Adhyaya 47 — Brahma’s Awakening and the Ninefold Scheme of Creation
आपो नारा वै तनव इत्यपां नाम शुश्रुम ।
तासु शेते स यस्माच्च तेन नारायणः स्मृतः ॥
āpo nārā vai tanava ity apāṃ nāma śuśruma / tāsu śete sa yasmāc ca tena nārāyaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ
‘نارا’ پانیوں کا نام ہے—یہ ہم نے سنا ہے؛ اور چونکہ وہ انہی پانیوں پر شایان رہتا ہے، اس لیے وہ نارائن کے نام سے یاد کیا جاتا ہے۔
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The cosmos is portrayed as emerging from a primal substrate (‘waters’), encouraging a sense of common origin and interdependence rather than separative pride.
Supports ‘Sarga’ by explaining the pre-creation condition (primordial waters) and the supreme principle associated with it.
‘Waters’ often symbolize undifferentiated potential; the deity ‘reclining’ indicates poised consciousness prior to manifestation—still, sustaining, and all-containing.