्तः

The Vāmadeva Horses Episode and the Ethics of Promise

विक्लवो5सि मया ज्ञातस्ततस्ते दर्शितं जगत्‌ । अभ्यन्तरं शरीरस्य प्रविष्टोडसि यदा मम,विप्रशिरोमणे! तुम ब्रह्मर्षियोंद्वारा पूजित हो। मैंने ही ब्रह्मारूपसे तुम्हारे ऊपर बार-बार संतुष्ट हो तुम्हें अभीष्ट वर प्रदान किया है। मैंने समझ लिया था कि तुम सम्पूर्ण चराचर जगत्‌को नष्ट तथा एकार्णवमें निमग्न हुआ देखकर व्याकुल हो रहे हो। इसीलिये तुम्हें पुनः जगत्‌का दर्शन कराया है। ब्रह्मर्ष! जब तुम मेरे शरीरके भीतर प्रविष्ट हुए थे और समस्त संसारको देखकर विस्मय-विमुग्ध हो फिर सचेत नहीं हो पा रहे थे, तब मैंने तुरंत तुम्हें मुखसे बाहर निकाल दिया था

viklavo ’si mayā jñātas tatas te darśitaṁ jagat | abhyantaraṁ śarīrasya praviṣṭo ’si yadā mama, vipraśiromaṇe |

Dewa bersabda: “Aku memahami bahwa engkau telah diliputi keguncangan; karena itu Aku memperlihatkan dunia kepadamu sekali lagi. Wahai yang utama di antara brahmana, ketika engkau memasuki tubuh-Ku dan, setelah melihat semuanya, terhanyut oleh keheranan hingga tak mampu menenangkan diri, seketika itu juga Aku mengeluarkanmu dengan cepat melalui mulut-Ku.”

विक्लवःagitated, distressed
विक्लवः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविक्लव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
असिyou are
असि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
FormMasculine/Feminine, Instrumental, Singular
ज्ञातःknown, understood
ज्ञातः:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormPast Passive Participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
ततःtherefore, then
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
दर्शितम्shown
दर्शितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPast Passive Participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
जगत्the world
जगत्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजगत्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अभ्यन्तरम्the interior, inside
अभ्यन्तरम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअभ्यन्तर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शरीरस्यof the body
शरीरस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootशरीर
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
प्रविष्टःhaving entered
प्रविष्टः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-विश्
FormPast Active Participle (क्तवतु/क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
असिyou are
असि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
यदाwhen
यदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
ममof me, my
मम:
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
FormMasculine/Feminine, Genitive, Singular
विप्रशिरोमणेO crest-jewel among brahmins
विप्रशिरोमणे:
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र-शिरोमणि
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

देव उवाच

D
Deva (the Deity, speaker)
V
Vipraśiromaṇi (the Brahmin-sage addressed)
J
Jagat (the universe/world)
Ś
Śarīra (the Deity’s body)
M
Mukha (mouth)

Educational Q&A

Divine power is not displayed to overwhelm but to guide; when a seeker is shaken by an extraordinary revelation, the Deity responds with compassion—restoring steadiness and protecting the mind from being crushed by awe.

A Brahmin-sage has witnessed a terrifying, all-encompassing vision of the cosmos within the Deity and becomes disoriented. The Deity recognizes his distress, shows the world again in a reassuring way, and says that when the sage had entered the Deity’s body and could not recover from astonishment, the Deity promptly brought him back out through the mouth.