Shloka 17

Devanagari script

ततो देवो विशुद्धात्मा विमानेन चतुर्मुख: । पद्मयोनिर्जगत्स्रष्टा दर्शयामास राघवम्‌,इसी समय विशुद्ध अन्तःकरणवाले कमलयोनि जगत्स्रष्टा चतुर्मुख ब्रह्माजीने विमानद्वारा वहाँ आकर श्रीरामचन्द्रजीको दर्शन दिया

Transliteration

tato devo viśuddhātmā vimānena caturmukhaḥ | padmayonir jagatsraṣṭā darśayāmāsa rāghavam ||

Translation

Then the god Brahmā—pure in essence, four-faced, lotus-born, and the creator of the worlds—arrived there in his celestial chariot and granted his appearance to Rāghava (Śrī Rāma).

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

देवःthe god (Brahmā)

विशुद्धात्माof pure self/heart

विमानेनby/with a celestial chariot

चतुर्मुखःfour-faced

पद्मयोनिःlotus-born (Brahmā)

जगत्स्रष्टाcreator of the world

दर्शयामासshowed, caused to be seen; appeared to

राघवम्Rāghava (Rāma)

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Brahmā

Vimāna

Rāghava (Rāma)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that when one stands aligned with dharma, higher wisdom and support may manifest as guidance—here symbolized by Brahmā’s darśana—reinforcing righteous action and the stability of cosmic order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Brahmā, described by his classic epithets (four-faced, lotus-born, creator), arrives in a vimāna and grants his appearance to Rāma, marking a significant moment of divine acknowledgment and counsel.