Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative
स दृष्ट्वा नारदं व्योम्नि ज्वलद्भास्करतेजसम् । अभ्युत्थानेन राजेन्द्र उत्तस्थौ हर्षितस्तदा ॥ २.५५ ॥
sa dṛṣṭvā nāradaṃ vyomni jvalad-bhāskara-tejasam | abhyutthānena rājendra uttasthau harṣitas tadā || 2.55 ||
天空にあって、燃え輝く太陽の光明のごとき威光を放つナーラダを見て、王—ああ諸王の最勝者よ—はそのとき歓喜しつつ、敬礼のため直ちに起ち上がった。
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative device: the arrival of an authoritative sage (here, Nārada) that signals a transition into instruction or revelation, framed through courtly etiquette and respectful reception.
No specific terrestrial location is named in this verse; the setting is described generally as “vyomni” (in the sky).
The verse foregrounds cultural etiquette and humility: honoring a learned visitor through “abhyutthāna” (rising to greet), presented as a marker of proper conduct.
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