Shloka 276
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
सृज प्रजा: पुत्र सर्वा मुखत: पादतस्तथा । कहा जाता है
sṛja prajāḥ putra sarvā mukhataḥ pādataś tathā |
Wika ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: “Likhain mo ang lahat ng nilalang, anak ko, mula sa iyong bibig at gayundin mula sa iyong mga paa.” Sa kalapit na salaysay, si Nārāyaṇa, ang Panginoon ng sansinukob, ay nagpakita kay Brahmā at inutusan siyang lumikha ng sari-saring uri ng buhay mula sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng katawan—hudyat ng paglikhang may kaayusan at layon.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Creation is presented as intentional and structured: the Lord directs Brahmā to generate all beings from different limbs, implying a cosmos where diversity of roles and forms arises from a single divine source and is meant to function in harmony under dharma.
Vaiśaṃpāyana reports a command addressed to Brahmā—called “son”—to create all creatures from the mouth and also from the feet; in the broader passage, Nārāyaṇa is the supreme deity who manifests Brahmā and commissions him to undertake the work of creation.