Shloka 80
Yoga-Sleep, Cosmic Dissolution, and the Lotus of Creation
with Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vision
ब्रह्माणं ब्राह्माणाच्छंसि स्तोतारौ चैव सर्वशः । मेढ्राच्च मैत्रावरुणं प्रतिष्ठातारमेव च
brahmāṇaṃ brāhmāṇācchaṃsi stotārau caiva sarvaśaḥ | meḍhrācca maitrāvaruṇaṃ pratiṣṭhātārameva ca
Từ Brahmā xuất hiện vị tư tế Brahmā (Brahman); từ miệng Ngài sinh ra Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin và các tư tế Stotṛ đầy đủ mọi phần; và từ cơ quan sinh dục phát sinh Maitrāvaruṇa cùng cả Pratiṣṭhātṛ.
Unspecified narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; likely Pulastya addressing Bhīṣma in the broader frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्राह्मणाच्छंसि = ब्राह्मणात् + छंसि; मेढ्राच्च = मेढ्रात् + च; प्रतिष्ठातारमेव = प्रतिष्ठातारम् + एव.
FAQs
It presents a cosmogonic mapping where specific Vedic sacrificial priestly roles are said to arise from Brahmā’s body, linking ritual functionaries to creation theology.
This is a Purāṇic way of expressing that yajña (sacrifice) and its officiants are integral to cosmic order: body-parts symbolically indicate function, hierarchy, and the sanctity of ritual speech and generative power.
It underscores reverence for sacred duties (dharma) and disciplined roles within worship: each function in a rite is meaningful, and ordered cooperation sustains both ritual integrity and social-religious harmony.