Shloka 4
Adhyaya 50 — The Pitris
यदास्य ताः प्रजाः सर्वा न व्यवर्धन्त धीमतः ।
अथान्यान्मानसān् पुत्रān् सदृशān् आत्मनोऽसृजत् ॥
yadāsya tāḥ prajāḥ sarvā na vyavardhanta dhīmataḥ | athānyān mānasān putrān sadṛśān ātmano ’sṛjat ||
فلما لم تتكاثر جميع تلك المخلوقات الصادرة عن ذلك الحكيم، خلق عندئذٍ أبناءً آخرين مولودين من الذهن، مشابهين له.
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FAQs
Creation proceeds in stages: when an initial mode does not yield continuity, the creator adapts—implying ordered experimentation within cosmic law rather than chaos.
Sarga: this is a continuation of the primary creation narrative, explaining a subsequent generation of mind-born progenitors.
The ‘sons resembling himself’ suggests that cosmic intelligences (ṛṣis/progenitors) mirror the creator’s qualities, acting as delegated agents of further manifestation.