Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 47, Shloka 24
Adhyaya 47 — Brahma’s Awakening and the Ninefold Scheme of Creation
तस्मिन् सर्गे ’भवत् प्रीतिर्निष्पन्ने ब्रह्मणस्तदा ।
ततो ’न्यं स तदा दध्यौ साधकं सर्गमुत्तमम् ॥
tasmin sarge 'bhavat prītir niṣpanne brahmaṇas tadā /
tato 'nyaṃ sa tadā dadhyau sādhakaṃ sargam uttamam ||
Khi sự sáng tạo ấy đã hoàn tất, Brahmā liền hoan hỷ trước nó. Rồi sau đó, Ngài lại khởi niệm một sự sáng tạo khác—một sự sáng tạo ưu việt, thật sự hữu hiệu (sādhaka).
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FAQs
Even the ‘divine’ order is not the endpoint; the narrative moves toward a creation capable of deliberate striving (sādhana). The ethical implication is that purposeful effort and moral agency are prized.
Sarga: transition from devasarga to the next, more ‘sādhaka’ creation.
Brahmā’s ‘delight’ marks a harmonization of sattva, but the next step indicates embodiment where realization is earned through practice—suggesting the spiritual dignity of human striving.