Shloka 3
Brahmā’s Creation: The Kumāras, Rudra, the Prajāpatis, and the Manifestation of Vedic Sound
दृष्ट्वा पापीयसीं सृष्टिं नात्मानं बह्वमन्यत । भगवद्ध्यानपूतेन मनसान्यां ततोऽसृजत् ॥ ३ ॥
dṛṣṭvā pāpīyasīṁ sṛṣṭiṁ nātmānaṁ bahv amanyata bhagavad-dhyāna-pūtena manasānyāṁ tato ’sṛjat
ព្រះព្រហ្មា ឃើញសೃષ્ટិដែលបំភាន់បែបនេះជាកិច្ចការបាប មិនមានសេចក្តីរីករាយច្រើនក្នុងសកម្មភាពរបស់ព្រះអង្គទេ។ ព្រះអង្គបានបរិសុទ្ធចិត្តដោយធ្វើសមាធិលើព្រះភគវាន ហើយបន្ទាប់មកចាប់ផ្តើមសೃષ્ટិមួយទៀត។
Although he created the different influences of nescience, Lord Brahmā was not satisfied in performing such a thankless task, but he had to do it because most of the conditioned souls wanted it to be so. Lord Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā (15.15) that He is present in everyone’s heart and is helping everyone to either remember of forget. The question may be raised why the Lord, who is all-merciful, helps one to remember and another to forget. Actually, His mercy is not exhibited in partiality towards one and enmity towards another. The living entity, as part and parcel of the Lord, is partially independent because he partially possesses all the qualities of the Lord. Anyone who has some independence may sometimes misuse it due to ignorance. When the living entity prefers to misuse his independence and glide down towards nescience, the all-merciful Lord first of all tries to protect him from the trap, but when the living entity persists in gliding down to hell, the Lord helps him to forget his real position. The Lord helps the falling living entity glide down to the lowest point, just to give him the chance to see if he is happy by misusing his independence.
FAQs
This verse shows that when Brahmā saw irreligious tendencies in his progeny, he turned to meditation on Bhagavān to purify his mind and then generated a better, dharmic creation.
Because he observed that the prior creation was becoming 'pāpīyasī' (inclined toward sin/irreligion), he felt dissatisfied and, after meditating on the Lord, proceeded to create differently.
When outcomes become unhealthy or unethical, pause and realign through steady remembrance/meditation on the Divine, then act again from a purified, values-based mind.