Shloka 36

Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā

Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties

Devanagari script

भित्त्वा तु पृथिवीं यानि जायन्ते कालपर्ययात्‌

Transliteration

bhittvā tu pṛthivīṃ yāni jāyante kālaparyayāt

Translation

“Makhluk yang, dalam putaran waktu, muncul dengan memecah bumi…”

Word by Word

• भित्त्वा: having split / having broken (through)
• भित्त्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद्
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), कर्तरि

• तु: but / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• यानि: which (things) / those which
• यानि: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• जायन्ते: are born / arise
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, Third, Plural, कर्तरि (intransitive)

• कालपर्ययात्: from the change/turn of time; due to time’s cycle
• कालपर्ययात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालपर्यय
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• pṛthivī (earth)
• kāla (time)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse points to kāla (time) as a governing force in the arising of life: beings emerge according to the cycles and transformations of time, suggesting a worldview where birth and manifestation follow cosmic order rather than mere chance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is speaking and begins a description of beings that emerge from the earth as time turns—introducing or supporting a broader explanation about natural processes, cyclical change, and the ordered unfolding of events.