Shloka 8

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Devanagari script

अभिषेकं ततः कृत्वा प्रधानमकरोद्विभुः गृहसाम्यं प्रदायाथ ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मर्षिसंयुतः //

Transliteration

abhiṣekaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā pradhānamakarodvibhuḥ gṛhasāmyaṃ pradāyātha brahmā brahmarṣisaṃyutaḥ //

Translation

Then, having performed the consecration (abhiṣeka), the Mighty Lord appointed him as the chief; and thereafter Brahmā—accompanied by the brahmarṣis—bestowed the proper ordering and equal regulation of households.

Word by Word

• अभिषेकम् (abhiṣekam): consecration/ritual anointing

• ततः (tataḥ): then/thereafter

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having done/performed

• प्रधानम् (pradhānam): the chief/prime authority

• अकरोत् (akarot): made/appointed

• विभुः (vibhuḥ): the mighty one/the Lord

• गृह-साम्यम् (gṛha-sāmyam): household order/equal regulation among households

• प्रदाय (pradāya): having granted/bestowed

• अथ (atha): then

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā): Brahmā

• ब्रह्मर्षि-संयुतः (brahmarṣi-saṃyutaḥ): accompanied by brahmarṣis (great seer-sages).

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic account; verse references Brahmā’s actions within the narrative)

Entities Mentioned

• Brahmā
• Brahmarṣis

Tags

• Abhiṣeka
• Rajadharma
• Ritual
• Social Order
• Householder Dharma

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it focuses on post-ritual establishment of authority and orderly social/household regulation under Brahmā and the sages.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

It links legitimate leadership to formal consecration (abhiṣeka) and emphasizes governance that ensures orderly, balanced household life—suggesting that a ruler’s duty includes maintaining equitable social regulation and stability for householders.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it highlights abhiṣeka as the legitimizing rite for installing a chief authority; the phrase gṛhasāmya implies regulated domestic order—relevant to dharmic administration (and indirectly to settlement/household planning) rather than explicit Vāstu rules.