Shloka 16
Adhyaya 46 — Cosmic Dissolution, the Emergence of Brahma, and the Measures of Time (Yugas, Manvantaras, and Brahma’s Day)
यथा प्राग्व्यापकः क्षेत्री पालको लावकस्तथा ।
यथा स सञ्ज्ञामायाति ब्रह्मविष्ण्वीशकारिणीम् ॥
yathā prāgvyāpakaḥ kṣetrī pālako lāvakastathā | yathā sa saṃjñām āyāti brahmaviṣṇvīśakāriṇīm ||
க்ஷேத்ரஜ்ஞன் (ஆத்மத் தத்துவம்) முன்பே அனைத்திலும் வியாபித்திருப்பதுபோல், அவனே காப்பவனும் அழிப்பவனும்; ஆகவே பிரம்மா, விஷ்ணு, ஈசன் ஆகிய பணிகளை நிறைவேற்றும் பெயர்களை அவர் ஏற்கிறான்.
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FAQs
Names like Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Īśa indicate functions rather than separate ultimate principles; this encourages theological unity while acknowledging diverse modes of worship.
Sarga/Sthiti/Pratisarga are summarized via functional titles (creator–protector–dissolver), serving as a doctrinal bridge across the creation cycle.
The ‘kṣetrin’ language points inward: the same consciousness appears as projection, maintenance, and withdrawal of experience—mirroring waking, continuity, and deep rest.