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Shloka 5

Ahaṃkāra as the Second Creation: Brahmā’s Cosmological Instruction (अहंकार-प्राधान्येन सृष्टिवर्णनम्)

अहंकारेणाहरतो गुणानिमान्‌ भूतादिरेवं सृूजते स भूतकृत्‌ वैकारिक: सर्वमिदं विचेष्टते स्वतेजसा रज्जयते जगत्‌ तथा,समस्त भूतोंका आदि और सबको उत्पन्न करनेवाला वह अहंकारका आधारभूत जीवात्मा अहंकारके द्वारा सम्पूर्ण गुणोंकी रचना करता है और उनका उपभोग करता है। यह जो कुछ भी चेष्टाशील जगत्‌ है, वह विकारोंके कारणरूप अहंकारका ही स्वरूप है। वह अहंकार ही अपने तेजसे सारे जगत्‌को रजोमय (भोगोंका इच्छुक) बनाता है

ahaṅkāreṇāharato guṇān imān bhūtādir evaṁ sṛjate sa bhūtakṛt | vaikārikaḥ sarvam idaṁ viceṣṭate svatejasā rajjayate jagat tathā ||

ヴァーユは言った。「自己はアハンカーラ(我性)に依りて、これらのグナを造り、ついでそれらを経験のために我がものとして取り込む。元素をはじめとする衆生の造作者は、このようにして創造を生起させる。まことに、この動き、あがき、努める世界のすべては、変異の原因たる我の原理—アハンカーラ—の姿にほかならない。そしてその自らの力によって、宇宙全体をラジャスに染め、欲望と享楽へと駆り立てるのだ。」

अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
Formcommon, nominative, singular
अहंकारेणby/through ego (ahaṅkāra)
अहंकारेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअहंकार
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
आहरतःtakes/appropriates
आहरतः:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-हृ
Formpresent, third, singular, parasmaipada
गुणान्qualities (guṇas)
गुणान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगुण
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
इमान्these
इमान्:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootइदम्
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
भूतादिःthe origin of beings
भूतादिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूतादि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
सृजतेcreates/produces
सृजते:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
Formpresent, third, singular, ātmanepada
सःhe/that
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
भूतकृत्maker of beings
भूतकृत्:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootभूतकृत्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
वैकारिकःpertaining to modification (vaikārika)
वैकारिकः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवैकारिक
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सर्वम्all
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formneuter, accusative, singular
इदम्this
इदम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
विचेष्टतेacts/moves about
विचेष्टते:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-चेष्ट्
Formpresent, third, singular, ātmanepada
स्वतेजसाby its own brilliance/energy
स्वतेजसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वतेजस्
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
रञ्जयतेcolors/tinges; makes passionate
रञ्जयते:
TypeVerb
Rootरञ्ज्
Formpresent, third, singular, parasmaipada
जगत्the world
जगत्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजगत्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
तथाthus/so; likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyudeva
A
ahaṅkāra
G
guṇas
B
bhūtas
J
jagat
R
rajas

Educational Q&A

The verse explains a Sāṅkhya-style account: the ego-principle (ahaṅkāra) generates and appropriates the guṇas and thereby drives the active world. Ethically, it implies that desire-driven activity (rajas) arises from ego-identification; reducing ego-clinging supports restraint and clearer discernment.

Vāyudeva is speaking in a doctrinal passage, describing how creation and worldly activity proceed through the ego-principle and the guṇas, emphasizing that the restless, desire-oriented character of the world is propelled by rajas arising from ahaṅkāra.