Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 44
Brahmā’s Creation: The Kumāras, Rudra, the Prajāpatis, and the Manifestation of Vedic Sound
आन्वीक्षिकी त्रयी वार्ता दण्डनीतिस्तथैव च । एवं व्याहृतयश्वासन् प्रणवो ह्यस्य दहृत: ॥ ४४ ॥
ānvīkṣikī trayī vārtā daṇḍa-nītis tathaiva ca evaṁ vyāhṛtayaś cāsan praṇavo hy asya dahrataḥ
आन्वीक्षिकी (तर्कविद्या), त्रयी (वेदविद्या), वार्ता आणि दण्डनीती—हे सर्व प्रकट झाले; तसेच भूः, भुवः, स्वः या व्याहृती; आणि प्रणव ओंकार ब्रह्माच्या हृदयातून प्रकट झाला।
FAQs
This verse states that the praṇava (oṁ) was manifested—drawn forth—from Brahmā, indicating oṁ as a primordial Vedic sound revealed at the dawn of creation.
The verse presents a complete Vedic civilization: spiritual revelation (trayī) supported by inquiry (ānvīkṣikī), righteous livelihood (vārtā), and dharmic governance (daṇḍa-nīti), all arising in the cosmic order connected with Brahmā.
Live honestly through productive work (vārtā) and support fair rules and accountability (daṇḍa-nīti), aligning personal ethics and social order with dharma rather than exploitation.