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Shloka 25

Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon

यदा भूय: श्रवणजा सृष्टिरासीन्महात्मन: । ब्रह्मण: पुरुषव्यात्र तत्र कीर्तयत: शूणु,पुरुषसिंह! जब पुनः भगवानके कानोंसे महात्मा ब्रह्माजीकी चौथी बार उत्पत्ति हुई, तब जिस प्रकार इस धर्मका प्रादुर्भाव हुआ था, वह बताता हूँ, सुनो

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

yadā bhūyaḥ śravaṇajā sṛṣṭir āsīn mahātmanaḥ |

brahmaṇaḥ puruṣavyāghra tatra kīrtayataḥ śṛṇu puruṣasiṃha ||

വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—പുരുഷവ്യാഘ്രാ, കേൾക്കുക. വീണ്ടും ശ്രവണജമായ സൃഷ്ടി ഉണ്ടായപ്പോൾ—മഹാത്മാവായ ബ്രഹ്മാവ് നാലാം പ്രാവശ്യം ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചപ്പോൾ—അവസരത്തിൽ ഈ ധർമ്മം എങ്ങനെ പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടുവെന്നത് ഞാൻ വിവരിക്കുന്നു.

यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
Formtemporal adverb
भूयःagain; once more
भूयः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयस्
Formadverb
श्रवणजाborn from the ear
श्रवणजा:
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रवणज
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
सृष्टिःcreation; emanation
सृष्टिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसृष्टि
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
Formimperfect, 3rd person, singular
महात्मनःof the great-souled one
महात्मनः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
ब्रह्मणःof Brahmā
ब्रह्मणः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
पुरुषव्याघ्रO tiger among men
पुरुषव्याघ्र:
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषव्याघ्र
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
तत्रthere; in that context
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
Formlocative adverb
कीर्तयतःof (me) recounting; while recounting
कीर्तयतः:
Sambandha
TypeVerb
Rootकीर्तयत्
Formpresent active participle, masculine, genitive, singular
शृणुhear; listen
शृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formimperative, 2nd person, singular
पुरुषसिंहO lion among men
पुरुषसिंह:
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषसिंह
Formmasculine, vocative, singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
Brahmā

Educational Q&A

Dharma is presented as something that manifests within cosmic cycles and is preserved through listening and transmission; the narrator emphasizes attentive hearing as the gateway to understanding the origin and authority of dharma.

Vaiśampāyana signals a new explanatory section: he will describe how dharma arose at a particular cosmic moment—when Brahmā’s creation, described as ‘born of hearing,’ occurred again (specified here as the fourth time).