Shloka 8
अध्याय १९० — वामदेव-वाम्य-वृत्तान्तः
The Vāmadeva Horses Episode and the Ethics of Promise
सदिशं च नभ: कायो वायुर्मनसि मे स्थित: । मया क्रतुशतैरिष्टं बहुभि: स्वाप्तदक्षिणै:,अग्नि मेरा मुख है, पृथ्वी चरण है, चन्द्रमा और सूर्य नेत्र हैं। द्युलोक मेरा मस्तक है। आकाश और दिशाएँ मेरे कान हैं तथा जल मेरे शरीरके पसीनेसे प्रकट हुआ है। दिशाओंसहित आकाश मेरा शरीर है। वायु मेरे मनमें स्थित है। मैंने पर्याप्त दक्षिणाओंसे युक्त अनेक शत यज्ञोंद्वारा यजन किया है
sadiśaṃ ca nabhaḥ kāyo vāyur manasi me sthitaḥ | mayā kratuśatair iṣṭaṃ bahubhiḥ svāptadakṣiṇaiḥ ||
The Deity declares a cosmic identity: with the sky together with the directions as His very body, and the wind abiding within His mind. He further states that He has performed hundreds of sacrificial rites, each accompanied by abundant and properly bestowed gifts to the officiants. In context, the speech links moral authority to both cosmic pervasiveness and the disciplined practice of yajña—suggesting that rightful power is grounded in order (ṛta/dharma), self-restraint, and generous giving rather than mere force.
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