Shloka 28
Adhyaya 48 — The Emanation of Beings from Brahma: Night, Day, Twilight, and the Orders of Creation
Sanskrit
एवं पश्वोषधीः सृष्ट्वा ह्ययजच्चाध्वरे विभुः ।
तस्मादादौ तु कल्पस्य त्रेतायुगमुखे तदा ॥
Transliteration
evaṃ paśvoṣadhīḥ sṛṣṭvā hy ayajac cādhvare vibhuḥ | tasmād ādau tu kalpasya tretāyugamukhe tadā ||
Translation
Así, habiendo creado a los animales y las plantas medicinales, el Señor realizó el sacrificio conforme al rito. Por ello, al comienzo del kalpa—en la misma apertura del Tretā-yuga—se instituyó este orden sacrificial.
Speakers
Narratorial cosmology within Markandeya Purana’s discourse frame (exact speaker depends on edition’s framing dialogue)
Primary Deities
Brahmā (as ritual initiator/creator)
Key ThemesCosmologySargaYajñaYuga chronologyRitual origins