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Shloka 276

Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon

सृज प्रजा: पुत्र सर्वा मुखत: पादतस्तथा । कहा जाता है

sṛja prajāḥ putra sarvā mukhataḥ pādataś tathā |

Dijo Vaiśaṃpāyana: «Crea a todos los seres, hijo mío, desde tu boca y asimismo desde tus pies.» En la narración que lo rodea, Nārāyaṇa, Señor del universo, hace surgir a Brahmā y le ordena engendrar la totalidad de las criaturas a partir de diversos miembros, señalando una creación ordenada y deliberada.

सृजcreate
सृज:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
Formलोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम, एकवचन
प्रजाःcreatures, subjects
प्रजाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
पुत्रO son
पुत्र:
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
मुखतःfrom the mouth
मुखतः:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमुख
Formतसिल्-प्रत्यय (ablatival adverb)
पादतःfrom the feet
पादतः:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपाद
Formतसिल्-प्रत्यय (ablatival adverb)
तथाlikewise, also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
B
Brahmā
N
Nārāyaṇa

Educational Q&A

Creation is presented as intentional and structured: the Lord directs Brahmā to generate all beings from different limbs, implying a cosmos where diversity of roles and forms arises from a single divine source and is meant to function in harmony under dharma.

Vaiśaṃpāyana reports a command addressed to Brahmā—called “son”—to create all creatures from the mouth and also from the feet; in the broader passage, Nārāyaṇa is the supreme deity who manifests Brahmā and commissions him to undertake the work of creation.