Shloka 10
Vasiṣṭha–Karāla-Janaka Saṃvāda: Aśuddha-Sevana, Guṇa-Dr̥ṣṭi, and Sāṃkhya–Yoga Ekārthatā
Mahābhārata 12.293
स्वयम्भूरसृजच्चाग्रे धातारं लोकसत्कृतम् । धातासूृजत् पुत्रमेक॑ लोकानां धारणे रतम्,ईश्वरने सबसे पहले लोकपूजित ब्रह्माको उत्पन्न किया। ब्रह्माने एक पुत्र (पर्जन्य)-को जन्म दिया, जो सम्पूर्ण लोकोंको धारण करनेमें तत्पर है
svayambhūr asṛjac cāgre dhātāraṁ lokasatkṛtam | dhātā sṛjat putram ekaṁ lokānāṁ dhāraṇe ratam ||
आदिमध्ये स्वयम्भू परमेश्वराने सर्व लोकांनी पूजिलेला धाता (ब्रह्मा) उत्पन्न केला. धात्याने एक पुत्र उत्पन्न केला, जो सर्व लोकांचे धारण-पोषण करण्यात तत्पर आहे.
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cosmic stability is presented as a deliberate, purposeful function of creation: the Self-born brings forth Brahmā, and Brahmā generates an agent devoted to sustaining the worlds. The ethical implication is that upholding (dhāraṇa) and maintenance of order is as fundamental as origination—dharma is rooted in sustaining responsibility.
Parāśara outlines a creation sequence: first the Self-born (Svayambhū) creates Dhātṛ (Brahmā), revered by all worlds; then Brahmā creates a single son whose defining role is to support and maintain the worlds, emphasizing the establishment of cosmic administration and continuity.