Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 27
Brahmā’s Creation: The Kumāras, Rudra, the Prajāpatis, and the Manifestation of Vedic Sound
छायाया: कर्दमो जज्ञे देवहूत्या: पति: प्रभु: । मनसो देहतश्चेदं जज्ञे विश्वकृतो जगत् ॥ २७ ॥
chāyāyāḥ kardamo jajñe devahūtyāḥ patiḥ prabhuḥ manaso dehataś cedaṁ jajñe viśva-kṛto jagat
Der Weise Kardama, mächtiger Herr und Gemahl der großen Devahūti, manifestierte sich aus Brahmās Schatten. So wurde dieses ganze Weltall entweder aus Brahmās Körper oder aus seinem Geist hervorgebracht, dem Schöpfer des Kosmos.
Although one of the three modes of material nature is always prominent, they are never represented unalloyed by one another. Even in the most prominent existence of the two lower qualities, the modes of passion and ignorance, there is sometimes a tinge of the mode of goodness. Therefore all the sons generated from the body or the mind of Brahmā were in the modes of passion and ignorance, but some of them, like Kardama, were born in the mode of goodness. Nārada was born in the transcendental state of Brahmā.
FAQs
This verse states that Kardama Muni was born from Brahmā’s shadow and later became the husband of Devahūti.
Because Kardama’s role in the Bhagavatam is closely tied to Devahūti—through their marriage and the subsequent spiritual lineage that unfolds from it.
The verse reminds readers that the universe and its relationships arise from a higher order, encouraging humility and a God-centered view of life’s origins and purpose.