Shloka 15
Adhyaya 46 — Cosmic Dissolution, the Emergence of Brahma, and the Measures of Time (Yugas, Manvantaras, and Brahma’s Day)
ततस्तमोगुणोद्रिक्तो रुद्रत्वे चाखिलं जगत् ।
उपसंहृत्य वै शेते त्रैलोक्यं त्रिगुणोऽगुणः ॥
tatas tamoguṇodrikto rudratve cākhilaṃ jagat | upasaṃhṛtya vai śete trailokyaṃ triguṇo 'guṇaḥ ||
Puis, débordant de la qualité de tamas, dans l’état de Rudra il retire l’univers tout entier ; l’ayant réabsorbé, il demeure en repos — les trois mondes retournant en lui — lui qui, dans sa fonction, possède les trois guṇas et pourtant, en essence, est au-delà des guṇas.
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FAQs
Destruction is not evil but a necessary cosmic function returning forms to their source. The ‘triguṇa/aguṇa’ pairing teaches that the divine can operate through nature’s qualities without being limited by them.
Pratisarga (re-absorption and cyclical recreation) is implied through withdrawal and repose after dissolution; it also complements Sarga/Sthiti as the third cosmic function.
Rudra’s tamasic phase can symbolize the inward-drawing power in meditation where appearances collapse back into stillness; ‘resting’ points to the quiescent ground after the dissolution of mental constructs.