Adhyaya 73 — The Uttama Manvantara: Classes of Devas, Indra Sushanti, and the Royal Lineage
वशवर्तिनः पञ्चमेऽपि देवास्तत्र गणॆ द्विज ।
यथाख्यातस्वरूपास्तु सर्व एव महामुने ॥
vaśavartinaḥ pañcame 'pi devās tatra gaṇe dvija / yathākhyātasvarūpās tu sarva eva mahāmune
在第五类中亦然,噢二次生者(婆罗门),诸神名为“自在行者”(Vaśavartins)。他们全体,噢大圣者,确实具足与其名号与传述相称的本性。
The repeated stress that beings match their declared nature encourages a dharmic ideal: one’s name, role, and conduct should be congruent—integrity as alignment of word and being.
Manvantara: continuing the catalogue of divine groups in the Auttama Manvantara.
‘Vaśavartin’ can be contemplated as mastery over impulses. In inner terms, divine order manifests when powers are ‘under control’ and function according to their true designation.