Shloka 23
Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank
ददृशे5द्भुतसंकाशो लोकानापोमयानू प्रभु: । सत्त्वस्थ: परमेष्ठी स ततो भूतगणान् सृजन्
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | dadṛśe 'dbhuta-saṅkāśo lokān āpo-mayān u prabhuḥ | sattva-sthaḥ parameṣṭhī sa tato bhūta-gaṇān sṛjan |
Vaiśaṃpāyana dit : Le Seigneur, rayonnant d’un éclat merveilleux, regarda alentour et vit les mondes entièrement faits d’eau. Alors le Souverain Ordonnateur (Brahmā), établi dans la qualité de sattva — clarté et équilibre — se mit à l’œuvre de la création, faisant naître les multitudes d’êtres.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Creation and right order (dharma) are portrayed as arising from sattva—clarity, balance, and steadiness. The verse suggests that constructive action should proceed from a purified, composed state rather than from turbulence.
Brahmā (Parameṣṭhī), shining with wondrous radiance, surveys existence and perceives the worlds as water-filled. Established in sattva, he then begins the process of creation, producing the various classes of beings.