Shloka 17
अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः
Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic
प्राप्ते प्रजाविसग्े वै सप्तमे पद्मसम्भवे । नारायणो महायोगी शुभाशुभविवर्जित:
prāpte prajāvisarge vai saptame padmasambhave | nārāyaṇo mahāyogī śubhāśubhavivarjitaḥ ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Cuando llegó el tiempo de la creación de los seres—en la séptima manifestación del Nacido del Loto (Brahmā)—Nārāyaṇa, el gran yogui, libre de lo auspicioso y lo inauspicioso (mérito y demérito), hizo surgir primero a Brahmā del loto de su ombligo. Cuando Brahmā apareció, el Señor le habló a continuación.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Nārāyaṇa as transcending moral dualities (śubha/āśubha) and as the primordial source of creation, implying that the supreme reality stands beyond merit and demerit while still initiating cosmic order.
At the onset of a creation cycle, Nārāyaṇa manifests Brahmā (the Lotus-born) from the navel-lotus; once Brahmā appears, Nārāyaṇa begins to instruct him, setting the stage for the subsequent account.