Shloka 28
दधीचाश्रमगमनम् — Viṣṇu’s Disguise and Dadhīca’s Fearlessness
Kṣu’s Request
ससर्ज भगवान् विष्णुः स्वदेहात्पुरुषोत्तमः । आत्मनस्सदृशान् दिव्यान् लक्षलक्षायुतान् गणान्
sasarja bhagavān viṣṇuḥ svadehātpuruṣottamaḥ | ātmanassadṛśān divyān lakṣalakṣāyutān gaṇān
Kemudian Bhagavān Viṣṇu, Sang Puruṣottama, memancarkan dari tubuh-Nya sendiri bala tentera pengiring ilahi yang amat besar—berjuta-juta berlipat ganda—masing-masing serupa dengan-Nya pada rupa dan cahaya.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights the vastness of divine manifestation: even a great deity like Viṣṇu can emanate innumerable beings by will. In a Śaiva Siddhānta reading, such creative power operates within the ordered cosmos ultimately governed by Pati (Śiva), reminding the seeker that all splendor and agency arise within the Supreme Lord’s cosmic law.
The verse emphasizes Saguna (manifest) divinity—forms, hosts, and cosmic functions. Linga worship in the Shiva Purana trains the mind to see all manifest powers as grounded in Śiva, the inner reality of all forms; thus even grand emanations are contemplated as resting in the Supreme.
A practical takeaway is to meditate on the source behind multiplicity: perform japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while visualizing all beings and powers arising and dissolving in Śiva, cultivating detachment and devotion rather than fascination with mere cosmic display.