Shloka 117
Invocations, Definition and Authority of Purāṇa, Pulastya–Bhīṣma Frame, and the Creation–Dissolution Schema
प्रबुद्धश्च पुनः सृष्टिं प्रकरोति च रूपधृक् । सृष्टिस्थित्यंतकरणाद्ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मकः
prabuddhaśca punaḥ sṛṣṭiṃ prakaroti ca rūpadhṛk | sṛṣṭisthityaṃtakaraṇādbrahmaviṣṇuśivātmakaḥ
Dan ketika Ia terjaga kembali, Tuhan Pemangku rupa menata ciptaan baru; sebab Dialah pelaku penciptaan, pemeliharaan, dan peleburan, maka hakikat-Nya adalah Brahmā, Viṣṇu, dan Śiva.
Unspecified narrator (context not provided for dialogue attribution)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रबुद्धश्च → प्रबुद्धः च; सृष्टिस्थित्यंतकरणाद् → सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकरणात् (ablative -āt); ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मकः is a multi-member compound adjective.
FAQs
It presents a unifying view: the single supreme, form-assuming Lord performs creation, preservation, and dissolution, and is therefore described as having the nature of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva (the Trimūrti functions).
The verse points to a single divine principle that assumes forms as needed for cosmic functions; without more surrounding verses, it is safest to understand it generically as the supreme Lord who manifests as the Trimūrti.
It encourages reverence toward the divine across different names and functions, emphasizing unity behind diverse manifestations and reducing sectarian antagonism.