Shloka 114

The Jyeṣṭha Full-Moon Vow, the Birth of the Maruts, and the Outline of Secondary Creation

Manvantaras

Devanagari script

स्वेस्वेन्तरे सर्वमिदं समुत्पाद्य चराचरं । कल्पक्षये निवृत्ते तु मुच्यंते ब्रह्मणा सह

Transliteration

svesventare sarvamidaṃ samutpādya carācaraṃ | kalpakṣaye nivṛtte tu mucyaṃte brahmaṇā saha

Translation

Dans chacun de leurs cycles, ayant fait naître tout ceci—le mobile et l’immobile—lorsque survient la dissolution à la fin d’un kalpa, ils sont délivrés avec Brahmā.

Word by Word

• स्वे: in one’s own
• स्वे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying अन्तरे)

• स्वे: in each (respective)
• स्वे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (each in its own)

• अन्तरे: in the interval (manvantara)
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying इदम्)

• इदम्: this (world)
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समुत्पाद्य: having created
• समुत्पाद्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उत् + पद् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (‘having produced/created’)

• चराचरम्: the moving and the unmoving
• चराचरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (‘moving and unmoving’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कल्पक्षये: at the end of the kalpa
• कल्पक्षये: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘at the end of the kalpa’); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• निवृत्ते: when (it) has ceased/ended
• निवृत्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक (particle)

• मुच्यन्ते: are liberated
• मुच्यन्ते: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: ‘are released’)

• ब्रह्मणा: with Brahmā/Brahman
• ब्रह्मणा: Sahakari/Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (postposition ‘with’, governs instrumental)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्वेस्वेन्तरे = स्वे + स्वे + अन्तरे (vowel sandhi: ए + अ → एऽ/ए; written as -ेन्-). सर्वमिदं = सर्वम् + इदम् (m + i sandhi).

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā

FAQs

What does this verse teach about creation and dissolution (kalpa and pralaya)?

It presents a cyclical cosmology: beings (moving and unmoving) arise within recurring cycles, and at the end of a kalpa the manifested order ceases (pralaya), marking a transition described here as release.

Who is liberated “along with Brahmā” according to this verse?

The verse states “they are liberated along with Brahmā,” implying the beings associated with that cycle are released when the kalpa ends; the exact group is clearer in the surrounding verses, but the key point is liberation coinciding with cosmic dissolution.

What philosophical idea is emphasized by “cara-acara” (moving and unmoving)?

It denotes the totality of manifested existence—sentient movers (animals, humans, gods) and stationary forms (plants, mountains, etc.)—highlighting that the entire created cosmos is encompassed within the cycle of creation and dissolution.