Shloka 24
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament and Kṛṣṇa’s Rudra-Cosmogony Explanation (सौप्तिक पर्व, अध्याय १७)
सो<ब्रवीज्जातसंरम्भस्तथा लोकगुरुर्गुरुम् । प्रजा: सृष्टा: परेणेमा: कि करिष्याम्यनेन वै,यह प्रश्न सुनकर कुपित हुए जगदगुरु शिवने ब्रह्माजीसे कहा--'प्रजाकी सृष्टि तो दूसरेने कर डाली; फिर इस लिंगको रखकर मैं क्या करूँगा
so 'bravīj jāta-saṁrambhas tathā loka-gurur gurum | prajāḥ sṛṣṭāḥ pareṇemāḥ ki kariṣyāmy anena vai ||
Вайшампаяна сказал: Тогда Владыка миров, внезапно охваченный гневом, обратился к Учителю (Брахме): «Эти существа уже сотворены другим; что же мне, право, делать, сохраняя этот линга?»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger and ego can arise when one’s perceived function is eclipsed by another’s action. Ethically, it points toward the need to ground authority in dharma and service rather than in exclusive credit or possession of power-symbols.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Śiva, becoming agitated, addresses Brahmā and questions the usefulness of retaining the liṅga since creation of beings has already been accomplished by someone else. It marks a tense exchange about cosmic roles and the meaning of divine emblems.