Shloka 52

Brahmā’s Creation: The Kumāras, Rudra, the Prajāpatis, and the Manifestation of Vedic Sound

Devanagari script

एवं युक्तकृतस्तस्य दैवञ्चावेक्षतस्तदा । कस्य रूपमभूद् द्वेधा यत्कायमभिचक्षते ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ yukta-kṛtas tasya daivaṁ cāvekṣatas tadā kasya rūpam abhūd dvedhā yat kāyam abhicakṣate

Translation

Khi Ngài chìm trong quán niệm và quan sát quyền năng siêu nhiên ấy, từ thân Brahmā phát sinh thêm hai hình tướng; đến nay chúng vẫn được tôn xưng là “thân của Brahmā”.

Synonyms

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• युक्त-कृतः: (one who is) prepared and acting properly
• युक्त-कृतः: कर्ता-विशेषण (agent-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त; युज् धातु) + कृत (कृदन्त; कृ धातु)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (co-ordinative), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषणम्

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दैवम्: fate; divine will
• दैवम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• अवेक्षतः: of (him) observing/considering
• अवेक्षतः: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (genitive participial qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव√ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘तस्य’ इत्यनेन सह—‘of him who was observing’

• तदा: then
• तदा: काल-अधिकरण (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• कस्य: of whom/whose
• कस्य: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (genitive/question)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: कर्ता (Karta/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभूत्: became; came to be
• अभूत्: क्रिया (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्वेधा: twofold
• द्वेधा: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्वेधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अर्थः—‘in two ways/twofold’

• यत्: which
• यत्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• कायम्: body
• कायम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभिचक्षते: they call; they designate
• अभिचक्षते: क्रिया (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि√चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

Purport

Two bodies came out from the body of Brahmā. One had a mustache, and the other had swollen breasts. No one can explain the source of their manifestation, and therefore until today they are known as the kāyam, or the body of Brahmā, with no indication of their relationship as his son or daughter.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about daiva (providence) and personal effort?

This verse shows both working together: Brahmā acts with careful, regulated effort while also observing daiva, and the resulting transformation occurs under that divine arrangement.

Why does Brahmā’s body become divided into two forms in Canto 3?

In the creation sequence, Brahmā’s forms transform according to the needs of progeny and cosmic manifestation; this verse marks a divinely guided division of his body into two.

Practical application of balancing destiny and effort in modern life?

Do your duties thoughtfully and responsibly (yukta-kṛta), while accepting outcomes with humility as guided by a higher order (daiva).