Shloka 17

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त: स तैविंप्रैर्भगवॉललोकभावन: । तेभ्य: शशंस धर्मात्मा याथातथ्येन बुद्धिमान्‌,लोकोंकी सृष्टि करनेवाले धर्मात्मा बुद्धिमान भगवान्‌ ब्रह्माजी उन ऋषियोंकी यह बात सुनकर उनसे उनके प्रश्नोंका यथार्थ रूपसे उत्तर देने लगे

Transliteration

evam uktaḥ sa tair viprair bhagavān lokabhāvanaḥ | tebhyaḥ śaśaṃsa dharmātmā yāthātathyena buddhimān ||

Translation

ಆ ಋಷಿಗಳು ಹೀಗೆ ಕೇಳಿದಾಗ, ಲೋಕಗಳನ್ನು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಿ ಪೋಷಿಸುವ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮನೂ ಜ್ಞಾನಿಯೂ ಆದ ಭಗವಾನ್ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನು ಅವರ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ, ಯಥಾರ್ಥಾನುಸಾರವಾಗಿ ಅವರ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಸತ್ಯ ಉತ್ತರಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಳತೊಡಗಿದನು.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been addressed/said to

सःhe

तैःby them

विप्रैःby the brahmins/sages

भगवान्the Blessed Lord

लोकभावनःcreator/sustainer of the worlds

तेभ्यःto them

शशंसhe declared/told

धर्मात्माrighteous-souled

याथातथ्येनwith exact truth/as it really is

बुद्धिमान्wise

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

विप्र (ऋषि/ब्राह्मण sages)

ब

ब्रह्मा (implied by lokabhāvanaḥ; creator of worlds)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A teacher worthy of trust answers inquiries in a manner aligned with reality (yāthātathya), grounded in dharma and guided by discernment—truthful instruction is presented as an ethical duty of the wise.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of sages address the divine world-sustainer (Brahmā). After hearing them, he begins to respond, explaining matters to them with accurate, reality-based answers.