Shloka 22
Description of the Origin of the Cosmic Egg (Brahmāṇḍa) and the Ocean as King of Tīrthas
मोहिन्युवाच । सर्वेषु तु समुद्रेषु क्षारोऽयं सरितां पतिः । कथं जातो गुरो ब्रूहि सर्वज्ञोऽसि यतो द्विज ॥ २२ ॥
mohinyuvāca | sarveṣu tu samudreṣu kṣāro'yaṃ saritāṃ patiḥ | kathaṃ jāto guro brūhi sarvajño'si yato dvija || 22 ||
موہنی نے کہا—تمام سمندروں میں دریاؤں کا یہ سردار سمندر نمکین ہے۔ اے گرو، بتائیے یہ نمکینی کیسے پیدا ہوئی؟ کیونکہ آپ سب کچھ جاننے والے ہیں، اے دْوِج॥۲۲॥
Mohinī
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It models the Purāṇic method of sacred inquiry: a seeker asks a qualified guru to reveal the hidden cause behind a visible feature of the world (the ocean’s saltiness), linking geography and cosmology to dharmic understanding.
Indirectly, it shows the bhakti attitude of śraddhā and humility—approaching a teacher as omniscient and requesting instruction—an essential posture for receiving Purāṇic teachings that culminate in devotion.
It primarily reflects the discipline of pramāṇa and śāstra-based questioning rather than a specific Vedāṅga; the verse emphasizes correct inquiry (praśna) to a learned dvija, a prerequisite for studying śāstric cosmology and tirtha-mahātmya.