Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
मुहूर्त्तं ध्यानमास्थाय भाषितो वचनं मया॥ शीघ्रमुत्पादय ब्रह्मन् देवतासुरमानुषान्॥
muhūrttaṃ dhyānam āsthāya bhāṣito vacanaṃ mayā || śīghram utpādaya brahman devatāsuramānuṣān ||
ఒక ముహూర్తం ధ్యానంలో నిలిచి నేను ఈ వాక్యాన్ని పలికాను: ‘ఓ బ్రహ్మన్, త్వరగా దేవతలను, అసురులను, మనుష్యులను సృష్టించు.’
Varāha (default, dialogue framework)
It preserves a compact cosmogonic command motif, typical of Purāṇic narrative, linking contemplation (dhyāna) with creative unfolding.
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
Not an ethical injunction primarily; it frames an origin narrative where orderly creation follows deliberation and directive speech.
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