Shloka 4636
अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)
प्रजार्थ वरयामास नीललोहितसंज्ञितम् | पूर्वकालमें प्रजापतिने नाना प्रकारके स्तोत्रोंद्वारा इन्हीं नीललोहित नामवाले भगवान्की आराधना करके प्रजाकी सृष्टिके लिये वर प्राप्त किया था
prajārthaṃ varayāmāsa nīlalohitasaṃjñitam | pūrvakāle prajāpatiḥ nānāprakārakaiḥ stotraiḥ etam eva nīlalohitanāmānaṃ bhagavantaṃ samārādhya prajā-sṛṣṭaye varaṃ prāptavān iti |
Vāyu berkata: “Demi penciptaan makhluk, pada zaman dahulu Prajāpati memohon anugerah kepada Tuhan yang dikenal sebagai Nīlalohita. Dengan memuja-Nya melalui kidung pujian yang beraneka ragam, Prajāpati memperoleh dari Nīlalohita itu sendiri anugerah yang diperlukan untuk melahirkan keturunan dan mencipta makhluk.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a cosmic creator like Prajāpati acts within dharma: he seeks the capacity to create life through reverent worship and rightful request, implying that power and responsibility should be grounded in devotion, humility, and alignment with cosmic order.
Vāyu recounts an earlier episode: Prajāpati, desiring to generate beings, worshipped the deity called Nīlalohita with many hymns and received a boon enabling the creation of progeny.