Shloka 3
Āgnīdhra Meets Pūrvacitti and Begets the Nine Sons of Jambūdvīpa
तदुपलभ्य भगवानादिपुरुष: सदसि गायन्तीं पूर्वचित्तिं नामाप्सरसमभियापयामास ॥ ३ ॥
tad upalabhya bhagavān ādi-puruṣaḥ sadasi gāyantīṁ pūrvacittiṁ nāmāpsarasam abhiyāpayām āsa.
Nang maunawaan ang hangarin ni Haring Āgnīdhra, si Bhagavān Brahmā, ang unang nilalang at pinakamakapangyarihan sa sansinukob, ay pumili ng pinakamahusay na apsarā sa kanyang kapulungan na si Pūrvacitti at ipinadala siya sa hari.
In this verse, the words bhagavān ādi-puruṣaḥ are significant. Bhagavān ādi-puruṣaḥ is Lord Kṛṣṇa. Govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the original person. In Bhagavad-gītā, He is also addressed by Arjuna as puruṣam ādyam, the original person, and He is called Bhagavān. In this verse, however, we see that Lord Brahmā is described as bhagavān ādi-puruṣaḥ. The reason he is called bhagavān is that he fully represents the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is the first-born creature in this universe. Lord Brahmā could understand Mahārāja Āgnīdhra’s desire because he is as powerful as Lord Viṣṇu. As Lord Viṣṇu, situated as Paramātmā, can understand the desire of the living entity, so Lord Brahmā can also understand the living entity’s desire, for Viṣṇu, as a via medium, informs him. As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.1.1) , tene brahma hṛdā ya ādi-kavaye: Lord Viṣṇu informs Lord Brahmā of everything from within his heart. Because Mahārāja Āgnīdhra specifically worshiped Lord Brahmā, Lord Brahmā was pleased, and he sent Pūrvacitti, the Apsarā, to satisfy him.
FAQs
Pūrvacitti is an apsarā (celestial nymph) mentioned here as singing in the royal assembly, whom the Supreme Lord arranged to approach the concerned person as part of the unfolding narrative in Canto 5, Chapter 2.
It emphasizes divine orchestration: the Lord, as Ādipuruṣa, understands the situation and arranges circumstances—here, sending Pūrvacitti—so that the destined sequence of events proceeds.
This verse encourages seeing life’s turning points as guided by a higher order, cultivating responsibility for one’s desires while trusting that outcomes unfold under the Lord’s supervision.