Shloka 33
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
ततो<थ वरदो देवो ब्रह्मा लोकपितामह: । असृजत् स ततो लोकान् कृत्स्नान् स्थावरजजड्भमान्
tato 'tha varado devo brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | asṛjat sa tato lokān kṛtsnān sthāvarajaṅgamān ||
Alors Brahmā, divinité dispensatrice de dons —aïeul et géniteur des mondes— entreprit l’œuvre de création. De lui surgirent l’ensemble des mondes et des êtres, immobiles comme mobiles, établissant ainsi l’ordre où les créatures agissent, recueillent leurs fruits et poursuivent le dharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames creation as an ordered manifestation brought forth by Brahmā, implying a structured cosmos in which beings—immobile and mobile—have their proper place and can pursue dharma within a divinely established order.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that after the preceding event, Brahmā—described as the boon-giving grandsire of the worlds—creates the totality of realms and beings, encompassing both stationary and moving life.