Shloka 35
Adhyaya 45 — Jaimini’s Cosmological Questions and the Opening of Markandeya’s Account of Primary Creation
प्रलयस्यानु तेनेदं व्याप्तमासीदशेषतः ।
गुणसाम्यात्ततस्तस्मात् क्षेत्रज्ञाधिष्ठितान्मुने ॥
pralayasyānu tenedaṃ vyāptam āsīd aśeṣataḥ | guṇasāmyāt tatas tasmāt kṣetrajñādhiṣṭhitān mune ||
Sesudah pralaya (peleburan), seluruh alam semesta ini sepenuhnya meresap dan diliputi oleh prinsip yang tak termanifest (avyakta) itu. Lalu, wahai resi, di bawah kehadiran pemimpin Kṣetrajña (Sang Pengenal Medan), dari keseimbangan guṇa-guṇa, proses penciptaan berlangsung.
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FAQs
The verse frames creation as beginning when latent nature (with guṇas in equilibrium) is ‘activated’ under the witnessing/presiding consciousness (kṣetrajña). Ethically, it underlines that change arises from conditions; the seer (awareness) is distinct from the changing field.
Primarily Sarga (primary creation) stated against the backdrop of Pralaya (dissolution), describing the pre-creation condition and the trigger for emanation.
Guṇa-equilibrium symbolizes undifferentiated potential; the ‘presiding’ kṣetrajña points to consciousness as the illuminator/condition for manifestation, echoing Sāṅkhya-Yoga metaphysics.