Shloka 37
अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः
Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic
रूपाण्यनेकान्यसृजत् प्रादुर्भावे भवाय स: । वाराहं नारसिंहं च वामनं मानुषं तथा
rūpāṇy anekāny asṛjat prādurbhāve bhavāya saḥ | vārāhaṃ nārasiṃhaṃ ca vāmanaṃ mānuṣaṃ tathā ||
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಲೋಕಹಿತಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಾದುರ್ಭಾವಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಗವಂತನು ಅನೇಕ ರೂಪಗಳನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಿದನು—ವರಾಹ, ನರಸಿಂಹ, ವಾಮನ ಹಾಗೂ ಮಾನವ ರೂಪವೂ; ಅಗತ್ಯಾನುಸಾರ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಥಾಪನೆಗೂ ಜೀವಸಂರಕ್ಷಣಕ್ಕೂ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the Divine manifests in multiple forms for the welfare of beings, adapting to circumstances to protect dharma and restore order.
Vaiśampāyana describes the Lord’s various manifestations—Varāha, Narasiṃha, Vāmana, and a human form—presenting them as purposeful appearances undertaken for the world’s good.