Shloka 2
अव्यक्तरूपो भगवान् शतथा च सहस्रधा । शतधा सहस्रधा चैव तथा शतसहस्रधा
avyaktarūpo bhagavān śatadhā ca sahasradhā | śatadhā sahasradhā caiva tathā śatasahasradhā ||
ヤージュニャヴァルキヤは言った。「世尊は未顕の姿（アヴィヤクタ）にして、しかも多様に顕れる。百となり千となり、さらに百千となっても現れるのだ。」
याज़्वल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the Supreme is fundamentally unmanifest (beyond sensory grasp), yet can manifest innumerably in the world. It reconciles transcendence (avyakta) with immanence (many forms), suggesting that multiplicity of appearances does not contradict a single, subtle divine reality.
In the Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, the sage Yājñavalkya is explaining a doctrinal point about the nature of the Lord: though not directly visible as a fixed form, the divine is understood to appear in countless modes and manifestations.