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श्रीनारायण उवाच त्वत्सम्भूता भूतकृतो वरेण्य गोप्तारोड5स्य भुवनस्यादिदेव । आविश्येमां धरणीं ये5भ्यरक्षन् पुरा पुराणीं तव देवसृष्टिम्ू,श्रीनारायण बोले--सर्वश्रेष्ठ आदिदेव! जिन्होंने इस पृथ्वीमें समाकर आपकी पुरातन दिव्य सृष्टिकी रक्षा की थी तथा जो इस विश्वकी भी रक्षा करनेवाले हैं, वे सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंकी सृष्टि करनेवाले प्रजापतिगण भी आपसे ही उत्पन्न हुए हैं
śrī-nārāyaṇa uvāca | tvat-sambhūtā bhūta-kṛto vareṇya goptāro ’sya bhuvanasyādi-deva | āviśyemāṃ dharaṇīṃ ye ’bhyarakṣan purā purāṇīṃ tava deva-sṛṣṭim ||
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: O most excellent Primeval God, from you are born the Prajāpatis, the makers of beings. They are the guardians of this world; entering into this earth, they protected long ago your ancient, divine creation.
श्रीनारायण उवाच
Educational Q&A
All creative and protective powers in the cosmos—especially the Prajāpatis who generate beings and safeguard the world—ultimately arise from the Supreme (Ādi-deva). Therefore, protecting creation is presented as a sacred, divinely grounded responsibility aligned with dharma.
Śrī Nārāyaṇa addresses the Primeval God, praising him as the source of the Prajāpatis and as the foundation of worldly protection. The statement situates worldly guardianship (including the earth’s preservation) within a larger theological frame of divine origin and oversight.