Shloka 40
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
तमत्तुकाममाहेदं ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः ।
सर्वब्रह्ममयः शुद्धः कारणं जगतोऽव्ययः ॥
tam attukāmam āhedaṃ brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | sarvabrahmamayaḥ śuddhaḥ kāraṇaṃ jagato 'vyayaḥ ||
भक्षणास उत्सुक असलेल्या त्याला ब्रह्मा—लोकांचा पितामह—म्हणाला. तो सर्वथा ब्रह्ममय, शुद्ध, अव्यय आणि विश्वाचा अविनाशी कारणभूत आहे.
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FAQs
Even when a destructive force is ‘created,’ it remains subject to higher discernment and restraint. The verse grounds ethical governance in metaphysical purity: the cosmic ruler acts from a standpoint of śuddhi (clarity), not rage.
Touches Sarga in the sense of creator-function and causal principle; used here mainly for ethical instruction (niyama of harmful forces).
Brahmā as ‘sarvabrahmamaya’ indicates that true authority over tamas arises from alignment with the imperishable ground (Brahman). Psychologically: clarity can speak to compulsion and redirect it.