Shloka 43
Indrajit’s Binding, Restoration by Viśalyā, and Counsel Restraining Rāvaṇa (Āraṇyaka Parva 273)
प्रध्यानसमकाल तु प्रजाहेतो: सनातन: । ध्यातमात्रे तु भगवन्नाभ्यां पद्म: समुत्थित:,'तत्पश्चात् प्रजाकी सृष्टिके लिये भगवानने चिन्तन किया। इस चिन्तनके साथ ही भगवान्की नाभिसे सनातन कमल प्रकट हुआ
pradhyānasamakāla tu prajāhetoḥ sanātanaḥ | dhyātamātre tu bhagavannābhyāṃ padmaḥ samutthitaḥ ||
Bhīmasena said: “Then, at the very moment of profound contemplation undertaken for the sake of bringing forth creation, the Eternal One—upon merely thinking—caused a lotus to arise from His navel.” The verse evokes the idea that ordered life and responsibility toward beings begin with inner resolve and purposeful thought, not with impulsive action.
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Creation and right order are portrayed as arising from deliberate, focused contemplation; purposeful inner intention precedes and governs outward manifestation.
Bhīma describes a cosmogonic moment: the Lord, intending creation, enters contemplation, and from His navel a lotus appears—an emblem of the unfolding of the created world.