Shloka 52
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice and the Manifestation of Sarasvatī
with Tīrtha-Merit Teachings
दक्षो वसिष्ठः पुलहो मरीचिश्च द्विजोत्तमः । अंगिरा भृगुरत्रिश्च गौतमो नारदस्तथा
dakṣo vasiṣṭhaḥ pulaho marīciśca dvijottamaḥ | aṃgirā bhṛguratriśca gautamo nāradastathā
اے افضلِ دِوِج! وہاں دکش، وسِشٹھ، پُلَہ اور مریچی تھے؛ نیز انگِرَس، بھِرگو، اَتری، گوتَم، اور اسی طرح نارَد بھی تھے۔
Unspecified narrator (context not provided in the input)
Concept: Remembering the great ṛṣis and prajā-patis situates human practice within an authoritative lineage of revelation and ritual competence.
Application: Study with humility: acknowledge sources, teachers, and traditions; invoke sages mentally before recitation or worship to cultivate gratitude and steadiness.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["vīṇā drone (for Nārada)","rustling leaves","soft footfalls","distant yajña chants"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मरीचिश्च = मरीचिः + च; भृगुरत्रिश्च = भृगुः + अत्रिः + च (विसर्ग-लोप/सन्धि); नारदस्तथा = नारदः + तथा.
FAQs
The verse lists prominent Vedic figures—Dakṣa and several great ṛṣis: Vasiṣṭha, Pulaha, Marīci, Aṅgiras, Bhṛgu, Atri, Gautama, and Nārada.
“Dvijottama” means “best of the twice-born,” a respectful address typically directed to a Brahmin listener (often a sage or learned reciter/audience).
In the creation-focused Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa, enumerations of sages commonly establish genealogical and cosmological authority—linking teachings and lineages to revered seers who transmit dharma and sacred knowledge.