Shloka 34
Primordial Creation: From Brahman to the Cosmic Egg
सब्रह्मरूपं विसृजन्महात्मा जगत्समस्तं परिपातुमिच्छन् । रामादिरूपं स तु गृह्य याति बभूव रुद्रो जगदेतदत्तुम्
sabrahmarūpaṃ visṛjanmahātmā jagatsamastaṃ paripātumicchan | rāmādirūpaṃ sa tu gṛhya yāti babhūva rudro jagadetadattum
Mahātman itu, setelah memancarkan rupa Brahmā dan berkehendak melindungi seluruh jagat, lalu mengambil rupa bermula dengan Rāma; dan Dia menjadi Rudra untuk menelan serta melebur dunia ini.
Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (contextual narrator voice within Svargakhaṇḍa).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सब्रह्मरूपम् = स + ब्रह्मरूपम् (सर्वनाम ‘स’ + तत्पुरुष-समासपद)। विसृजन्महात्मा = विसृजन् + महात्मा। जगत्समस्तम् = जगत् + समस्तम् (त् + स् सन्धिः)। परिपातुमिच्छन् = परिपातुम् + इच्छन् (म् + इ सन्धिः)। रामादिरूपम् = राम + आदि + रूपम्। गृह्य = ग्रह् + ल्यप्। जगदेतदत्तुम् = जगत् + एतत् + दातुम् (त् + ए सन्धिः; पदच्छेदे पृथक् कृतम्)।
FAQs
The verse presents a unified divine agency that manifests distinct functional forms—creation (Brahmā), protection through avatāras (Rāma and others), and dissolution (Rudra)—highlighting coordinated cosmic governance.
“Rāmādi” literally means “beginning with Rāma,” and conventionally signals a series—Rāma as a key exemplar among multiple avatāra manifestations associated with protection of dharma.
It frames cosmic change as purposeful: protection and destruction are not random but aligned with sustaining order. Practically, it encourages trust in dharma and acceptance of cycles of formation, preservation, and necessary endings.