Shloka 1

दान-धर्म-आश्रमविधानम्

Dana, Dharma, and the Four Āśramas

Devanagari script

(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके २ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ४० श्लोक हैं) प्याज बक। डे - यहाँ जो सृष्टिका क्रम बताया गया है

Transliteration

bharadvāja uvāca | prajāvisargaṁ vividhaṁ kathaṁ sa sṛjate prabhuḥ | merumadhye sthito brahmā tad brūhi dvijasattama ||

Translation

ଭରଦ୍ୱାଜ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ପ୍ରଭୁ କିପରି ନାନାପ୍ରକାର ପ୍ରଜାସୃଷ୍ଟି କରନ୍ତି, ତାହା କହନ୍ତୁ। ମେରୁର ମଧ୍ୟଭାଗରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ବିଭିନ୍ନ ଜୀବସୃଷ୍ଟି କିପରି କରନ୍ତି?

Word by Word

• भरद्वाजः: Bharadvaja
• भरद्वाजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• प्रजा-विसर्गम्: the emission/creation of creatures
• प्रजा-विसर्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा-विसर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विविधम्: various, manifold
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कथम्: how?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सृजते: creates, produces
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• प्रभुः: the Lord, the master
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मेरु-मध्ये: in the middle of Meru
• मेरु-मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु-मध्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• स्थितः: situated, standing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (ब्रह्मा)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that (matter)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• द्विज-सत्तम: O best of the twice-born
• द्विज-सत्तम: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-सत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• Brahmā
• Mount Meru
• Dvijasattama (addressed sage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames a classical dharmic mode of learning: a sage respectfully asks for an account of cosmic creation (prajā-visarga). It emphasizes disciplined inquiry into first principles—how order and multiplicity arise under a governing intelligence (prabhu/Brahmā).

What is happening in the narrative?

Bharadvāja opens the chapter by asking a learned Brahmin sage (addressed as dvijasattama) to explain the process by which Brahmā, situated at Mount Meru, generates the diverse creation of beings.