Shloka 8

Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)

Sanskrit

न ते लोकेषु सज्जन्तो निरपेक्षाः समाहिताः ।

सर्वे तेऽनागतज्ञानाः वीतरागा विमत्सराः ॥

Transliteration

na te lokeṣu sajjanto nirapekṣāḥ samāhitāḥ | sarve te 'nāgata-jñānā vītarāgā vimatsarāḥ ||

Translation

ସେମାନେ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଆସକ୍ତ ହେଲେ ନାହିଁ; ସେମାନେ ନିରପେକ୍ଷ, ସ୍ୱାଧୀନ ଓ ସ୍ଥିରଚିତ୍ତ ଥିଲେ। ସମସ୍ତେ ଭବିଷ୍ୟଜ୍ଞ, ବିରାଗୀ ଓ ଅସୂୟାରହିତ ଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• सज्जन्तः: clinging, attached
• सज्जन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सञ्ज् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• निरपेक्षाः: independent, without expectation
• निरपेक्षाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरपेक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• समाहिताः: composed, concentrated
• समाहिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अनागतज्ञानाः: knowers of the future
• अनागतज्ञानाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनागत + ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अनागतस्य ज्ञानम् यस्य/येषाम्)

• वीतरागाः: free from passion
• वीतरागाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीत + राग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वीतः रागः येषाम्)

• विमत्सराः: free from envy
• विमत्सराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + मत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘वि-’ = अभाव/विपरीतार्थ

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Purāṇic account (cosmogonic narration; not Devi Māhātmya)

Primary Deities

• Brahmā

Key Themes

• Renunciation
• Yoga (samādhi-like composure)
• Cosmology
• Mind-born sages

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse valorizes inner freedom: non-attachment and lack of envy are presented as marks of higher knowledge. It implies that spiritual maturity can precede and even resist social/creative duties.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Sarga: it describes the qualities of the first beings produced in creation and their refusal to participate in further worldly propagation.

What is the esoteric significance?

The Kumāras represent the ‘upward’ current of consciousness (nivṛtti-mārga) that turns away from manifestation; their foreknowledge suggests mastery over time through contemplative insight.