Shloka 25
Brahmā’s Creation: The Kumāras, Rudra, the Prajāpatis, and the Manifestation of Vedic Sound
धर्म: स्तनाद्दक्षिणतो यत्र नारायण: स्वयम् । अधर्म पृष्ठतो यस्मान्मृत्युर्लोकभयङ्कर: ॥ २५ ॥
dharmaḥ stanād dakṣiṇato yatra nārāyaṇaḥ svayam adharmaḥ pṛṣṭhato yasmān mṛtyur loka-bhayaṅkaraḥ
ធម៌បានបង្ហាញចេញពីទ្រូងខាងស្តាំរបស់ព្រះព្រហ្ម ដែលទីនោះព្រះនារាយណ៍ ព្រះអម្ចាស់ដ៏អធិឧត្តម ប្រទានអាសនៈដោយព្រះអង្គឯង។ អធម៌កើតចេញពីខ្នងរបស់ទ្រង់ ហើយពីទីនោះមរណភាពដ៏គួរភ័យខ្លាចសម្រាប់សត្វលោកកើតមាន។
That religion was manifested from the place where the Personality of Godhead is personally situated is very significant because religion means devotional service to the Personality of Godhead, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā as well as the Bhāgavatam. In Bhagavad-gītā the last instruction is to give up all other engagements in the name of religion and take shelter of the Personality of Godhead. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam also confirms that the highest perfection of religion is that which leads to the devotional service of the Lord, unmotivated and unhampered by material impediments. Religion in its perfect form is the devotional service of the Lord, and irreligion is just the opposite. The heart is the most important part of the body, whereas the back is the most neglected part. When one is attacked by an enemy one is apt to endure attacks from the back and protect himself carefully from all attacks on the chest. All types of irreligion spring from the back of Brahmā, whereas real religion, the devotional service of the Lord, is generated from the chest, the seat of Nārāyaṇa. Anything which does not lead to the devotional service of the Lord is irreligion, and anything which leads to the devotional service of the Lord is called religion.
FAQs
This verse states that Dharma manifests from the right side of the chest (associated with the Lord’s presence as Nārāyaṇa), while Adharma manifests from the back, indicating opposite orientation to divine order.
The verse explains that Death arises from Adharma, showing that deviation from righteousness leads to fear, bondage, and the destructive consequences that terrify worldly life.
Align daily choices with truthfulness, compassion, and devotion to the Lord—since Dharma is grounded in Nārāyaṇa—while avoiding habits that cultivate Adharma, which brings fear and inner decline.