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Shloka 13

Jājali–Tulādhāra-saṃvāda: Yajña, Vṛtti, and Ātma-tīrtha (जाजलि-तुलाधार-संवादः)

प्रजा: सृष्टवा महातेजा: प्रजासगे पितामह: । अतीव वृद्धा बहुला नामृष्यत पुनः प्रजा:

prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā mahātejāḥ prajāsarge pitāmahaḥ | atīva vṛddhā bahulā nāmṛṣyata punaḥ prajāḥ ||

Narada nói: Khi tạo ra muôn loài, Đấng Tổ Phụ Brahma—rực rỡ đại quang—đã thấy rằng ngay trong hành vi sáng tạo, số lượng sinh linh tăng lên vô cùng đông đúc. Sự quá độ của chúng trở nên khó lòng chịu nổi đối với Ngài, khiến Ngài phải suy xét lại cách thức để công cuộc tạo hóa được tiếp diễn một cách bền vững và có trật tự.

प्रजाःcreatures, subjects
प्रजाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
सृष्ट्वाhaving created
सृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
महातेजाःthe great-lustrous one
महातेजाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहातेजस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रजासर्गेin the creation of creatures
प्रजासर्गे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजासर्ग
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
पितामहःthe Grandsire (Brahmā)
पितामहः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अतीवexceedingly
अतीव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतीव
वृद्धाःgrown, increased
वृद्धाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवृद्ध
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
बहुलाःnumerous, abundant
बहुलाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुल
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अमृष्यत्tolerated, endured
अमृष्यत्:
TypeVerb
Rootमृष्
Formलङ् (Imperfect), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular
पुनःagain, further
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
प्रजाःcreatures, subjects
प्रजाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural

नारद उवाच

N
Nārada
B
Brahmā (Pitāmaha)

Educational Q&A

Even divine creation must be guided by order, proportion, and restraint; unchecked increase leads to imbalance, so dharma includes regulating growth to preserve harmony.

Nārada describes Brahmā creating many beings, after which their numbers become excessively large; Brahmā finds this unsustainable and is led toward rethinking or instituting a regulated mode of creation.