Shloka 41
Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi
Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu
कामभार्या रतिर्या तु द्विरूपा संप्रकीर्तिता / रुग्मपुत्री रुग्मवती कामभार्या प्रकीर्तिता
kāmabhāryā ratiryā tu dvirūpā saṃprakīrtitā / rugmaputrī rugmavatī kāmabhāryā prakīrtitā
കാമദേവന്റെ ഭാര്യയായ രതി ദ്വിരൂപയെന്നായി പ്രസ്താവിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. അവൾ റുഗ്മന്റെ പുത്രിയും ‘റുഗ്മവതി’ എന്നും അറിയപ്പെടുന്നു; ഇങ്ങനെ അവൾ കാമഭാര്യയായി കീർത്തിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)
Concept: Names and forms (nāma–rūpa) can be multiple for a single divine principle; epithets encode lineage and attributes.
Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa plurality over an underlying unity; identity expressed through guṇa (radiance/beauty) and sambandha (relations).
Application: Read Purāṇic epithets as layered identifiers (attribute + lineage + role) rather than contradictions; cultivate discernment when encountering variant traditions.
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.28.42-45 (continuation of dual-form and avatāra/āveśa identifications)
FAQs
This verse preserves a traditional doctrinal detail: Rati is remembered with a twofold aspect and multiple epithets, helping readers reconcile variant Purāṇic traditions about her nature and identity.
In this section, Vishnu’s discourse catalogs divine identities, names, and lineages; the verse clarifies Rati’s recognized names and her relationship to Kāma, aligning genealogical memory across sources.
Use it as a reminder to read Purāṇic passages with attention to epithets and variant names—many “differences” are harmonized by understanding that one figure may be praised through multiple forms and titles.