Shloka 8

Adhyaya 47 — Brahma’s Awakening and the Ninefold Scheme of Creation

Sanskrit

वेदयज्ञमयं दिव्यं वेदयज्ञमयो विभुः ।

रूपं कृत्वा विवेशाप्सु सर्वगः सर्वसम्भवः ॥

Transliteration

vedayajñamayaṃ divyaṃ vedayajñamayo vibhuḥ /

rūpaṃ kṛtvā viveśāpsu sarvagaḥ sarvasambhavaḥ

Translation

ພຣະເຈົ້າຜູ້ແຜ່ຊອກທົ່ວທຸກສິ່ງ ເປັນຕົ້ນກໍາເນີດແຫ່ງສັດທັງປວງ ຊົງຮັບຮູບທິບທີ່ປະກອບດ້ວຍ ເວດາ ແລະ ຍັດຍະ ແລ້ວເຂົ້າສູ່ນ້ໍາ।

Word by Word

• वेदयज्ञमयम्: made of the Veda-sacrifice
• वेदयज्ञमयम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-यज्ञ-मय (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + यज्ञ + मय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg adjective)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg adjective)

• वेदयज्ञमयः: made of the Veda-sacrifice
• वेदयज्ञमयः: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-यज्ञ-मय (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + यज्ञ + मय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (masc nom sg adjective)

• विभुः: the all-powerful Lord
• विभुः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masc nom sg)

• रूपम्: a form
• रूपम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (neut acc sg)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having done/made’

• विवेश: entered
• विवेश: क्रिया (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अप्सु: into the waters
• अप्सु: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन (fem loc pl)

• सर्वगः: all-pervading
• सर्वगः: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-ग (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (masc nom sg adjective)

• सर्वसम्भवः: source of all
• सर्वसम्भवः: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + सम्भव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (masc nom sg adjective)

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Purana’s cosmological account (not Devi Mahatmyam; not the birds’ dharma-dialogue frame)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (cosmic Lord; Varaha motif implied)

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Sarga
• Pralaya
• Veda-Yajña theology
• Divine immanence

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Creation is grounded in ṛta expressed as Veda and yajña: the Lord is portrayed as ‘Veda-yajña-made,’ indicating that cosmic order and sacred law are not external to the Divine but are His very embodiment.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga/Pratisarga: the Lord’s entry into primordial waters marks the re-initiating phase of creation after dissolution.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Entering the waters’ symbolizes consciousness entering undifferentiated potential (āpas), from which structured worlds emerge; ‘Veda-yajña’ signals that manifestation proceeds through intelligible order and sacrificial reciprocity.