Shloka 13

Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā

Indraloka-gamana

Devanagari script

यस्मिन ब्रह्मसदश्चैव भूतात्मा चावतिष्ठते । प्रजापति: सृजन्‌ सर्व यत्‌ किज्चिज्जड्र्मागमम्‌,“इसीपर ब्रह्माजीकी सभा है, जहाँ समस्त प्राणियोंके आत्मा ब्रह्मा स्थावर-जंगम समस्त प्राणियोंकी सृष्टि करते हुए नित्य निवास करते हैं

Transliteration

yasmin brahmasadaś caiva bhūtātmā cāvatiṣṭhate | prajāpatiḥ sṛjan sarvaṃ yat kiñcij jaṅgamāgamam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “In that realm stands Brahmā’s own assembly-hall, where the Lord of creatures—Brahmā, the inner Self of all beings—abides continually, bringing forth all that exists, both moving and unmoving.”

Word by Word

यस्मिन्in which

ब्रह्मसदःthe assembly of Brahmā

चand

एवindeed/just

भूतात्माthe soul of beings (Brahmā)

चand

अवतिष्ठतेabides/dwells

प्रजापतिःPrajāpati (the Lord of creatures)

सृजन्creating

सर्वम्all (everything)

यत्whatever/that which

किञ्चित्anything (at all)

जङ्गमम्moving (creatures)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Brahmā

Prajāpati

Brahmā’s assembly (Brahmasabhā)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes