Shloka 26
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
जगत्स्रष्टमना देवो हरिनारायण: स्वयम् | चिन्तयामास पुरुष॑ जगत्सर्गकरं प्रभुम्
jagat-sraṣṭa-manā devo hari-nārāyaṇaḥ svayam | cintayāmāsa puruṣaṁ jagat-sarga-karaṁ prabhum, sākṣāt bhagavān nārāyaṇaḥ |
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Der Gott Hari–Nārāyaṇa selbst, auf die Erschaffung der Welt gerichtet, sann über die höchste Person nach — einen allvermögenden Herrn, der die Emanation des Kosmos unmittelbar hervorzubringen vermag. Die Stelle deutet die Schöpfung nicht als Zufall, sondern als bewussten, souveränen Akt, gegründet in göttlichem Willen und Können.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Creation is presented as a purposeful, conscious act: Nārāyaṇa, as supreme Lord, wills and conceives the agency of cosmic creation, emphasizing divine sovereignty and intentional order rather than randomness.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Hari-Nārāyaṇa, desiring to create the universe, turns His mind toward (contemplates) a supreme Puruṣa—an empowered Lord capable of bringing forth the world’s creation.