Shloka 77

Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon

Devanagari script

पश्यत्येनं जायमान ब्रह्मा लोकपितामह:

Transliteration

paśyaty enaṃ jāyamānaṃ brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Brahmā, l’aïeul et le géniteur des mondes, le voit au moment même où il naît — signe que l’événement est observé et consacré par la plus haute autorité cosmique.

Word by Word

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (दृश्-अर्थे)
• Form: लट् (Present), 3rd, Singular, परस्मैपद

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जायमानम्: being born
• जायमानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जायमान (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय, वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; विशेष-नाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोकपितामहः: the grandsire of the worlds
• लोकपितामहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Brahmā
• lokapitāmaha (epithet of Brahmā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that significant births or manifestations are not merely private events but occur within a moral-cosmic framework: the creator himself is portrayed as witnessing them, implying legitimacy, purpose, and alignment with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that at the moment of this figure’s birth, Brahmā—the world-progenitor—looks on, elevating the scene and signaling that the birth has broader cosmic significance.