Shloka 53

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

Devanagari script

ताभ्यां रूपविभागाभ्यां मिथुनं समपद्यत ॥ ५३ ॥

Transliteration

tābhyāṁ rūpa-vibhāgābhyāṁ mithunaṁ samapadyata

Translation

Hai hình tướng mới tách ấy kết hợp với nhau thành một đôi (mithuna), bước vào quan hệ phu thê.

Synonyms

• ताभ्याम्: from/by those two
• ताभ्याम्: करण (Karaṇa/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), द्विवचन

• रूप-विभागाभ्याम्: by the two divisions of form
• रूप-विभागाभ्याम्: करण (Karaṇa/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + विभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (rūpasya vibhāgaḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• मिथुनम्: a pair; couple
• मिथुनम्: कर्ता (Karta/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिथुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समपद्यत: came into being; arose
• समपद्यत: क्रिया (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ√पद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the origin of male and female in creation?

This verse states that when forms were differentiated, a male-female pair (mithuna) came into being—indicating the manifest beginning of procreation within creation.

Why is the word 'mithuna' (pair) important in Bhagavatam Canto 3?

It highlights the stage of creation where complementary forms arise as couples, enabling population and further expansion of living beings in the cosmic order.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

See relationships and family life as part of a larger dharmic order—meant to be guided by responsibility, purity, and spiritual purpose rather than mere impulse.