Shloka 45
अध्याय १९० — वामदेव-वाम्य-वृत्तान्तः
The Vāmadeva Horses Episode and the Ethics of Promise
दृष्टवा लोक॑ समस्तं च विस्मितो नावबुध्यसे । ततो$सि वकत्राद् विप्रषे द्रुतं निःसारितो मया,विप्रशिरोमणे! तुम ब्रह्मर्षियोंद्वारा पूजित हो। मैंने ही ब्रह्मारूपसे तुम्हारे ऊपर बार-बार संतुष्ट हो तुम्हें अभीष्ट वर प्रदान किया है। मैंने समझ लिया था कि तुम सम्पूर्ण चराचर जगत्को नष्ट तथा एकार्णवमें निमग्न हुआ देखकर व्याकुल हो रहे हो। इसीलिये तुम्हें पुनः जगत्का दर्शन कराया है। ब्रह्मर्ष! जब तुम मेरे शरीरके भीतर प्रविष्ट हुए थे और समस्त संसारको देखकर विस्मय-विमुग्ध हो फिर सचेत नहीं हो पा रहे थे, तब मैंने तुरंत तुम्हें मुखसे बाहर निकाल दिया था
dṛṣṭvā lokaṃ samastaṃ ca vismito nāvabudhyase | tato 'si vaktrād vipraṣe drutaṃ niḥsārito mayā, vipraśiromaṇe |
A Divindade disse: “Tendo contemplado o universo inteiro, foste tomado de assombro e não pudeste recuperar a plena consciência. Por isso, ó brâmane—ó o mais eminente entre os sábios—eu te retirei rapidamente da minha boca. Compreendi que, ao veres todos os seres e todas as coisas destruídos e submersos no único oceano cósmico, ficaste aflito; por essa razão concedi-te novamente a visão do mundo. Quando entraste no meu corpo e, após ver o cosmos inteiro, permaneceste aturdido e incapaz de voltar a ti, eu imediatamente te libertei para fora.”
देव उवाच
Educational Q&A
A finite mind can be overwhelmed by direct encounter with the totality of creation and dissolution; the deity’s compassion moderates revelation, restoring the seeker’s stability. Divine knowledge is given in a way that protects the recipient, emphasizing grace alongside awe.
The deity addresses a brahmin-sage who has witnessed the entire cosmos (including its dissolution into a single ocean) from within the deity. Seeing the sage stunned and unable to recover awareness, the deity swiftly releases him outward from the mouth and explains the reason: to relieve his distress and re-show the world in a bearable manner.