Shloka 25
Adhyaya 5 — Tvashta’s Wrath, the Birth of Vritra, and the Divine Descent as the Pandavas
शक्रस्यैकस्य सा पत्नी कृष्णा नान्यस्य कस्यचित् ।
योगीश्वराः शरीराणि कुर्वन्ति बहुलान्यपि ॥
śakrasyaikasya sā patnī kṛṣṇā nānyasya kasyacit | yogīśvarāḥ śarīrāṇi kurvanti bahulāny api ||
കൃഷ്ണാ ശക്രൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) ഒരുവനുടെയേ ഭാര്യ; മറ്റാരുടേയും അല്ല. എങ്കിലും യോഗാധിപന്മാർ അനേകം ദേഹങ്ങൾ സൃഷ്ടിക്കുവാൻ കഴിവുള്ളവർ ആകുന്നു.
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FAQs
The verse distinguishes social/ritual exclusivity (a consort belonging to one lord alone) from yogic capability: extraordinary beings may manifest multiple bodies without violating the underlying truth of identity and rightful association. Ethically, it cautions against judging appearances—multiplicity of forms can arise from siddhi, while dharmic relationship is defined by rightful order.
This is not a direct sarga/pratisarga cosmology verse; it aligns more with ancillary puranic narration supporting dharma and the nature of exalted beings (a supporting ‘vaṃśānucarita/dharmānukathā’-type passage rather than core creation/manvantara genealogy).
On an esoteric reading, ‘one consort’ indicates a single underlying śakti/principle affiliated to a specific cosmic office (Indra’s sovereignty), while ‘many bodies’ points to the yogic doctrine that consciousness can project/assume multiple upādhis (adjunct-bodies). Multiplicity of form does not imply multiplicity of essence.