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Shloka 1

दान-धर्म-आश्रमविधानम्

Dana, Dharma, and the Four Āśramas

(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके २ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ४० श्लोक हैं) प्याज बक। डे - यहाँ जो सृष्टिका क्रम बताया गया है

bharadvāja uvāca | prajāvisargaṁ vividhaṁ kathaṁ sa sṛjate prabhuḥ | merumadhye sthito brahmā tad brūhi dvijasattama ||

भरद्वाज ने कहा—हे द्विजश्रेष्ठ! बताइये, प्रभु की यह नाना प्रकार की प्रजासृष्टि कैसे होती है? मेरुपर्वत के मध्यभाग में स्थित ब्रह्मा विविध प्राणियों की सृष्टि किस प्रकार करते हैं?

भरद्वाजःBharadvaja
भरद्वाजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभरद्वाज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
प्रजा-विसर्गम्the emission/creation of creatures
प्रजा-विसर्गम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा-विसर्ग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विविधम्various, manifold
विविधम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सृजतेcreates, produces
सृजते:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
प्रभुःthe Lord, the master
प्रभुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मेरु-मध्येin the middle of Meru
मेरु-मध्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमेरु-मध्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
स्थितःsituated, standing
स्थितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
ब्रह्माBrahmā
ब्रह्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (ब्रह्मा)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्that (matter)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ब्रूहिtell (me)
ब्रूहि:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
द्विज-सत्तमO best of the twice-born
द्विज-सत्तम:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज-सत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

भरद्वाज उवाच

B
Bharadvāja
B
Brahmā
M
Mount Meru
D
Dvijasattama (addressed sage)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames a classical dharmic mode of learning: a sage respectfully asks for an account of cosmic creation (prajā-visarga). It emphasizes disciplined inquiry into first principles—how order and multiplicity arise under a governing intelligence (prabhu/Brahmā).

Bharadvāja opens the chapter by asking a learned Brahmin sage (addressed as dvijasattama) to explain the process by which Brahmā, situated at Mount Meru, generates the diverse creation of beings.