Shloka 91
Rudra’s Removal of Brahmahatyā; Kapālamocana and Avimukta Māhātmya; Origins of Nara and Karṇa
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ततो ब्रह्माभवन्मूढो रजसा चोपबृंहितः । ततोऽयं तेजसा सृष्टिममन्यत मया कृता
tato brahmābhavanmūḍho rajasā copabṛṃhitaḥ | tato'yaṃ tejasā sṛṣṭimamanyata mayā kṛtā
Тогда Брахма впал в заблуждение, ещё более раздуваемый раджасом. И, опираясь на собственное сияние, он вообразил, что это творение совершено им.
Narrator (within the Purāṇic discourse; specific dialogue-pair not explicit from the single verse)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्माभवत् = ब्रह्मा + अभवत्; अभवन्मूढः = अभवत् + मूढः (त् + म → न्म्); चोपबृंहितः = च + उपबृंहितः; ततोऽयम् = ततः + अयम्; सृष्टिममन्यत = सृष्टिम् + अमन्यत
FAQs
It portrays how rajas can inflate ego and produce delusion, leading even Brahmā to mistake divine or cosmic process for personal authorship.
Rajas is depicted as the energizing quality that also fuels self-importance, while tejas is the power/splendor through which Brahmā acts—yet the verse warns that power can be misread as sole agency.
It cautions against pride in achievement: capability and success can arise through higher order or divine support, so one should act with humility and discernment rather than self-attribution.