Shloka 37

Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time

Devanagari script

इत्येते ब्रह्मणा सृष्टाः साधका गृहमेधिनः / आस्थाय मानवं रूपं धर्मस्तैः संप्रवर्तितः

Transliteration

ityete brahmaṇā sṛṣṭāḥ sādhakā gṛhamedhinaḥ / āsthāya mānavaṃ rūpaṃ dharmastaiḥ saṃpravartitaḥ

Translation

ดังนี้พรหมได้สร้างคฤหัสถ์ผู้เป็นผู้ปฏิบัติธรรมเหล่านี้ขึ้น ธรรมะทรงอวตารเป็นรูปมนุษย์ แล้วดำเนินและทำหน้าที่ผ่านพวกเขา

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यर्थे (quotative/thus)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• सृष्टाः: created
• सृष्टाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘created’

• साधकाः: practitioners, accomplishers
• साधकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; एतेषां विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• गृहमेधिनः: householders
• गृहमेधिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहमेधिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘householders’

• आस्थाय: having assumed
• आस्थाय: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having assumed/taken up’

• मानवम्: human
• मानवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (रूपम्)

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• धर्मः: dharma (righteous order)
• धर्मः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; एतेषां निर्देशः

• संप्रवर्तितः: was set in motion/established
• संप्रवर्तितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + वृत् (धातु) + णिच्? + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; धर्मः (कर्ता) — ‘set in motion/established’

Speaker

Sūta (narrator), recounting the cosmogonic-dharmic teaching within the Purāṇic dialogue

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Dharma
• Gṛhastha (householder order)

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly: it presents Dharma as a cosmic principle that becomes operative in human life through disciplined householders—implying that spiritual realization is not opposed to worldly duty, but supported by it as a purifying framework.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds gṛhastha-sādhana: disciplined living, ritual responsibility, and ethical restraint by which Dharma becomes active in society—foundational supports for later Yoga practice (including Pāśupata-oriented renunciation and inner worship) in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By emphasizing Dharma as the unifying divine order upheld through proper conduct, the verse aligns with the Purāṇa’s integrative stance: sectarian forms differ, but the same dharmic and yogic discipline supports realization of the one supreme reality honored as both Śiva and Viṣṇu.