Adhyaya 46 — Cosmic Dissolution, the Emergence of Brahma, and the Measures of Time (Yugas, Manvantaras, and Brahma’s Day)
अत्पन्नः स जगद्योनिरगुणोऽपि रजोगुणम् ।
भुञ्जन् प्रवर्तते सर्गे ब्रह्मत्वं समुपाश्रितः ॥
atpannaḥ sa jagadyonir aguṇo 'pi rajoguṇam | bhuñjan pravartate sarge brahmatvaṃ samupāśritaḥ ||
بعد أن تَجَلّى، يصير رحمَ العالم/مصدرَه؛ ومع أنه متعالٍ عن الغونات (guṇas)، فإنه يشارك الراجس (rajas) ويمضي في الخلق، متخذًا حالةَ براهما (Brahmā).
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The text reconciles transcendence with cosmic governance: the supreme is “aguṇa” in essence yet can operate through guṇas for worldly processes. This supports devotional theism without denying metaphysical transcendence.
Sarga: it explicitly describes the commencement of creation through rajas and the Brahmā-function.
Rajas symbolizes the projecting power that turns potentiality into structured experience; the ‘assumption of Brahmāhood’ indicates a role-based manifestation rather than an ultimate division in the divine.