Shloka 14096
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, Puṣkara-Creation Imagery, Madhu–Kaiṭabha, and Early Genealogies
अग्निश्चक्षू रविर्ज्योतिः सावित्री मित्रमेव च । अमरं शरवृष्टिं च सुकर्षं च महत्तरम्
agniścakṣū ravirjyotiḥ sāvitrī mitrameva ca | amaraṃ śaravṛṣṭiṃ ca sukarṣaṃ ca mahattaram
अग्नि—चक्षु, रवि—ज्योति; तथा सावित्री और मित्र भी; अमर, शरवृष्टि, सुकर्ष और महत्तर—ये भी (उत्पन्न हुए)।
Unspecified (verse appears as part of a catalog/list within the narrative context of Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अग्निश्चक्षू→अग्निः चक्षू; रविर्ज्योतिः→रविः ज्योतिः; मित्रमेव→मित्रम् एव; शरवृष्टिं→शरवृष्टिम्
FAQs
Yes. The structure is a compact enumeration—typical of Purāṇic catalogs—listing deities and exalted epithets (e.g., Agni, Ravi, Sāvitrī, Mitra) alongside grand descriptive terms.
These are prominent Vedic divine powers associated with fire, the sun, illumination, and covenant/friendship—suggesting a Vedic cosmological-theological register within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa’s creation-oriented context.
They function as honorific epithets indicating divine attributes (vision/oversight, radiance/knowledge, deathlessness). In Purāṇic style, such terms may be names, titles, or poetic identifiers depending on the surrounding passage.