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Shloka 27

Yoga-kṛtya (योककृत्य) — Vyāsa on Sense-Restraint, Obstacles, and Brahman-Realization

शर्वर्यन्ते सुजातानामन्येभ्यो विदधात्यज: । वेदोंमें ऋषियोंके नाम तो हैं ही

śarvary-ante sujātānām anyebhyo vidadhāty ajaḥ | nāmabheda-tapaḥ-karma-yajñākhyā loka-siddhayaḥ ||

Sinabi ni Vyāsa: Sa pagtatapos ng kosmikong gabi, ang Di-Ipinangan (Brahmā) ay nagtalaga ng mga pangalan sa mga nilalang na marangal ang pagkasilang at sa lahat ng nalikhang bagay, upang makilala ng iba. Pagkaraan, itinatag niya ang kinikilalang mga pagkakaiba at pagtatalaga—mga pangalan at pag-uuri, mga disiplina ng tapas, mga tuntunin ng asal at gawaing ritwal, at mga katawagan ng mga handog na yajña—upang umiral ang daigdig sa pamamagitan ng pinagsasaluhang mga kasunduan at nakaayos na mga tungkulin.

शर्वरि-अन्तेat the end of the night
शर्वरि-अन्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशर्वरी-अन्त
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सु-जातानाम्of the well-born / well-produced (beings/things)
सु-जातानाम्:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootसुजात
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
अन्येभ्यःto others
अन्येभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine/Neuter, Dative, Plural
विदधातिassigns / apportions / ordains
विदधाति:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-धा (धातु: धा)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
अजःthe Unborn (Brahmā)
अजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
B
Brahmā (Aja, the Unborn)
V
Vedas (implied by context of naming and classifications)
Ṛṣis (implied by context of Vedic names)

Educational Q&A

Order in the world depends on meaningful naming and recognized distinctions. By assigning names and instituting disciplines (tapas), duties (karma), and sacrificial forms (yajña), Brahmā establishes a framework through which beings can understand one another and act according to dharma.

Vyāsa describes the moment after the cosmic night ends and a new creation begins: Brahmā designates names for created beings and then sets up the conventional structures—classifications and religious-ethical practices—by which society and ritual life become intelligible and functional.