Shloka 8

Adhyaya 47 — Brahma’s Awakening and the Ninefold Scheme of Creation

Sanskrit

वेदयज्ञमयं दिव्यं वेदयज्ञमयो विभुः ।

रूपं कृत्वा विवेशाप्सु सर्वगः सर्वसम्भवः ॥

Transliteration

vedayajñamayaṃ divyaṃ vedayajñamayo vibhuḥ /

rūpaṃ kṛtvā viveśāpsu sarvagaḥ sarvasambhavaḥ

Translation

Đấng Tối Thượng bao trùm khắp, nguồn gốc của mọi hữu tình, mang lấy hình tướng thần linh cấu thành bởi Veda và tế tự, rồi đi vào trong nước.

Word by Word

• वेदयज्ञमयम्: made of the Veda-sacrifice
• वेदयज्ञमयम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-यज्ञ-मय (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + यज्ञ + मय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg adjective)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg adjective)

• वेदयज्ञमयः: made of the Veda-sacrifice
• वेदयज्ञमयः: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-यज्ञ-मय (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + यज्ञ + मय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (masc nom sg adjective)

• विभुः: the all-powerful Lord
• विभुः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masc nom sg)

• रूपम्: a form
• रूपम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (neut acc sg)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having done/made’

• विवेश: entered
• विवेश: क्रिया (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अप्सु: into the waters
• अप्सु: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन (fem loc pl)

• सर्वगः: all-pervading
• सर्वगः: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-ग (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (masc nom sg adjective)

• सर्वसम्भवः: source of all
• सर्वसम्भवः: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + सम्भव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (masc nom sg adjective)

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Purana’s cosmological account (not Devi Mahatmyam; not the birds’ dharma-dialogue frame)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (cosmic Lord; Varaha motif implied)

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Sarga
• Pralaya
• Veda-Yajña theology
• Divine immanence

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Creation is grounded in ṛta expressed as Veda and yajña: the Lord is portrayed as ‘Veda-yajña-made,’ indicating that cosmic order and sacred law are not external to the Divine but are His very embodiment.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga/Pratisarga: the Lord’s entry into primordial waters marks the re-initiating phase of creation after dissolution.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Entering the waters’ symbolizes consciousness entering undifferentiated potential (āpas), from which structured worlds emerge; ‘Veda-yajña’ signals that manifestation proceeds through intelligible order and sacrificial reciprocity.