Shloka 41
Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi
Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu
कामभार्या रतिर्या तु द्विरूपा संप्रकीर्तिता / रुग्मपुत्री रुग्मवती कामभार्या प्रकीर्तिता
kāmabhāryā ratiryā tu dvirūpā saṃprakīrtitā / rugmaputrī rugmavatī kāmabhāryā prakīrtitā
کام دیو کی زوجہ رتی کو دو رُوپی کہا گیا ہے۔ وہ رُگم کی بیٹی اور ‘رُگموتی’ کے نام سے بھی مشہور ہے؛ یوں وہ کام کی بھاریا کے طور پر کیرتی کی گئی ہے۔
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)
Concept: Names and forms (nāma–rūpa) can be multiple for a single divine principle; epithets encode lineage and attributes.
Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa plurality over an underlying unity; identity expressed through guṇa (radiance/beauty) and sambandha (relations).
Application: Read Purāṇic epithets as layered identifiers (attribute + lineage + role) rather than contradictions; cultivate discernment when encountering variant traditions.
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.28.42-45 (continuation of dual-form and avatāra/āveśa identifications)
FAQs
This verse preserves a traditional doctrinal detail: Rati is remembered with a twofold aspect and multiple epithets, helping readers reconcile variant Purāṇic traditions about her nature and identity.
In this section, Vishnu’s discourse catalogs divine identities, names, and lineages; the verse clarifies Rati’s recognized names and her relationship to Kāma, aligning genealogical memory across sources.
Use it as a reminder to read Purāṇic passages with attention to epithets and variant names—many “differences” are harmonized by understanding that one figure may be praised through multiple forms and titles.