Shloka 27

Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time

Devanagari script

ओङ्कारं समनुस्मृत्य प्रणम्य च कृताञ्जलिः / ताम भगवान् ब्रह्मा सृजेमा विविधाः प्रजाः

Transliteration

oṅkāraṃ samanusmṛtya praṇamya ca kṛtāñjaliḥ / tāma bhagavān brahmā sṛjemā vividhāḥ prajāḥ

Translation

مقدس اوںکار کو یاد کرکے، ہاتھ جوڑ کر سجدۂ تعظیم کیا، پھر بھگوان برہما نے طرح طرح کی مخلوقات کی تخلیق کا آغاز کیا۔

Word by Word

• ओङ्कारम्: the syllable Oṃ (Oṅkāra)
• ओङ्कारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओङ्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• समनुस्मृत्य: having duly remembered
• समनुस्मृत्य: Kriyā (क्रिया—पूर्वकर्म/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अनु + √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having remembered’

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Kriyā (क्रिया—पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having bowed’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• कृताञ्जलिः: with joined palms
• कृताञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: कृतः अञ्जलिः यस्य (hands joined); विशेषण

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सृजे: create!
• सृजे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• इमाः: these
• इमाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषण (for प्रजाः)

• विविधाः: various
• विविधाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• प्रजाः: creatures/subjects
• प्रजाः: Karma (कर्म; imperative object understood)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta (narrator) describing the cosmogonic sequence

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Omkara
• Brahma
• Prajah

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By placing Oṁ at the head of creation, the verse implies that manifestation proceeds from contemplation of the supreme, all-pervading reality signified by Praṇava—pointing to Atman/Brahman as the ground of all beings.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights praṇava-anusmṛti (recollection/meditation on Oṁ) joined with namaskāra and añjali—showing that inner contemplation and outward reverence together form a disciplined sādhana that precedes right action.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

While not naming Shiva or Vishnu directly, it reflects the Purana’s synthesizing theology: creation begins through devotion to the supreme principle (Oṁ), a shared emblem of the one Ishvara revered across Shaiva and Vaishnava frames.