Shloka 26
Brahmacarya-Upāya: Jñāna, Śauca, and the Mind’s Role in Desire (शान्ति पर्व, अध्याय २०७)
आदित्यानदितिर्ऊज्ञेि देवश्रेष्ठानू महाबलान् | तेषां विष्णुर्वामनो5भूद् गोविन्दश्वा भवत् प्रभु:,अदितिने देवताओंमें श्रेष्ठ महाबली आदित्योंको उत्पन्न किया। उन आदित्योंमें सर्वव्यापी भगवान् गोविन्द भी वामनरूपसे प्रकट हुए
ādityān aditir ūje devāśreṣṭhān mahābalān | teṣāṃ viṣṇur vāmano 'bhūd govindaś ca bhavat prabhuḥ ||
Disse Bhīṣma: Aditi, por sua potência divina, deu à luz os poderosos Ādityas—os mais eminentes entre os deuses. E, entre esses Ādityas, o próprio Viṣṇu, o Senhor que tudo permeia, manifestou-se na forma de Vāmana; ele é Govinda, o Senhor soberano.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The supreme Lord may manifest in a seemingly small or humble form (Vāmana) while remaining all-pervading and sovereign (Govinda/Prabhu). Ethical strength lies in righteous purpose and divine order, not merely external magnitude.
Bhīṣma describes Aditi giving birth to the powerful Ādityas and notes that among them Viṣṇu manifested as Vāmana, identifying him as Govinda, the Lord—linking the Āditya lineage with the Vāmana avatāra tradition.