Shloka 48

अध्याय १९० — वामदेव-वाम्य-वृत्तान्तः

The Vāmadeva Horses Episode and the Ethics of Promise

Devanagari script

ततो विबुद्धे तस्मिंस्तु सर्वलोकपितामहे । एकीभूतो हि स्रक्ष्यामि शरीराणि द्विजोत्तम,द्विजश्रेष्ठ! सर्वलोकपितामह ब्रह्माके जागनेपर मैं उनसे एकीभूत हो समस्त शरीरोंकी सृष्टि करूँगा

Transliteration

tato vibuddhe tasmiṁstu sarvalokapitāmahe | ekībhūto hi srakṣyāmi śarīrāṇi dvijottama ||

Translation

Then, when that Grandfather of all the worlds (Brahmā) awakens, O best of twice-born ones, I shall become one with him and bring forth the creation of embodied beings—producing the various bodies for all creatures. The verse frames creation as an ordered, purposeful act that proceeds in harmony with the cosmic progenitor, emphasizing unity with the source and the regulated rhythm of manifestation.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

विबुद्धेwhen (he) has awakened

तस्मिन्in him / in that (one)

तुbut, indeed

सर्वलोकपितामहेin the grandsire of all worlds (Brahmā)

एकीभूतःhaving become one (united)

हिindeed, for

स्रक्ष्यामिI shall create

शरीराणिbodies

द्विजोत्तमO best of the twice-born

Speaker

देव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Brahmā (Sarvalokapitāmaha)

Dvijottama (addressed brāhmaṇa interlocutor)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Creation is portrayed as a regulated cosmic process: when Brahmā awakens, the speaker unites with him and then produces embodied forms. The ethical implication is that manifestation is not random but aligned with a higher order and source-unity.

What is happening in the narrative?

A divine speaker explains the moment of cosmic renewal: upon Brahmā’s awakening, the speaker becomes one with the cosmic grandsire and proceeds to create the bodies of beings, indicating the commencement of a new phase of creation.