Shloka 3
लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा
Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama
सर्वं सलिलमेवासीत्पृथिवी यत्र निर्मिता।तत: समभवद्ब्रह्मा स्वयम्भूर्दैवतै: सह।।।।
sarvaṃ salilam evāsīt pṛthivī yatra nirmitā |
tataḥ samabhavad brahmā svayambhūr daivataiḥ saha ||
Am Anfang war alles nur Wasser, aus dem die Erde gebildet wurde; danach trat Brahmā, der Svayambhū, zusammen mit den Göttern in Erscheinung.
At the beginning, all this was water from which the earth was created. Thereafter, the self-existent Brahma along with the gods came into existence.
FAQs
By grounding history in cosmic origins, the text presents dharma as aligned with an ordered creation—truth and right conduct are tied to a structured universe.
The discourse momentarily shifts to primordial origins before proceeding with dynastic history.
Not a personal virtue, but the value of satya (truthful remembering of origins) that supports righteous tradition.