Shloka 16
Atithi’s Direction to the Nāga-sage Padma at Naimiṣa (अतिथ्युपदेशः—नैमिषे पद्मनागोपाख्यानप्रस्तावः)
अपि चात्र सनत्कुमारगीता: श्लोका भवन्ति-- ब्रह्मा विश्व सृजत् पूर्व सर्वादिर्निरिवस्कृतम् । ब्रह्मघोषैर्दिवं गच्छन्त्यमरा ब्रह्मययोनय:
api cātra sanatkumāragītāḥ ślokā bhavanti— brahmā viśvaṃ sṛjat pūrvaṃ sarvādir nirivaskṛtam | brahmaghoṣair divaṃ gacchanty amarā brahmayayonayaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Arjuna: “Bukod dito, kaugnay nito ay may mga taludtod mula sa ‘Awit ni Sanatkumāra’. Sa pasimula, si Brahmā—ang unang pinagmulan ng lahat—ang lumikha ng sansinukob na dalisay at walang dungis. At ang mga diyos na walang-kamatayan, na ang pinagmulan ay nasa Brahman, ay nakararating sa langit sa pamamagitan ng banal na tunog ng Veda—ang brahma-chant—mula sa mga Brahmin.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links cosmic order and spiritual ascent to Brahman and Vedic sound: Brahmā creates the pristine cosmos, and the gods themselves are said to reach heaven through the brahma-ghoṣa—Vedic recitation—associated with Brāhmaṇas, underscoring the ethical-religious authority of sacred speech and ritual knowledge.
Arjuna, while discussing the topic at hand, cites supporting testimony from the Sanatkumāra-gītā. He quotes verses that praise Brahmā’s primordial creation and emphasize that even the immortals are connected to Brahman and are guided to heaven by Vedic chant.