Shloka 88
Rudra’s Removal of Brahmahatyā; Kapālamocana and Avimukta Māhātmya; Origins of Nara and Karṇa
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सत्वे रजो न दृश्येत न सत्वं रजसि क्वचित् । सत्वस्थो भगवान्ब्रह्मा कथमुद्रेकमादधात्
satve rajo na dṛśyeta na satvaṃ rajasi kvacit | satvastho bhagavānbrahmā kathamudrekamādadhāt
ក្នុងសត្តវៈ មិនឃើញរាជសៈឡើយ ហើយក្នុងរាជសៈ ក៏មិនមានសត្តវៈដែរ។ បើព្រះព្រហ្មាអ្នកមានព្រះភាគ ស្ថិតនៅក្នុងសត្តវៈ តើហេតុអ្វីបានជាព្រះអង្គអាចទទួលការកើនឡើងនៃរាជសៈ?
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context-dependent within Adhyaya 14)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: dṛśyeta is optative passive; satvastho → satva-sthaḥ; bhagavānbrahmā → bhagavān brahmā; udrekamādadhāt → udrekam ādadhāt.
FAQs
It raises the problem of how Brahmā—described as established in sattva (clarity and equilibrium)—could manifest rajas (activity and agitation), which is typically associated with motion and creative impulse.
No. This verse is primarily metaphysical, focusing on the interaction (or separation) of the guṇas—sattva and rajas—rather than places or pilgrimage traditions.
It encourages discernment about inner qualities: clarity (sattva) and restlessness (rajas) tend to produce different outcomes, so one should examine how agitation arises even when one aims to remain in clarity and steadiness.