Shloka 10
दान-धर्म-आश्रमविधानम्
Dana, Dharma, and the Four Āśramas
ततः सलिलमुत्पन्नं तमसीवापरं तम: । तस्माच्च सलिलोत्पीडादुदतिष्ठत मारुत:,“तदनन्तर आकाशसे जलकी उत्पत्ति हुई; मानो अन्धकारमें ही दूसरा अन्धकार प्रकट हुआ हो। उस जलप्रवाहसे वायुका उत्थान हुआ
tataḥ salilam utpannaṃ tamasīvāparaṃ tamaḥ | tasmāc ca salilotpīḍād udatīṣṭhat mārutaḥ |
ثم وُجد الماء—كأن ظلمةً ثانيةً قد انبثقت في قلب الظلمة نفسها. ومن ضغط تلك الكتلة المائية واندفاعها نشأ الريح (فايو).
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a cosmological sequence in which elements emerge from prior conditions: from an undifferentiated darkness arises water, and from the dynamic pressure of water arises wind. It frames creation as an ordered unfolding from subtle/obscure states to manifest forces.
Bharadvāja is describing the early stages of creation: first the appearance of water in a state likened to deep darkness, and then the arising of wind (māruta) from the agitation/pressure within that watery mass.