Shloka 13
Yoga-kṛtya (योककृत्य) — Vyāsa on Sense-Restraint, Obstacles, and Brahman-Realization
सर्वभूतान्युपादाय तपसश्नलरणाय हि । आदिकर्ता स भूतानां तमेवाहु: प्रजापतिम्
sarvabhūtāny upādāya tapasas tvaṇāya hi | ādikartā sa bhūtānāṁ tam evāhuḥ prajāpatiṁ ||
Vyāsa berkata: Demi tapa dan daya usaha penciptaan, Baginda menghimpunkan segala makhluk (dalam unsur halusnya) lalu menjadi pencipta asal segala makhluk. Maka para resi menamakan Baginda “Prajāpati”, Tuhan yang melahirkan serta menata tertib segala yang bernyawa.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Creation and governance of beings is grounded in tapas—disciplined, purposeful power. The title ‘Prajāpati’ signifies not mere authority but the responsibility of originating and sustaining life through ordered, ascetic-intentional force.
Vyāsa identifies the primordial creator as one who ‘takes up’ all beings (their subtle constituents) and, through tapas, becomes the first maker; hence sages designate him Prajāpati, the lord associated with generating and organizing creatures.