Shloka 7
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
सङ्कल्पञ्चैव धर्मञ्च पूर्वेषामपि पूर्वजम् ।
सनन्दनादयो ये च पूर्वं सृष्टाः स्वयम्भुवा ॥
saṅkalpaṃ caiva dharmaṃ ca pūrveṣām api pūrvajam | sanandanādayo ye ca pūrvaṃ sṛṣṭāḥ svayaṃbhuvā ||
Brahmā itu melahirkan Saṅkalpa dan Dharma—bahkan leluhur para purba; dan juga menampakkan Sanandana serta yang lain, yang dahulu telah diciptakan oleh Svayambhū (Yang Lahir Sendiri).
FAQs
Creation is framed not only as material production but as the arising of governing principles—saṅkalpa (intent) and dharma (order). The presence of the Kumāras highlights the ideal of dispassionate wisdom preceding worldly engagement.
Primarily Sarga (primary creation), with seeds of Vaṃśa (lineages) through the mention of primordial progenitors and mind-born sages.
Saṅkalpa symbolizes the subtle impulse that initiates manifestation; dharma symbolizes the harmonizing law that prevents creation from collapsing into chaos—together implying that cosmos is sustained by intention disciplined by order.