Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 46, Shloka 6
Adhyaya 46 — Cosmic Dissolution, the Emergence of Brahma, and the Measures of Time (Yugas, Manvantaras, and Brahma’s Day)
तिलेषु वा यथा तैलं घृतं पयसि वा स्थितम् ।
तथा तमसि सत्त्वे च रजोऽप्यनुसृतं स्थितम् ॥
tileṣu vā yathā tailaṃ ghṛtaṃ payasi vā sthitam |
tathā tamasi sattve ca rajo 'py anusṛtaṃ sthitam ||
ਜਿਵੇਂ ਤਿਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੇਲ ਅਤੇ ਦੁੱਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਘੀ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਤਿਵੇਂ ਹੀ ਰਜਸ ਤਮਸ ਅਤੇ ਸਤ੍ਤਵ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਵਿਆਪਕ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਗੁਪਤ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੁਪਤ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਟਿਕਿਆ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
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FAQs
Even when life seems ‘quiet’ (sattva–tamas balance), the seed of activity (rajas) remains. Ethically, vigilance is advised: latent impulses can re-emerge unless transformed by knowledge and discipline.
Supports Sarga/Pratisarga mechanics: rajas is the activator of manifestation; its latent presence explains how creation can recommence without introducing a new substance.
The analogies point to ‘extraction’: just as oil/ghee can be brought forth by processing, cosmic activity emerges when conditions ‘churn’ prakṛti—anticipating the coming kṣobha (agitation) by the Lord.