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Shloka 72

Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank

ततः परिवृतो ब्रह्मा हरिणा वेदसत्कृत: । निर्ममे स तदा लोकान्‌ कृत्स्नान्‌ स्थावरजड्रमान्‌,तत्पश्चात्‌ वेदसे सम्मानित और भगवानसे सुरक्षित होकर ब्रह्माजीने समस्त चराचर जगत्‌की सृष्टि की

tataḥ parivṛto brahmā hariṇā vedasatkṛtaḥ | nirmame sa tadā lokān kṛtsnān sthāvarajaṅgamān |

Then Brahmā, surrounded and protected by Hari and duly honored by the Vedas, proceeded to create all the worlds in their entirety—both the immovable and the moving orders of beings.

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
Formअव्यय
परिवृतःsurrounded, encompassed
परिवृतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरि√वृ (वृञ् वरणे) / वृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: परिवृत)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
ब्रह्माBrahmā
ब्रह्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
हरिणाby Hari (Viṣṇu)
हरिणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
वेदVeda
वेद:
TypeNoun
Rootवेद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
सत्कृतःhonored, duly revered
सत्कृतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्√कृ (कृञ् करणे) / कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: सत्कृत)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
निर्ममेcreated, fashioned
निर्ममे:
TypeVerb
Rootनिर्√मा (मा॒ङ् निर्माणे/माने) (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सः) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
तदाat that time
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
Formअव्यय
लोकान्worlds
लोकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
कृत्स्नान्entire, all
कृत्स्नान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत्स्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
स्थावरimmobile (beings)
स्थावर:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थावर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
जङ्गमान्moving (beings)
जङ्गमान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootजङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

वैशग्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
B
Brahmā
H
Hari (Viṣṇu)
V
Vedas
L
Lokas (worlds)
S
Sthāvara (immobile beings)
J
Jaṅgama (mobile beings)

Educational Q&A

Creation and governance of the cosmos are portrayed as grounded in dharma: Brahmā acts under Hari’s protection and in accordance with Vedic sanction, suggesting that rightful action is aligned with higher order and authoritative wisdom rather than mere individual will.

Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that Brahmā, attended by Hari and honored by the Vedas, begins the comprehensive creation of the worlds, bringing forth both immovable and movable beings.