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 |
وایودیو نے کہا— اے مردوں میں برتر! اے راجن! چونکہ تم میں میری طرف اعلیٰ ترین بھکتی ہے، اسی لیے میں نے تم پر یہ دیویہ درشن ظاہر کیا ہے۔
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.