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Shloka 21

नारद–असित (देवल) संवादः — भूतप्रभवाप्यय, इन्द्रिय-गुण-विवेक, क्षेत्रज्ञ-तत्त्व

एतानि सह यज्ञेन प्रजापतिरकल्पयत्‌ । तेन प्रजापतिर्देवान्‌ यज्ञेनायजत प्रभु:,भगवान्‌ प्रजापतिने यज्ञके साथ-साथ इन सबकी सृष्टि की। फिर उन प्रजापतिने ही इन यज्ञसामग्रियोंद्वारा देवताओंसे यज्ञका अनुष्ठान कराया

etāni saha yajñena prajāpatir akalpayat | tena prajāpatiḥ devān yajñenāyajata prabhuḥ ||

Kapila erläutert: „Am Anfang gestaltete Prajāpati all dies zusammen mit der Einrichtung des Opfers (yajña). Dann verehrte der erhabene Prajāpati selbst die Götter durch yajña—und zeigte damit, dass kosmische Ordnung und göttliche Verbundenheit durch rechtmäßiges, diszipliniertes Darbringen erhalten werden, nicht durch bloßen Besitz oder Macht.“

एतानिthese (things)
एतानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
यज्ञेनwith/through the sacrifice
यज्ञेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
प्रजापतिःPrajāpati
प्रजापतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अकल्पयत्created/arranged/ordained
अकल्पयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootकल्प्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तेनby that/with that
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
प्रजापतिःPrajāpati
प्रजापतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
यज्ञेनwith/through the sacrifice
यज्ञेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अयजत्worshipped/sacrificed to
अयजत्:
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
प्रभुःthe lord/master
प्रभुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

कपिल उवाच

K
Kapila
P
Prajāpati
D
Devas
Y
Yajña

Educational Q&A

Yajña is presented as foundational to creation and social-cosmic order: even Prajāpati models dharma by sustaining the gods through sacrificial offering, implying that rightful giving and disciplined action uphold the world.

Kapila states that Prajāpati instituted the sacrificial system along with created things, and then Prajāpati himself performed yajña to the gods using those sacrificial means, establishing a paradigm of reciprocal maintenance between beings and the divine.