Shloka 106
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice: Ṛtvij System, Sāvitrī’s Reconciliation, Tīrtha-Catalogue, Śrāddha & Initiation Rites, and Vrata Fruits
न ते तत्त्वं विश्वसृजोपि योनिमेकांततो वेत्ति विशुद्धभावः । परं त्वहं वेद्मि कथं पुराणं भवंतमाद्यं तपसा विशुद्धम्
na te tattvaṃ viśvasṛjopi yonimekāṃtato vetti viśuddhabhāvaḥ | paraṃ tvahaṃ vedmi kathaṃ purāṇaṃ bhavaṃtamādyaṃ tapasā viśuddham
Даже Творец вселенной, хотя и чист сердцем, не ведает до конца Твоей истинной реальности — Твоего истока. Как же мне знать Тебя, о Древнейший, изначальный, очищенный тапасом (подвигом аскезы)?
Uncertain (context not provided; likely a subordinate sage/deity speaking in humility to a supreme/ancient figure).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विश्वसृजोपि → विश्वसृजा अपि; योनिमेकांततो → योनिम् एकान्ततः; परं त्वहं → परम् तु अहम्; भवंतमाद्यं → भवन्तम् आद्यम्।
FAQs
It asserts the transcendence of the ultimate source: even the cosmic creator (Brahmā) cannot fully know that origin, so an ordinary speaker confesses the impossibility of complete comprehension.
The speaker acknowledges the limits of intellect and status, using Brahmā’s inability as a benchmark and thereby adopting reverence and humility as the proper stance toward the primordial reality.
No. The focus is metaphysical and theological—on the unknowability of the primordial source—rather than on places, pilgrimages, or sacred landscapes.