Shloka 3
Brahmā’s Yogic Vision of Sadyōjāta in the Śvetalohita Kalpa
Devanagari script
तस्मिंस्तत्परमं ध्यानं ध्यायतो ब्रह्मणस्तदा उत्पन्नस्तु शिखायुक्तः कुमारः श्वेतलोहितः
Transliteration
tasmiṃstatparamaṃ dhyānaṃ dhyāyato brahmaṇastadā utpannastu śikhāyuktaḥ kumāraḥ śvetalohitaḥ
Translation
അപ്പോൾ ബ്രഹ്മാവ് ആ പരമധ്യാനത്തിൽ ലീനനായിരിക്കെ, ശിഖയോടുകൂടിയ കുമാരൻ ‘ശ്വേതലോഹിത’ ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു—ആ ഉന്നത ധ്യാനത്തിന്റെ തത്സമയ ഫലമായി.
Word by Word
तस्मिन् (tasmin)in that (state/occasion)
तस्मिन् (tasmin):
तत्परमम् (tat-paramam)that supreme, directed toward That (the Highest)
तत्परमम् (tat-paramam):
ध्यानम् (dhyānam)meditation, contemplative absorption
ध्यानम् (dhyānam):
ध्यायतः (dhyāyataḥ)of one who is meditating
ध्यायतः (dhyāyataḥ):
ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ)of Brahmā
ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ):
तदा (tadā)then
तदा (tadā):
उत्पन्नः (utpannaḥ)arisen, manifested
उत्पन्नः (utpannaḥ):
तु (tu)indeed
तु (tu):
शिखायुक्तः (śikhā-yuktaḥ)endowed with a śikhā (tuft/crest)
शिखायुक्तः (śikhā-yuktaḥ):
कुमारः (kumāraḥ)youth, divine boy
कुमारः (kumāraḥ):
श्वेतलोहितः (śveta-lohitaḥ)‘white-and-red’ (name/epithet), radiant in pale and ruddy hues
श्वेतलोहितः (śveta-lohitaḥ):
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account; internal event concerning Brahmā)