Shloka 12
Adhyāya 70: Sātyaki’s Arrow-Display and the Bhūriśravas Engagement; Twilight Withdrawal
नाभौ पद्म बभूवास्य सर्वलोकस्य सम्भवात् | तस्मात् पितामहो जातस्तस्माज्जातास्त्विमा: प्रजा:,नारायणकी नाभिसे कमल प्रकट हुआ। सम्पूर्ण जगत्की उत्पत्तिके स्थानभूत उस कमलसे पितामह ब्रह्माजी उत्पन्न हुए और ब्रह्माजीसे ये सारी प्रजाएँ उत्पन्न हुई हैं
nābhau padma babhūvāsya sarvalokasya sambhavāt | tasmāt pitāmaho jātas tasmāj jātāstv imāḥ prajāḥ ||
Bhīṣma nói: Từ rốn của Ngài vươn lên một đóa sen, chính là cội nguồn nơi mọi thế giới phát sinh. Từ đóa sen ấy sinh ra Đấng Tổ Phụ, Brahmā; và từ Brahmā mà muôn loài chúng sinh này đều xuất hiện.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a sacred, hierarchical view of creation: the cosmos arises from Nārāyaṇa, Brahmā is born from the lotus emerging from his navel, and all beings descend from Brahmā. This lineage underscores that existence is not random but rooted in a divine source, encouraging reverence and alignment with dharma.
Bhīṣma is describing the origin of the world in a traditional cosmological sequence: lotus from Nārāyaṇa’s navel, Brahmā born from that lotus, and then the proliferation of all creatures from Brahmā. It functions as a doctrinal clarification within the larger discourse of Bhīṣma Parva.