Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ततो ध्यात्वा च भगवान्‌ ब्रह्मा तममितौजसम्‌ | अयं श्रेष्ठ इति ज्ञात्वा ववन्दे तमुमापतिम्‌

Transliteration

tato dhyātvā ca bhagavān brahmā tam amitaujasam | ayaṁ śreṣṭha iti jñātvā vavande tam umāpatim |

Translation

Alors le vénérable Brahmā, après s’être recueilli en méditation, reconnut ce Seigneur à l’éclat sans mesure. Sachant : « Celui-ci est le plus haut », il s’inclina avec révérence devant l’époux d’Umā (Śiva).

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भगवान्: the venerable one, the Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अमितौजसम्: of immeasurable vigor/energy
• अमितौजसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित-ओजस्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रेष्ठः: the best, supreme
• श्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• ज्ञात्वा: having known/understood
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• ववन्दे: he bowed to / he worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), Ātmanepada, Third, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उमापतिम्: Umāpati (Lord of Umā; Śiva)
• उमापतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा-पति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva (speaker)
• Brahmā
• Umāpati (Śiva)
• Umā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True discernment arises from dhyāna (contemplation), and when the highest reality is recognized, the fitting ethical response is humility and reverent devotion rather than pride or rivalry.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva recounts that Brahmā meditates, identifies the immeasurably radiant Umāpati (Śiva) as the श्रेष्ठ (highest), and then offers him homage.