Shloka 10

Sāṅkhya of Creation and Annihilation

Sarga–Nirodha-viveka

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्नहं समभवमण्डे सलिलसंस्थितौ । मम नाभ्यामभूत् पद्मं विश्वाख्यं तत्र चात्मभूः ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

tasminn ahaṁ samabhavam aṇḍe salila-saṁsthitau mama nābhyām abhūt padmaṁ viśvākhyaṁ tatra cātma-bhūḥ

Translation

အကြောင်းရေ (causal water) ပေါ်တွင် မျောနေသော စကြဝဠာဥအတွင်း၌ ကျွန်ုပ်ကိုယ်တိုင် ပေါ်ထွန်းလာသည်။ ကျွန်ုပ်၏ နာဗီမှ စကြဝဠာကြာပန်း ပေါ်ထွန်း၍ ထိုနေရာတွင် ကိုယ်တိုင်ပေါ်ပေါက်သော ဘြဟ္မာ (စွယံဘူ) မွေးဖွားသည်။

Synonyms

• तस्मिन्: in that (egg)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• समभवम्: I became/appeared
• समभवम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+भू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• अण्डे: in the egg
• अण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• सलिलसंस्थितौ: situated in water
• सलिलसंस्थितौ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सलिल (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थित (सम्+स्था धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय कृदन्त)
• Form: Tatpurusha compound (सलिले संस्थितः/स्थितः), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग); agrees with अण्डे; PPP (क्त) sense ‘situated’

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• नाभ्याम्: from (my) navel
• नाभ्याम्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन) (form identical with Instr. sg.); here: source ‘from the navel’

• अभूत्: arose, came to be
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• पद्मम्: a lotus
• पद्मम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• विश्वाख्यम्: called ‘Viśva’
• विश्वाख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (आ+ख्या धातु, क्त/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययाधारित विशेषण)
• Form: Tatpurusha compound (विश्वम् आख्यं यस्य/‘named world’), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifier of पद्मम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (स्थानवाचक-अव्यय)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable conjunction (समुच्चय)

• आत्मभूः: the self-born (Brahmā)
• आत्मभूः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + भू (धातु)
• Form: Tatpurusha compound (आत्मना भूः/स्वयम्भूः), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Purport

The Supreme Lord here describes His appearance in His transcendental pastime form of Śrī Nārāyaṇa. Lord Nārāyaṇa enters within the universe but does not give up His purely transcendental body of knowledge and bliss. Lord Brahmā, however, born from the Lord’s navel lotus, has a material body. Although Lord Brahmā is the most powerful mystic, his body, which pervades all material existence, is material, whereas the body of the Supreme Lord Hari, Nārāyaṇa, is always transcendental.

Characters & Entities

• Sri Krishna
• Brahma

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Brahma being born from the lotus?

This verse states that the Lord manifests within the cosmic egg upon the waters, and from His navel a lotus arises; on that lotus appears Brahmā, called ātmabhū (self-born).

Why did Krishna describe the cosmic egg and lotus-born Brahma to Uddhava?

In His teachings to Uddhava, Krishna explains creation to establish that the universe and its creator (Brahmā) arise from the Supreme Lord, grounding knowledge and devotion in the Lord’s ultimate supremacy.

How can this teaching be applied in modern life?

It trains one to see all origins, intelligence, and creativity as dependent on the Supreme—encouraging humility, gratitude, and devotional remembrance rather than pride in one’s own power.