Shloka 13
Yoga-kṛtya (योककृत्य) — Vyāsa on Sense-Restraint, Obstacles, and Brahman-Realization
सर्वभूतान्युपादाय तपसश्नलरणाय हि । आदिकर्ता स भूतानां तमेवाहु: प्रजापतिम्
sarvabhūtāny upādāya tapasas tvaṇāya hi | ādikartā sa bhūtānāṁ tam evāhuḥ prajāpatiṁ ||
Sinabi ni Vyāsa: Upang maisakatuparan ang pag-aayuno at ang pagsisikap sa paglikha, tinipon niya ang lahat ng nilalang (sa kanilang maseselang sangkap) at naging unang tagapaglikha ng mga nilalang. Kaya tinatawag siya ng mga pantas na “Prajāpati,” ang Panginoong nagpapasibol at nag-aayos ng kaayusan ng lahat ng may buhay.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Creation and governance of beings is grounded in tapas—disciplined, purposeful power. The title ‘Prajāpati’ signifies not mere authority but the responsibility of originating and sustaining life through ordered, ascetic-intentional force.
Vyāsa identifies the primordial creator as one who ‘takes up’ all beings (their subtle constituents) and, through tapas, becomes the first maker; hence sages designate him Prajāpati, the lord associated with generating and organizing creatures.