Shloka 27

Yoga-kṛtya (योककृत्य) — Vyāsa on Sense-Restraint, Obstacles, and Brahman-Realization

Devanagari script

शर्वर्यन्ते सुजातानामन्येभ्यो विदधात्यज: । वेदोंमें ऋषियोंके नाम तो हैं ही

Transliteration

śarvary-ante sujātānām anyebhyo vidadhāty ajaḥ | nāmabheda-tapaḥ-karma-yajñākhyā loka-siddhayaḥ ||

Translation

ସୃଷ୍ଟିରେ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ସୁଜାତ ପଦାର୍ଥ ଓ ପ୍ରାଣୀମାନଙ୍କର ନାମ ବେଦରେ ନିହିତ। ଅଜନ୍ମା ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ନିଜ ରାତ୍ରିର ଶେଷରେ—ନୂତନ ସୃଷ୍ଟିର ପ୍ରଭାତକାଳରେ—ନିଜେ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିଥିବା ସମସ୍ତ ବସ୍ତୁ ଓ ସତ୍ତାଙ୍କୁ ଅନ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ନାମ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଧାରଣ କରନ୍ତି। ପରେ ଲୋକବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା ସୁଚାଳିତ ହେବା ପାଇଁ ନାମ ଓ ବର୍ଗୀକରଣ, ବର୍ଣ୍ଣ-ଆଶ୍ରମ ଭେଦ, ତପର ଅନୁଶାସନ, ଆଚାର ଓ ନିତ୍ୟକର୍ମ, ଏବଂ ଯଜ୍ଞମାନଙ୍କର ନାମନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ସ୍ଥାପନ କରନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• शर्वरि-अन्ते: at the end of the night
• शर्वरि-अन्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्वरी-अन्त
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सु-जातानाम्: of the well-born / well-produced (beings/things)
• सु-जातानाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुजात
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• अन्येभ्यः: to others
• अन्येभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Dative, Plural

• विदधाति: assigns / apportions / ordains
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु: धा)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अजः: the Unborn (Brahmā)
• अजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Brahmā (Aja, the Unborn)
• Vedas (implied by context of naming and classifications)
• Ṛṣis (implied by context of Vedic names)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Order in the world depends on meaningful naming and recognized distinctions. By assigning names and instituting disciplines (tapas), duties (karma), and sacrificial forms (yajña), Brahmā establishes a framework through which beings can understand one another and act according to dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa describes the moment after the cosmic night ends and a new creation begins: Brahmā designates names for created beings and then sets up the conventional structures—classifications and religious-ethical practices—by which society and ritual life become intelligible and functional.