Shloka 14057
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, Puṣkara-Creation Imagery, Madhu–Kaiṭabha, and Early Genealogies
ब्रह्मोवाच । यदेष कपिलो नाम ब्रह्मनारायणस्तथा । वदतो भवतस्त्वं तु तत्कुरुष्व महामते
brahmovāca | yadeṣa kapilo nāma brahmanārāyaṇastathā | vadato bhavatastvaṃ tu tatkuruṣva mahāmate
برہما نے کہا: “چونکہ یہ حقیقتاً کپل نام والا ہے اور وہی برہمن اور نارائن بھی ہے، اس لیے اے عظیم دل! جیسا تم کہتے ہو ویسا ہی وہ کام انجام دو۔”
Brahmā
Concept: The divine can be encountered in a named form (Kapila) who is simultaneously Brahman and Nārāyaṇa; recognition (pratyabhijñā) grounds obedient service to dharma.
Application: Train the mind to see the sacred in realized teachers and in Viṣṇu’s manifestations; let recognition mature into humble, prompt action rather than debate.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In a luminous cosmogonic hall, Brahmā gestures toward a serene ascetic figure—Kapila—whose aura subtly reveals Nārāyaṇa’s four-armed splendor within the sage-form. The king and attendants stand in reverent stillness as Brahmā’s words confer divine identity, turning the moment into a living darśana of Brahman-as-person.","primary_figures":["Brahmā","Kapila (as Brahman-Nārāyaṇa)","a king (bhūpa)","celestial attendants"],"setting":"A celestial assembly near the lotus-throne of Brahmā, with floating lotuses and faint cosmic diagrams (maṇḍala-like) in the air.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["lotus pink","sapphire blue","gold leaf","ivory white","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Brahmā seated on a grand lotus throne with gold leaf halo, pointing toward Kapila seated in yogic posture; within Kapila’s aura a subtle four-armed Nārāyaṇa silhouette holding śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-padma; the king stands with añjali; rich reds and greens, gem-studded ornaments, heavy gold embossing, temple-arch frame.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate Kapila in ochre robes under a pale celestial canopy, Brahmā on a lotus with soft pastel halos; refined faces, lyrical clouds, thin gold lines, gentle Himalayan-like cool blues and greens despite the cosmic setting; the king in modest royal attire with folded hands.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, Brahmā with pronounced eyes and ornate crown on lotus seat; Kapila as ascetic with radiant circular prabhāmaṇḍala revealing Nārāyaṇa iconography; flat temple-wall composition, natural pigments with dominant reds, yellows, greens.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: lotus-filled cosmic pond motif framing Brahmā and Kapila; intricate floral borders, stylized lotuses and peacocks; deep indigo background with gold highlights; devotional emphasis on Nārāyaṇa’s presence within the sage’s aura."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","low drone (tanpura)","conch shell (distant)","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्मोवाच = ब्रह्मा + उवाच (आ + उ → ओ); यदेष = यत् + एषः (त् + ए → दे); ब्रह्मनारायणस्तथा = ब्रह्मनारायणः + तथा (ः + त → स्); भवतस्त्वम् = भवतः + त्वम् (ः + त → स्); तत्कुरुष्व = तत् + कुरुष्व (त् + क → त्क)।
FAQs
It presents Kapila as a manifestation who embodies both the impersonal Absolute (Brahman) and the personal Supreme (Nārāyaṇa), aligning with Purāṇic Vaiṣṇava theology that integrates these as aspects of one supreme reality.
The verse shows Brahmā addressing an unnamed interlocutor in this isolated excerpt; “mahāmate” is an honorific meaning “great-minded one,” used for a respected listener or agent entrusted with a task.
Brahmā authorizes and urges the interlocutor to execute the intended action or instruction, grounding the command in Kapila’s exalted identity and thus giving it divine legitimacy.