Shloka 6

Adhyaya 47 — Brahma’s Awakening and the Ninefold Scheme of Creation

Sanskrit

विबुद्धः सलिले तस्मिन् विज्ञायान्तर्गतां महीम् ।

अनुमानात् समुद्धारं कर्तुकामस्तदा क्षिते ॥

Transliteration

vibuddhaḥ salile tasmin vijñāyāntargatāṃ mahīm / anumānāt samuddhāraṃ kartukāmas tadā kṣite

Translation

انہی پانیوں میں بیدار ہو کر، اور یہ جان کر کہ زمین ان میں ڈوبی ہوئی ہے، پھر اس نے قیاس کے ذریعے زمین کو اوپر اٹھانے کی خواہش کی۔

Word by Word

• vibuddhaḥ: awakened
• vibuddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi√budh (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• salile: in the water
• salile: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: salila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vijñāya: having known
• vijñāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√jñā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तः (gerund/absolutive)

• antargatām: gone within / submerged
• antargatām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antar (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + gata (√gam धातु, क्त/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः; उपपद-योगः (antar- as preverbial element)

• mahīm: the earth
• mahīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• anumānāt: from inference / by reasoning
• anumānāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anumāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause/means)

• samuddhāram: the lifting up / rescue
• samuddhāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sam-ud-√hṛ (धातु) → samuddhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• kartukāmaḥ: wishing to do (to lift up)
• kartukāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तुमुन्-अन्त (infinitive) 'कर्तुम्' + 'काम' इति बहुव्रीहिसदृश-प्रयोगः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; अर्थः—'कर्तुम् इच्छन्' (desirous to do)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• kṣite: O Earth
• kṣite: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣiti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; (सम्बोधन-प्रयोगः)

Speakers

• Mārkaṇḍeya narrating to Krauṣṭuki

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Nārāyaṇa (implied as the awakened Lord)
• Viṣṇu

Key Themes

• Varāha prelude
• Primordial waters
• Divine intervention/restoration

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Restoration is an intentional act: when order is submerged, the proper response is purposeful uplift (samuddhāra), not resignation.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Part of ‘Sarga’ narrative: the earth’s retrieval is a prerequisite for structured creation and habitation.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Earth within the waters’ can symbolize embodied life hidden within unconscious depths; the ‘inference’ hints at discernment (viveka) preceding transformative action.