Shloka 31
Guru’s Instruction on Dream, Mind, Guṇas, and Knowing Brahman
Svapna–Manas–Guṇa–Brahma-vicāra
पितामह उवाच निहत्य दानवपतीन् महावर्ष्मा महाबल: । एष देवो महायोगी भूतात्मा भूतभावन:
pitāmaha uvāca: nihatya dānavapatīn mahāvarṣmā mahābalaḥ | eṣa devo mahāyogī bhūtātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Pitāmaha: “O mga diyos! Matapos mapuksa ang mga panginoon ng mga Dānava, ang makapangyarihang Diyos na may dambuhalang katawan ay papalapit. Siya ang Dakilang Yogin, ang panloob na Sarili ng lahat ng nilalang, at ang nagpapahayag at nag-aalaga sa lahat—si Viṣṇu.”
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents divine power as ethically oriented toward sustaining dharma: the Deity who destroys the leaders of destructive forces is simultaneously described as the inner Self and nurturer of all beings, implying that righteous force serves restoration of cosmic balance rather than personal hatred.
Pitāmaha identifies a divine figure approaching after defeating the chiefs of the Dānavas, praising him with epithets—immense in form, mighty in strength, a great yogin, the indwelling Self of beings, and the one who fosters creation—thereby interpreting the victory as a manifestation of divine guardianship.