Adhyaya 48 — The Emanation of Beings from Brahma: Night, Day, Twilight, and the Orders of Creation
ततो देवासुरान् पितॄन् मानुषांश्च चतुष्टयम् ।
सिसृक्षुरम्भांस्येतानि स्वमात्मानमयूयुजत् ॥
tato devāsurān pitṝn mānuṣāṃś ca catuṣṭayam |
sisṛkṣur ambhāṃsy etāni svam ātmānam ayūyujat ||
ତାପରେ ପ୍ରଜାପତି ଦେବ, ଅସୁର, ପିତୃ ଓ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ—ଏହି ଚାରି ବର୍ଗକୁ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରି—ନିଜ ଆତ୍ମାକୁ ସେହି କର୍ମରେ ନିଯୁକ୍ତ କଲେ।
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The cosmos is portrayed as arising from deliberate, purposive agency (Prajāpati’s resolve), not mere accident—supporting a teleological view of order (ṛta/dharma).
Sarga: the narrative specifies the intended differentiation into four key classes of beings.
‘Yoking the self’ hints that creation is a self-modification of the creator principle: multiplicity emerges through self-engagement rather than from an external material.