Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative
धरण्युवाच । विस्तरेण ममाचक्ष्व आदिसर्गं सुरेश्वर । ब्रह्मा नारायणाख्योऽयं कल्पादौ चाभवद् यथा ॥ २.१९ ॥
dharaṇyuvāca | vistareṇa mamācakṣva ādisargaṃ sureśvara | brahmā nārāyaṇākhyo 'yaṃ kalpādau cābhavad yathā || 2.19 ||
ધરણી બોલી—હે સુરેશ્વર, મને આદિસર્ગનું વિસ્તારે વર્ણન કર; કલ્પના આરંભે આ બ્રહ્મા ‘નારાયણ’ નામે કેવી રીતે પ્રસિદ્ધ થયો?
Dharāṇī (Pṛthivī / Earth)
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic dialogic frame—Earth as inquirer and a divine instructor as respondent—used to introduce cosmogonic material (ādisarga) and kalpa-based cyclical time.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is oriented toward cosmological origins rather than sacred geography.
The verse primarily sets an epistemic and philosophical aim—seeking a detailed account of origins—rather than issuing a direct ethical injunction.
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