Shloka 66
Invocations, Definition and Authority of Purāṇa, Pulastya–Bhīṣma Frame, and the Creation–Dissolution Schema
यो ह्यस्य मनसः कामस्तं संपादयमाचिरम् । पितामहवचः श्रुत्वा पुलस्त्यो मुनिसत्तमः
yo hyasya manasaḥ kāmastaṃ saṃpādayamāciram | pitāmahavacaḥ śrutvā pulastyo munisattamaḥ
ਜੋ ਭੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਉੱਠਦੀ, ਉਹ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ शीਘ੍ਰ ਹੀ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰ ਲੈਂਦਾ। ਪਿਤਾਮਹ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਦੇ ਬਚਨ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ, ਰਿਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ ਪੁਲਸਤ੍ਯ ਨੇ ਤਦਨੁਸਾਰ ਕਰਮ ਕੀਤਾ।
Narrator (third-person description within the Purāṇic narration)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ह्यस्य → हि + अस्य; कामस्तं → कामः + तम्; संपादयमाचिरम् → संपादयम् + आचिरम्; पितामहवचः is a compound; no further split.
FAQs
‘Pitāmaha’ (“Grandfather”) is a common Purāṇic epithet for Brahmā, the progenitor associated with creation and the origin of many sage-lineages.
The verse highlights Pulastya’s swift efficacy—he promptly accomplishes what is conceived—and his responsiveness to Brahmā’s instruction, signaling disciplined alignment with cosmic order.
It points to the ideal of purposeful intent joined with prompt, righteous action—especially when guided by higher wisdom or sacred instruction—rather than delay, doubt, or self-will.