Shloka 10
Bhīṣma’s Hymn to Viṣṇu and Kṛṣṇa’s Criteria for Divine Self-Disclosure
वायुदेव उवाच यत: खलु परा भक्तिर्मयि ते पुरुषर्षभ । ततो मया वर्षुर्दिव्यं त्वयि राजन् प्रदर्शितम्
vāyudeva uvāca | yataḥ khalu parā bhaktir mayi te puruṣarṣabha | tato mayā varṣur divyaṃ tvayi rājan pradarśitam |
வாயுதேவர் கூறினார்— ஓ மனிதர்களில் சிறந்தவனே, ஓ அரசனே! என்மீது உனக்கு பரம பக்தி இருப்பதால், நான் உனக்கு இந்த தெய்வீக தரிசனத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தினேன்।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Supreme devotion (parā bhakti) is presented as the inner qualification that leads to divine disclosure; revelation is not random but arises from a devotee’s steadfast, elevated orientation toward the divine.
Vāyudeva addresses a king and explains the reason for granting him a divine manifestation/vision: the king’s exceptional devotion toward Vāyudeva prompted the god to reveal a divine form or experience.