Mahabharata — Ashvamedhika Parva, Shloka 17
Uttanka’s Viśvarūpa Request and the ‘Uttanka Clouds’ Boon (उत्तङ्क-विष्वरूप-दर्शनम्)
यदा त्वहं देवयोनौ वर्तामि भूगुनन्दन । तदाहं देववत् सर्वमाचरामि न संशय:,भृगुनन्दन! जब मैं देवयोनिमें अवतार लेता हूँ, तब देवताओंकी ही भाँति सारे आचार- विचारका पालन करता हूँ, इसमें संशय नहीं है
yadā tv ahaṃ devayonau vartāmi bhṛgunandana | tadāhaṃ devavat sarvam ācarāmi na saṃśayaḥ ||
Hỡi niềm vui của dòng Bhṛgu! Mỗi khi ta đi trong một kiếp sinh thuộc cõi thần, thì ta cư xử trong mọi phương diện như chính các chư thiên—điều ấy không hề nghi ngờ.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Conduct (ācāra) should align with one’s birth, station, and corresponding dharma: when Vāyudeva is in a divine mode of existence, he follows the gods’ standards of behavior fully, emphasizing appropriateness of action to one’s role and nature.
Vāyudeva addresses a Bhṛgu-descendant and explains his own rule of life across embodiments: in a divine birth (devayoni) he lives and acts like the gods, affirming this as certain and consistent.