Shloka 24

Adhyaya 47 — Brahma’s Awakening and the Ninefold Scheme of Creation

Sanskrit

तस्मिन् सर्गे ’भवत् प्रीतिर्निष्पन्ने ब्रह्मणस्तदा ।

ततो ’न्यं स तदा दध्यौ साधकं सर्गमुत्तमम् ॥

Transliteration

tasmin sarge 'bhavat prītir niṣpanne brahmaṇas tadā /

tato 'nyaṃ sa tadā dadhyau sādhakaṃ sargam uttamam ||

Translation

ఆ సృష్టి పూర్తయ్యాక బ్రహ్ముడు దానిలో ఆనందించాడు. అనంతరం ఆయన మరొకటి—ఉత్తమమైన, నిజంగా సాధకమైన (ఫలప్రదమైన) సృష్టిని—సంకల్పించాడు.

Word by Word

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (Pronoun/सर्वनाम), Puṃliṅga/napuṃsaka usage, Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• sarge: in (the) creation
• sarge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• abhavat: arose, came to be
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra (Imperfect/लङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• prītiḥ: joy, satisfaction
• prītiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• niṣpanne: when (it was) completed/produced
• niṣpanne: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niṣpanna (कृदन्त/ppp from √pad/√pann?) (प्रातिपदिकवत्)
• Form: Kṛdanta (कृदन्त), past passive participle sense; Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); agrees with sarge

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (Indeclinable/अव्यय), adverb of time (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• tataḥ: thereupon, from that
• tataḥ: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (Indeclinable/अव्यय), adverb (ablatival sense)

• anyam: another
• anyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (Pronoun/सर्वनाम), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb of time

• dadhyau: contemplated, thought of
• dadhyau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhyai (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• sādhakam: accomplishing, effecting
• sādhakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sādhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); agrees with sargam

• sargam: creation
• sargam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• uttamam: excellent, best
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); agrees with sargam

Speakers

• Narratorial cosmology within the Markandeya Purana’s teaching context (frame-speakers not explicit in these verses)

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Brahmā

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Sarga (Creation)
• Teleology of creation
• Hierarchy of beings

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even the ‘divine’ order is not the endpoint; the narrative moves toward a creation capable of deliberate striving (sādhana). The ethical implication is that purposeful effort and moral agency are prized.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga: transition from devasarga to the next, more ‘sādhaka’ creation.

What is the esoteric significance?

Brahmā’s ‘delight’ marks a harmonization of sattva, but the next step indicates embodiment where realization is earned through practice—suggesting the spiritual dignity of human striving.