Shloka 14
Dharma-vyādha on Parental Worship
Pitṛ-mātṛ-śuśrūṣā as Paramadaivata
स्वपतस्तस्य देवस्य पद्म सूर्यसमप्रभम् । नाभ्यां विनि:सृतं दिव्यं तत्रोत्पन्न: पितामह:
svapataḥ tasya devasya padma-sūrya-samaprabham | nābhyāṃ viniḥsṛtaṃ divyaṃ tatrotpannaḥ pitāmahaḥ ||
ആ ദേവൻ നിദ്രിച്ചിരിക്കെ, അവന്റെ നാഭിയിൽ നിന്ന് സൂര്യസമപ്രഭയുള്ള ഒരു ദിവ്യപദ്മം ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു; അതിന്മേലാണ് പിതാമഹൻ ബ്രഹ്മാവ് ജനിച്ചത്.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Creation is portrayed as arising from a divine, orderly source—symbolized by the sun-bright lotus—emphasizing that the cosmos is grounded in sacred law and purposeful emergence rather than chaos or mere force.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a cosmogonic scene: while the deity sleeps, a radiant lotus emerges from his navel, and upon it Brahmā (the Grandsire) is born, initiating the process of creation.