Shloka 24
Brahmā’s Creation: The Kumāras, Rudra, the Prajāpatis, and the Manifestation of Vedic Sound
पुलहो नाभितो जज्ञे पुलस्त्य: कर्णयोऋर्षि: । अङ्गिरा मुखतोऽक्ष्णोऽत्रिर्मरीचिर्मनसोऽभवत् ॥ २४ ॥
pulaho nābhito jajñe pulastyaḥ karṇayor ṛṣiḥ aṅgirā mukhato ’kṣṇo ’trir marīcir manaso ’bhavat
ਪੁਲਹ ਨਾਭੀ ਤੋਂ ਜਨਮੇ; ਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਪੁਲਸਤ੍ਯ ਕੰਨਾਂ ਤੋਂ; ਅੰਗਿਰਾ ਮੂੰਹ ਤੋਂ; ਅਤ੍ਰਿ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਤੋਂ; ਅਤੇ ਮਰੀਚਿ ਮਨ ਤੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੋਏ।
FAQs
This verse states that major ṛṣis manifest from Brahmā’s different limbs and faculties—Pulaha from the navel, Pulastya from the ears, Aṅgirā from the mouth, Atri from the eyes, and Marīci from the mind—describing Brahmā’s role in secondary creation.
The Bhagavatam presents a symbolic and cosmological account of secondary creation, showing that various functions (mind, speech, senses) become sources for progenitors who expand the universe through lineage and knowledge.
It encourages seeing the universe as ordered and purposeful, and valuing wisdom-lineages (guru–śiṣya, ṛṣi traditions) as foundational to dharma, learning, and inner cultivation.