Shloka 9

Adhyaya 47 — Brahma’s Awakening and the Ninefold Scheme of Creation

Sanskrit

समुद्धृत्य च पातालान्मुमोच सलिले भुवम् ।

जनलोकस्थितैः सिद्धैश्चिन्त्यमानो जगत्पतिः ॥

Transliteration

samuddhṛtya ca pātālān mumoca salile bhuvam /

janalokasthitaiḥ siddhaiś cintyamāno jagatpatiḥ

Translation

Having lifted the Earth up from the nether regions, the Lord of the world released her upon the waters, while the Siddhas abiding in Janaloka contemplated Him.

Word by Word

• समुद्धृत्य: having raised up
• समुद्धृत्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having lifted up’

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पातालात्: from the netherworld
• पातालात्: अपादान (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन (neut abl sg)

• मुमोच: released
• मुमोच: क्रिया (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सलिले: in the water
• सलिले: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सलिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (neut loc sg)

• भुवम्: the earth
• भुवम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक; ‘earth’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (fem acc sg)

• जनलोकस्थितैः: by those situated in Janaloka
• जनलोकस्थितैः: कर्ता (Agent in passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जनलोक-स्थित (प्रातिपदिक; जनलोक + स्थित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; विशेषण (masc instr pl adjective)

• सिद्धैः: by the Siddhas
• सिद्धैः: कर्ता (Agent in passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन (masc instr pl)

• चिन्त्यमानः: being contemplated
• चिन्त्यमानः: विशेषण (Predicate participle/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle/शानच् in passive sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘being thought of/meditated upon’

• जगत्पतिः: the Lord of the world
• जगत्पतिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-पति (प्रातिपदिक; जगत् + पति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masc nom sg)

Speakers

• Narrative voice within cosmological account

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (as rescuer of Earth; Varaha theme)
• Siddhas

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Pratisarga
• Varaha motif
• Lokas
• Meditation on the Lord

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Restoration (uddhāra) is a divine act: even when the world sinks into chaos (pātāla imagery), it can be re-established; the Siddhas’ contemplation underscores that higher beings recognize and align with this sustaining principle.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Pratisarga: retrieval and re-placement of Earth is a hallmark of re-creation following pralaya.

What is the esoteric significance?

Earth ‘released upon the waters’ suggests stabilization of gross reality upon subtle undifferentiated substratum; Janaloka-Siddhas symbolize purified awareness witnessing cosmic restoration.