Shloka 66
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice: Kokāmukha Tīrtha, Varāha’s Aid, and the Arrival of Gāyatrī
दिग्भिर्विदिग्भिः पृथिवी नदीभिः सह सागरैः । चराचरगुरुः श्रीमान्ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मविदांवरः
digbhirvidigbhiḥ pṛthivī nadībhiḥ saha sāgaraiḥ | carācaraguruḥ śrīmānbrahmā brahmavidāṃvaraḥ
พร้อมด้วยทิศทั้งหลายและทิศย่อย พร้อมด้วยแผ่นดิน พร้อมด้วยสายน้ำและมหาสมุทร—ทั้งหมดนั้นมีอยู่ ณ ที่นั้น; และพระพรหมผู้รุ่งเรือง เป็นครูแห่งสรรพสัตว์ทั้งจรและอจร เป็นยอดแห่งผู้รู้พรหมัน ก็ประทับอยู่ที่นั่น
Narrator (contextual voice of the Purāṇic narration; specific dialogue pair not inferable from this single verse).
Concept: Brahmā as the cosmic preceptor within the manifested order, yet situated within a larger sacred cosmos of directions and waters.
Application: See the world as sacred space: orient your actions (dik) with mindfulness, treat rivers/oceans as living sanctities, and seek true teachers with humility.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The universe is shown as a sacred diagram: the eight directions and their intermediate quarters appear as luminous guardians around a central Earth. Rivers flow like silver threads into vast oceans, while Brahmā—calm, four-faced, and radiant—stands as the teacher of all beings, holding a lotus and Vedic manuscripts, presiding over the ordered totality.","primary_figures":["Brahmā","Dikpālas (directional guardians)","personified Rivers","Ocean deities"],"setting":"A cosmic map-like vista: Earth as a verdant disc with river networks, encircled by oceans; directional deities stationed on lotus-thrones at the perimeter.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["emerald green","river-silver","ocean-deep blue","lotus pink","antique gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Brahmā centered beneath a prabhāmaṇḍala, surrounded by dikpālas in symmetrical arrangement; gold leaf for halos and ocean rim, rich reds/greens for garments, embossed lotus borders, gem-like highlights on crowns and ornaments.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a refined cosmographic painting with delicate rivers and soft gradients; Brahmā serene with subtle shading, cool blues for oceans, pale gold for dawn light, lyrical clouds and fine linework for the directions’ guardians.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: strong outlines and iconic symmetry; Brahmā with pronounced eyes and stylized lotus, rivers as patterned bands, oceans as rhythmic waves; dominant ochres, reds, greens with controlled blues, temple-panel composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a mandala-like earth-and-waters composition with lotus medallions; rivers as decorative vines, oceans as patterned borders; deep indigo background with gold and pink highlights, intricate floral framing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft temple bells","flowing water","conch shell (distant)","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दिग्भिर्विदिग्भिः = दिग्भिः + विदिग्भिः (ः/र्-आदेश). श्रीमान्ब्रह्मा = श्रीमान् + ब्रह्मा (न् + ब् → न्ब्). ब्रह्मविदांवरः = ब्रह्मविदाम् + वरः (म् + व → म्व/संयोग).
FAQs
It presents a cosmographic snapshot: the directions (including intermediate directions) and the terrestrial features—earth, rivers, and oceans—are invoked together, framing creation as an ordered, structured cosmos.
The epithet portrays Brahmā as the cosmic progenitor and guiding principle for all categories of existence—sentient and insentient—within the creation narrative of the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa.
It links cosmology with metaphysical knowledge: the creator figure is also depicted as grounded in brahma-vidyā, suggesting that true cosmic order is associated with insight into ultimate reality (Brahman).