Shloka 16
Adhyaya 46 — Cosmic Dissolution, the Emergence of Brahma, and the Measures of Time (Yugas, Manvantaras, and Brahma’s Day)
यथा प्राग्व्यापकः क्षेत्री पालको लावकस्तथा ।
यथा स सञ्ज्ञामायाति ब्रह्मविष्ण्वीशकारिणीम् ॥
yathā prāgvyāpakaḥ kṣetrī pālako lāvakastathā | yathā sa saṃjñām āyāti brahmaviṣṇvīśakāriṇīm ||
যেনেকৈ ক্ষেত্ৰজ্ঞ (আত্মতত্ত্ব) পূৰ্বৰে পৰা সৰ্বব্যাপী, তেনেকৈ তেওঁৱেই পালনকৰ্তা আৰু সংহাৰকৰ্তাও; সেয়ে তেওঁ ব্ৰহ্মা, বিষ্ণু আৰু ঈশ—এই কাৰ্যসম্পাদক নাম ধাৰণ কৰে।
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FAQs
Names like Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Īśa indicate functions rather than separate ultimate principles; this encourages theological unity while acknowledging diverse modes of worship.
Sarga/Sthiti/Pratisarga are summarized via functional titles (creator–protector–dissolver), serving as a doctrinal bridge across the creation cycle.
The ‘kṣetrin’ language points inward: the same consciousness appears as projection, maintenance, and withdrawal of experience—mirroring waking, continuity, and deep rest.