Shloka 51

अविद्याबीज-निरूपणं, योगस्वरूप-उपदेशः, मूर्तहरिधारणा-समाधि, जनकवंशीय-राजर्षिसंवादः

Devanagari script

हिरण्यगर्भादिषु च ब्रह्मकर्मात्मिका द्विधा अधिकारबोधयुक्तेषु विद्यते भावभावना

Transliteration

hiraṇyagarbhādiṣu ca brahmakarmātmikā dvidhā adhikārabodhayukteṣu vidyate bhāvabhāvanā

Translation

ہِرَنیہ گربھ (برہما) وغیرہ میں بھی برہما کے کائناتی عمل کی صورت والی دوہری بھاونا پیدا ہوتی ہے؛ جو اپنے اختیار کے دائرے کی بیدار سمجھ رکھتے ہیں اُن میں یہی بھاونا احوال و کیفیات کو بناتی اور قائم رکھتی ہے۔

Word by Word

हिरण्यगर्भादिषुin (the beings) beginning with Hiraṇyagarbha

चand

ब्रह्मकर्मात्मिकाhaving the nature of Brahman and action

द्विधाin two ways

अधिकारबोधयुक्तेषुin those endowed with awareness of eligibility/authority

विद्यतेexists/is found

भावभावनाthe contemplation/realization of being

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Hiranyagarbha (Brahma)

Brahma

FAQs

What is the significance of Hiraṇyagarbha in the Vishnu Purana?

Hiraṇyagarbha refers to Brahmā as the cosmic intellect/creator-function through whom ordered creation proceeds, operating as an instrument within the higher sovereignty of Vishnu.

How does Sage Parāśara explain adhikāra (proper authority or sphere) here?

Parāśara indicates that creative and governing capacities manifest effectively in beings who possess adhikāra-bodha—clear awareness of their allotted role—so their contemplation and action align with cosmic order.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context?

Even when describing Brahmā’s creative activity, the Vishnu Purana frames such powers as subordinate and functional—implying Vishnu as the Supreme Reality that underwrites and regulates all cosmic operations.