Shloka 256
Yoga-kṛtya (योककृत्य) — Vyāsa on Sense-Restraint, Obstacles, and Brahman-Realization
वेदशब्देभ्य एवादौ निर्मिमीते स ईश्वर: । ऋषियोंके नाम, वेदोक्त सृष्टिक्रमके अनुसार रचे हुए सब पदार्थोके नाम, प्राणियोंके अनेकविध रूप तथा उनके कर्मोंका विधान--यह सब कुछ वे ऐश्वर्यशाली प्रजापति सृष्टिके आदिकालमें वेदोक्त शब्दोंके अनुसार ही रचते हैं
vedāśabdebhyā eva ādau nirmimīte sa īśvaraḥ | ṛṣīṇāṁ nāmāni, vedokta-sṛṣṭi-krama-anusāreṇa racitānāṁ sarva-padārthānāṁ nāmāni, prāṇināṁ nānāvidha-rūpāṇi tathā teṣāṁ karmāṇāṁ vidhānam—etat sarvaṁ aiśvaryavān prajāpatiḥ sṛṣṭer ādikāle vedokta-śabdānusāreṇaiva racayati |
Vyāsa said: “In the very beginning, the Lord fashions creation from the words of the Veda. The names of the seers, the names of all things as arranged according to the Vedic order of creation, the many forms of living beings, and the ordinances governing their actions—all this the glorious Prajāpati establishes at the dawn of the world in accordance with Vedic speech.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Creation and moral order are presented as grounded in Vedic śabda: the Lord/Prajāpati establishes names, forms, and the rules governing action in conformity with the Veda, implying that dharma aligns with an objective cosmic structure rather than personal preference.
Vyāsa explains a cosmological principle within Śānti Parva’s instruction: at the beginning of the world, the creator (Prajāpati/Īśvara) organizes beings—assigning names, forms, and karmic ordinances—by following the Veda’s stated order of creation.