Shloka 14

अध्याय २५६ — श्रद्धा, अहिंसा, स्पर्धा-त्यागः

Tūlādhāra–Jājali: Faith, Non-harm, and Renunciation of Rivalry

Devanagari script

ततोअग्निमुपसंगृहर भगवॉल्लोकपूजित: । प्रवृत्ति च निवृत्ति च कल्पयामास वै प्रभु:,तब लोकपूजित भगवान्‌ ब्रह्माने उस अग्निका उपसंहार करके प्रजाके लिये जन्म और मृत्युकी व्यवस्था की

Transliteration

tato 'gnim upasaṅgṛhya bhagavān lokapūjitaḥ | pravṛttiṁ ca nivṛttiṁ ca kalpayāmāsa vai prabhuḥ ||

Translation

Darauf zog der erhabene Herr, von den Welten verehrt, jenes Feuer zurück und setzte als souveräner Ordner für die Lebewesen die zweifache Ordnung ein: den Weg der weltlichen Tat und den Pfad des Rückzugs—und so wurde der Rahmen von Geburt und Tod begründet.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• अग्निम्: fire (Agni)
• अग्निम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपसंगृह्य: having withdrawn/collected (having brought to an end)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-सम्-ग्रह्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोकपूजितः: worshipped by the world
• लोकपूजितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक-पूजित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रवृत्तिम्: activity; worldly engagement (birth/coming forth)
• प्रवृत्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवृत्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• निवृत्तिम्: cessation; withdrawal (death/return)
• निवृत्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवृत्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कल्पयामास: he arranged/ordained
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप् (कल्पयति)
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic Perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• प्रभुः: the Lord, the master
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Bhagavān (the Lord)
• Agni (fire)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is presented as a twofold framework: pravṛtti (responsible engagement in action and social duty) and nivṛtti (withdrawal/renunciation aimed at liberation). Both are divinely instituted as legitimate paths, shaping ethical choice within the cycle of birth and death.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes a cosmic act: the Lord withdraws the previously manifested fire and then ordains the two orientations of life—engagement and renunciation—thereby establishing the conditions under which beings live, act, and undergo birth and death.