Shloka 35
सत्य–अनृत, प्रकाश–तमस्, स्वर्ग–नरक विवेचनम्
Truth and Untruth as Light and Darkness; Svarga and Naraka as Ethical Consequences
ततः पुष्करत: सृष्ट: सर्वज्ञो मूर्तिमान् प्रभु: ब्रह्मा धर्ममय: पूर्व: प्रजापतिरनुत्तम:,तदनन्तर पूर्वोक्त कमलसे सर्वज्ञ, मूर्तिमानू, प्रभाव-शाली, परम उत्तम तथा प्रथम प्रजापति धर्ममय ब्रह्माका प्रादुर्भाव हुआ
tataḥ puṣkarataḥ sṛṣṭaḥ sarvajño mūrtimān prabhuḥ | brahmā dharmamayaḥ pūrvaḥ prajāpatir anuttamaḥ ||
Then, from the lotus there came forth the Lord—omniscient and embodied—Brahmā, the first and unsurpassed Prajāpati, whose very nature is Dharma. The passage emphasizes that the origin of creation is grounded in righteous order, with Brahmā arising as the primordial upholder of dharma.
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
Creation is presented as arising from and being governed by dharma: Brahmā, the primordial progenitor, is described as dharmamaya—embodying righteous order—implying that ethical and cosmic order are foundational to the world’s origin and governance.
Bharadvāja describes the manifestation of Brahmā: from the lotus (puṣkara) emerges the omniscient, embodied Lord Brahmā, identified as the first and unsurpassed Prajāpati, establishing the beginning of progeny and ordered creation.