Shloka 8
Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi
Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu
या रेवती रैवतस्यैव पुत्री सा वारुणी बलभद्रस्य पत्नी / सौपर्णनाम्नी बलपत्नी खगेन्द्र यास्तास्तिस्रः षड्विष्णोश्च स्त्रीभ्यः / द्विगुणाधमा रुद्रशेषादिकेभ्यो दशाधमा त्वं विजानीहि पौत्र
yā revatī raivatasyaiva putrī sā vāruṇī balabhadrasya patnī / sauparṇanāmnī balapatnī khagendra yāstāstisraḥ ṣaḍviṣṇośca strībhyaḥ / dviguṇādhamā rudraśeṣādikebhyo daśādhamā tvaṃ vijānīhi pautra
رَیوَت کی بیٹی ریوَتی، بل بھدر کی زوجہ وارُنی، اور بَل کی زوجہ سَؤپَرنا—اے پرندوں کے سردار—یہ تینوں وِشنو سے وابستہ چھ عورتوں میں شمار ہوتی ہیں۔ اے پوتے، جان لو کہ رُدر، شیش وغیرہ کے مقابلے میں ان کا شمار دو گنا کم، اور ایک دوسرے پیمانے میں دس گنا کم بتایا گیا ہے۔
Lord Vishnu (addressing Garuda, Vinata-putra)
Concept: Purāṇic taxonomy of divine manifestations/consorts; comparative ‘reckoning’ indicates graded cosmological status or enumerative doctrine.
Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa plurality within an ordered cosmos; knowledge (jñāna) as right understanding of purāṇic categories (not ultimate non-dual resolution, but doctrinal clarity).
Application: Use scriptural lists as aids to remembrance and theological orientation; avoid pride in ‘rank’—treat hierarchy as symbolic of functions/guṇas rather than social superiority.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.28.9 (tri-rūpā/dvi-rūpā explanation); Garuda Purana 3.28.6 (Śrī as Lakṣmī-aṃśa)
FAQs
The verse functions as a catalog entry in a genealogical/hierarchical listing, identifying specific divine consorts and placing them within a counted set associated with Viṣṇu.
Viṣṇu addresses Garuḍa directly (“khagendra”) and instructs him to ‘know’ a specific classification, reflecting the teaching-and-enumeration mode common in their dialogue.
Use it as a reference point for accurate recitation, study, and archival indexing of Puranic names and relationships—supporting correct lineage-based understanding in traditional readings.