Shloka 153

Cosmic Time, Cycles of Creation and Dissolution, and the Varāha Uplift of Earth

Devanagari script

येषां चकालसृष्टोसौ पपाबिंदुर्महामते । मर्यादां स्थापयामास यथास्थानं यथागुणम्

Transliteration

yeṣāṃ cakālasṛṣṭosau papābiṃdurmahāmate | maryādāṃ sthāpayāmāsa yathāsthānaṃ yathāguṇam

Translation

ໂອ ຜູ້ມີປັນຍາຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ສຳລັບສັດທັງຫຼາຍທີ່ພຣະອົງສ້າງຂຶ້ນຕາມກາລະ ພຣະປຣະຊາປະຕິຜູ້ນ່າບູຊາໄດ້ສະຖາປະນາຂອບເຂດແລະລະບຽບໄວ້—ຕາມສະຖານະ ແລະ ຕາມຄຸນລັກສະນະຂອງແຕ່ລະຕົນ.

Word by Word

• येषाम्: of whom/whose
• येषाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक/स्त्री (सर्वनाम), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कालसृष्टः: created by Time
• कालसृष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + सृष्ट (कृदन्त) [सृज् (धातु)]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘created by Time’)

• असौ: that one/he
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पपाबिन्दुः: Papābindu (name/epithet)
• पपाबिन्दुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पप (प्रातिपदिक) + बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘sinful drop/spot’; proper-name-like epithet)

• महामते: O great-minded one
• महामते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘great-minded’)

• मर्यादाम्: boundary/limit/standard
• मर्यादाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्यादा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्थापयामास: established/set up
• स्थापयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative) स्थापय + आमास (लिट्-सहायक)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/periphrastic), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• यथास्थानम्: according to proper place
• यथास्थानम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास, अव्यय (adverb): ‘according to place/in proper place’

• यथागुणम्: according to (their) qualities
• यथागुणम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास, अव्यय (adverb): ‘according to qualities’

Speaker

Narrator (dialogue-context not explicitly specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: च+कालसृष्टः→चकालसृष्टः; सृष्टः+असौ→सृष्टोसौ; बिन्दुः+महामते→बिन्दुर्महामते; यथा+स्थानम्→यथास्थानम्; यथा+गुणम्→यथागुणम्.

FAQs

What is the central teaching of this verse in the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa?

It states that creation is not random: the creator establishes maryādā—limits, roles, and order—aligned with each being’s proper place (sthāna) and inherent qualities (guṇa).

How should “yathāsthānaṃ yathāguṇam” be understood philosophically?

It indicates a dharmic principle of fit and proportion: duties, capacities, and functions correspond to one’s nature (guṇa) and position within the larger cosmic arrangement (sthāna).

What ethical lesson does “maryādāṃ sthāpayāmāsa” suggest?

Ethically, it emphasizes respecting rightful limits and appropriate conduct—order and harmony arise when actions align with one’s nature and rightful context rather than transgressing boundaries.