Shloka 3
Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
ब्रह्मणः सृजतः पूर्वं सत्याभिध्यायिनस्तथा ।
मिथुनानां सहस्रं तु मुखात् सोऽथासृजन् मुने ॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca / brahmaṇaḥ sṛjataḥ pūrvaṃ satyābhidhyāyinas tathā / mithunānāṃ sahasraṃ tu mukhāt so 'thāsṛjan mune
માર્કંડેયે કહ્યું—સૃષ્ટિના આરંભે બ્રહ્માએ પોતાના મુખમાંથી એક હજાર યુગલો ઉત્પન્ન કર્યા; તેઓ સત્યનું ધ્યાન કરનારા (સત્યાભિધ્યાયી) હતા।
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FAQs
Truth (satya) is presented as a primordial orientation of the first group. Ethically, it implies that social and spiritual order begins with integrity of speech and intention—symbolized by ‘mouth-born’ creation.
Sarga: specific modality of creation (emanation from Brahmā’s body) and differentiation by moral-psychological orientation (truthfulness).
Mouth signifies vāṇī/śabda (speech). ‘Truth-intent’ beings arising from the mouth suggests that sattvic order and dharma arise from purified speech and Vedic articulation.