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Shloka 33

Brahmā’s Curse, Four Births, and the Dharma of Shared Embodiment

Draupadī/Kṛṣṇā

Devanagari script

वेदिमध्यात्समुद्भूता तस्मात्सायोनिजा स्मृता / कृष्णवर्णा यतस्तस्मात्सा कृष्णा भूतले स्मृता

Transliteration

vedimadhyātsamudbhūtā tasmātsāyonijā smṛtā / kṛṣṇavarṇā yatastasmātsā kṛṣṇā bhūtale smṛtā

Translation

Da sie aus der Mitte der vedi, des Opferaltars, hervorging, wird sie daher als „Sāyonijā“ (aus Quelle/Mutterschoß Geborene) erinnert. Und weil ihr Teint dunkel ist, ist sie auf Erden als „Kṛṣṇā“ (die Dunkle) bekannt.

Word by Word
वेदी-मध्यात्from the middle of the altar
वेदी-मध्यात्:
Apadana (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootवेदी (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/ablative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेद्याः मध्यः)
समुद्भूताarisen
समुद्भूता:
Karta-anvaya (कर्तृसम्बन्धः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-उद्-भू (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (क्त/भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘arisen/produced’
तस्मात्therefore/from that
तस्मात्:
Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
साshe
सा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
अयोनिजाnot womb-born
अयोनिजा:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ (उपसर्ग/निषेध) + योनिज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-समासार्थक-विशेषण (a-yonija = not womb-born)
स्मृताis said
स्मृता:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (क्त, कर्मणि/पैसिव-भाव), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘is said/remembered’
कृष्ण-वर्णाblack-colored
कृष्ण-वर्णा:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कृष्णः वर्णः यस्याः)
यतःbecause
यतः:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (सम्बन्ध/कारणार्थक ‘because/for which reason’)
तस्मात्therefore
तस्मात्:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
साshe
सा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
कृष्णाKṛṣṇā (the black one)
कृष्णा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष्य-नाम
भूतलेon the earth
भूतले:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootभूतल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/locative), एकवचन
स्मृताis called
स्मृता:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (क्त, कर्मणि), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘is said/remembered’
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Yajña-space generates dharmic outcomes; names encode origin and qualities, preserving sacred memory.

Vedantic Theme: Ritual (karma-kāṇḍa) as a field of causality within māyā; qualities (guṇa/varṇa) are attributes of prakṛti, not the Self.

Application: Treat ritual commitments and vows with seriousness; recognize how environments and actions shape identity narratives.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual arena

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.17 (Sāyonijā/Kṛṣṇā epithets)

Characters & Entities
V
Vedi (sacrificial altar)
K
Kṛṣṇā (epithet/name)
S
Sāyonijā (designation)

FAQs

The verse uses the vedi as an origin-point to explain a sacred designation, showing how ritual space is treated as a meaningful source for naming and symbolism.

It gives an etymological rationale: ‘Sāyonijā’ because she is said to have arisen from the altar’s center (a source/womb), and ‘Kṛṣṇā’ because she is described as dark in color.

It encourages reading sacred names with attention to context—ritual, symbolism, and descriptive meaning—rather than treating epithets as random labels.

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