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 ||
毗多摩诃(梵天)说道:“诸天啊!此神身躯广大、威力无比;祂已诛灭诸达那婆之王,如今正向此而来。祂是大瑜伽行者,是一切众生之内在自性,是令万有显现并得安立者——此即毗湿奴。”
पितामह उवाच
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.