Shloka 18
Yoga-Sleep, Cosmic Dissolution, and the Lotus of Creation
with Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vision
स यज्ञो वेदनिर्दिष्टस्तत्तपः कवयो विदुः । यः कर्त्ता कारको बुद्धिर्यतः क्षेत्रज्ञ एव च
sa yajño vedanirdiṣṭastattapaḥ kavayo viduḥ | yaḥ karttā kārako buddhiryataḥ kṣetrajña eva ca
အဲဒါသည် ဝေဒက ညွှန်ပြထားသော ယဇ్ఞဖြစ်၏။ ကဝိနှင့် ရှိတို့သည် ထိုအရာကို အမှန်တကယ်သော တပဿ (တပ) ဟု သိကြ၏။ အရှင်သည် ကర్తာလည်းဖြစ်၊ လုပ်ဆောင်မှု၏ ကာရက (ကိရိယာ/အကြောင်း) လည်းဖြစ်၊ ဗုဒ္ဓိလည်းဖြစ်၏။ ထို့ပြင် အရှင်ထံမှပင် က్షೇತ್ರज्ञ (ကွင်းကိုသိသူ—သတိရှိသော အာတ္မန်) လည်း ပေါ်ထွန်းလာ၏။
Uncertain (context not provided; likely a narrator/teacher voice within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa dialogue tradition)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vedanirdiṣṭaḥ ← veda + nirdiṣṭaḥ; tattapaḥ ← tat + tapaḥ; buddhir yataḥ ← buddhiḥ + yataḥ (visarga sandhi); kṣetrajñaḥ ← kṣetra + jñaḥ.
FAQs
The verse equates Veda-prescribed sacrifice (yajña) with genuine austerity (tapas), suggesting that disciplined, scripturally guided action is itself a form of spiritual purification.
The verse points to a supreme principle (often read theologically as the Lord) as the underlying agent, the means of action, and the very faculty of understanding—implying divine immanence behind all activity and cognition.
It encourages humility and responsible action: perform duties as sacred offerings, reduce egoistic doership, and recognize a higher ground of consciousness behind one’s capacities and results.