Shloka 10
Vasiṣṭha–Karāla-Janaka Saṃvāda: Aśuddha-Sevana, Guṇa-Dr̥ṣṭi, and Sāṃkhya–Yoga Ekārthatā
Mahābhārata 12.293
स्वयम्भूरसृजच्चाग्रे धातारं लोकसत्कृतम् । धातासूृजत् पुत्रमेक॑ लोकानां धारणे रतम्
svayambhūr asṛjac cāgre dhātāraṁ lokasatkṛtam | dhātā sṛjat putram ekaṁ lokānāṁ dhāraṇe ratam ||
Dijo Parāśara: Al principio, el Señor Autoengendrado hizo surgir a Dhātṛ (Brahmā), honrado por todos los mundos. Dhātṛ engendró luego a un único hijo, entregado a sostener todos los mundos—cuya misión misma es preservar el orden cósmico.
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cosmic stability is presented as a deliberate, purposeful function of creation: the Self-born brings forth Brahmā, and Brahmā generates an agent devoted to sustaining the worlds. The ethical implication is that upholding (dhāraṇa) and maintenance of order is as fundamental as origination—dharma is rooted in sustaining responsibility.
Parāśara outlines a creation sequence: first the Self-born (Svayambhū) creates Dhātṛ (Brahmā), revered by all worlds; then Brahmā creates a single son whose defining role is to support and maintain the worlds, emphasizing the establishment of cosmic administration and continuity.