Shloka 6

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

Sanskrit

विबुद्धः सलिले तस्मिन् विज्ञायान्तर्गतां महीम् ।

अनुमानात् समुद्धारं कर्तुकामस्तदा क्षिते ॥

Transliteration

vibuddhaḥ salile tasmin vijñāyāntargatāṃ mahīm / anumānāt samuddhāraṃ kartukāmas tadā kṣite

Translation

ఆ జలాలలో మేల్కొని, భూమి వాటిలో మునిగివున్నదని గ్రహించి, అప్పుడు ఆయన తర్కానుమానముచే భూమిని పైకి ఎత్తాలని కోరాడు।

Word by Word

• vibuddhaḥ: awakened
• vibuddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi√budh (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• salile: in the water
• salile: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: salila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vijñāya: having known
• vijñāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√jñā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तः (gerund/absolutive)

• antargatām: gone within / submerged
• antargatām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antar (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + gata (√gam धातु, क्त/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः; उपपद-योगः (antar- as preverbial element)

• mahīm: the earth
• mahīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• anumānāt: from inference / by reasoning
• anumānāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anumāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause/means)

• samuddhāram: the lifting up / rescue
• samuddhāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sam-ud-√hṛ (धातु) → samuddhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• kartukāmaḥ: wishing to do (to lift up)
• kartukāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तुमुन्-अन्त (infinitive) 'कर्तुम्' + 'काम' इति बहुव्रीहिसदृश-प्रयोगः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; अर्थः—'कर्तुम् इच्छन्' (desirous to do)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• kṣite: O Earth
• kṣite: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣiti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; (सम्बोधन-प्रयोगः)

Speakers

• Mārkaṇḍeya narrating to Krauṣṭuki

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Nārāyaṇa (implied as the awakened Lord)
• Viṣṇu

Key Themes

• Varāha prelude
• Primordial waters
• Divine intervention/restoration

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Restoration is an intentional act: when order is submerged, the proper response is purposeful uplift (samuddhāra), not resignation.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Part of ‘Sarga’ narrative: the earth’s retrieval is a prerequisite for structured creation and habitation.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Earth within the waters’ can symbolize embodied life hidden within unconscious depths; the ‘inference’ hints at discernment (viveka) preceding transformative action.