Shloka 66
Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations
मारुतरेवतारांश्च शृणु पक्षीन्द्रसत्तम / चतुर्दशसु चन्द्रेषु द्वितीयौयो विरोचनः
mārutarevatārāṃśca śṛṇu pakṣīndrasattama / caturdaśasu candreṣu dvitīyauyo virocanaḥ
おお鳥の中の最勝者よ、マールタとレーヴァタと呼ばれる化身についても聞け。十四の月の顕現のうち、第二はヴィローチャナと名づけられる。
Lord Vishnu
Concept: Purāṇic classification of divine aṁśa/avatāra streams (Māruta/Revata; lunar manifestations) as a way of knowing cosmic order.
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-vibhūti (divine powers/manifestations) and nāma-rūpa as pedagogical mapping of the One into many forms.
Application: Use the taxonomy as contemplative study (svādhyāya): reflect on how one power appears through many names and functions.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16 (avatāra/aṁśa enumeration context)
FAQs
This verse points to a traditional puranic classification of lunar manifestations, used to organize cosmological and genealogical knowledge within the text.
Vishnu addresses Garuda directly (“O best of birds”) and continues a didactic enumeration of named manifestations, indicating an instructional sequence rather than a ritual injunction.
Use it as a reminder to study scripture systematically—keeping lists, names, and categories carefully—so broader teachings (dharma, karma, and cosmology) are understood in context.