Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 46
Secondary Creation Begins: Brahmā’s Productions, the Guṇas, and the Emergence of Orders of Beings
ते तु तज्जगृहू रूपं त्यक्तं यत्परमेष्ठिना । मिथुनीभूय गायन्तस्तमेवोषसि कर्मभि: ॥ ४६ ॥
te tu taj jagṛhū rūpaṁ tyaktaṁ yat parameṣṭhinā mithunī-bhūya gāyantas tam evoṣasi karmabhiḥ
કિમ્પુરુષો અને કિન્નરોએ પરમેષ્ઠી બ્રહ્માએ ત્યાગેલું તે છાયામય સ્વરૂપ ધારણ કર્યું. તેથી તેઓ પત્નીઓসহ દરરોજ પ્રભાતે તેના કર્મોની કથા ગાઈને તેની સ્તુતિ કરે છે.
The time early in the morning, one and a half hours before sunrise, is called brāhma-muhūrta. During this brāhma-muhūrta, spiritual activities are recommended. Spiritual activities performed early in the morning have a greater effect than in any other part of the day.
FAQs
This verse describes beings taking up a discarded form of Brahmā and then manifesting as pairs—male and female—after which they begin their worldly activities, indicating the start of embodied social life.
Parameṣṭhī is a title for Brahmā, the secondary creator empowered by the Supreme Lord to populate the universe.
It highlights how embodied life naturally moves into roles, relationships, and duties; a devotee can spiritualize daily routines—especially the day’s beginning—by aligning work with devotion and dharma.