Shloka 9
Adhyaya 48 — The Emanation of Beings from Brahma: Night, Day, Twilight, and the Orders of Creation
सत्त्वमात्रात्मिकामेव ततोऽन्यां जगृहे तनुम् ।
पितृवन्मन्यमानस्य पितरस्तस्य जज्ञिरे ॥
sattvamātrātmikām eva tato 'nyāṃ jagṛhe tanum |
pitṛvan manyamānasya pitaras tasya jajñire ||
แล้วเขารับกายอีกกายหนึ่งซึ่งเป็นสตตวะล้วน เมื่อทรงดำริในภาวะแห่งปิตฤแล้ว เหล่าปิตฤทั้งหลายก็บังเกิดจากพระองค์
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FAQs
The Pitṛs’ origin in pure sattva elevates ancestor-veneration as linked with purity, continuity, and subtle order; it supports the ritual importance of śrāddha and lineage duties.
Sarga: emergence of a key cosmological class (Pitṛs) that later grounds ritual and dharma.
‘Becoming pitṛ-like in thought’ implies that intention (bhāva) shapes manifestation; subtle beings arise according to archetypal cognition within the creator.