Shloka 14
Brahmā’s Creation: The Kumāras, Rudra, the Prajāpatis, and the Manifestation of Vedic Sound
गृहाणैतानि नामानि स्थानानि च सयोषण: । एभि: सृज प्रजा बह्वी: प्रजानामसि यत्पति: ॥ १४ ॥
gṛhāṇaitāni nāmāni sthānāni ca sa-yoṣaṇaḥ ebhiḥ sṛja prajā bahvīḥ prajānām asi yat patiḥ
Mon enfant, reçois ces noms et ces demeures avec tes épouses. Puisque tu es désormais l’un des maîtres des êtres vivants, engendre et multiplie les créatures en grand nombre.
Brahmā, as the father of Rudra, selected the wives of his son, his living places, and his names as well. It is natural that one should accept the wife selected by one’s father, just as a son accepts the name given by the father or as he accepts the property offered by the father. That is the general course in increasing the population of the world. On the other hand, the Kumāras did not accept the offering of their father because they were elevated far beyond the business of generating a great number of sons. As the son can refuse the order of the father for higher purposes, so the father can refuse to maintain his sons in increasing population because of higher purposes.
FAQs
In this verse, Brahmā authorizes Rudra to accept designated names and abodes (with consorts) and to generate many kinds of living beings, indicating Rudra’s delegated role in populating the universe.
Because cosmic creation proceeds through ordered functions and jurisdictions; Brahmā assigns Rudra specific identities and domains so Rudra can carry out progeny-creation as a responsible lord of beings.
It highlights dharma through delegated responsibility: accept one’s role and resources with humility, and use them to serve and nurture others rather than act without direction or purpose.