अहं ज्येष्ठो अहं ज्येष्ठो वादोऽभूद्ब्रह्मरुद्रयोः । तदा क्रुद्धो महादेवो ब्रह्माणं हन्तुमुद्यतः
ahaṃ jyeṣṭho ahaṃ jyeṣṭho vādo'bhūdbrahmarudrayoḥ | tadā kruddho mahādevo brahmāṇaṃ hantumudyataḥ
“میں بڑا ہوں! میں بڑا ہوں!”—یوں برہما اور رُدر کے درمیان جھگڑا اٹھ کھڑا ہوا۔ تب مہادیو غضبناک ہو کر برہما کو مار ڈالنے کے لیے آمادہ ہوا۔
Sārasvata
Tirtha: Kailāsa (didactic locus)
Type: peak
Scene: On Kailāsa’s terrace, Brahmā and Rudra face each other in heated debate, gestures raised; Rudra’s eyes blaze with anger as he lifts a hand to strike; the atmosphere trembles; devas recoil in fear.
Claims of superiority (ahaṃ jyeṣṭhaḥ) generate conflict; Purāṇic narratives warn against pride even at the highest levels.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a mythic prelude within the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra māhātmya discourse.
None.