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Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

विदुर उवाच स वै विश्वसृजामीशो वेदादीन् मुखतोऽसृजत् । यद् यद् येनासृजद् देवस्तन्मे ब्रूहि तपोधन ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

vidura uvāca sa vai viśva-sṛjām īśo vedādīn mukhato ’sṛjat yad yad yenāsṛjad devas tan me brūhi tapo-dhana

Translation

维杜罗说：噢，以苦行为唯一财富的大圣者！诸造物主之主梵天从其口中流出吠陀等圣智。请为我说明：天神究竟造立了什么，又是借助谁而成就？

Synonyms
विदुरःVidura
विदुरः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविदुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
वैindeed
वै:
Nipata (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपातः (emphatic particle)
विश्व-सृजाम्of the creators of the universe
विश्व-सृजाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सृज् (धातु) + अ (कृत्: क्विप्/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक ‘सृज्’ → ‘सृज्/सृज्-’ as agent)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘विश्वस्य सृजः’ → ‘विश्वसृजः’ (creators of the universe)
ईशःthe lord
ईशः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootईश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
वेद-आदीन्the Vedas and other (scriptures)
वेद-आदीन्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवेद (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), बहुवचन; समाहार/पर्याय-तत्पुरुषः: ‘वेदाः आदयः येषाम्’ (the Vedas and others)
मुखतःfrom (his) mouth
मुखतः:
Apadana (अपादान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): पञ्चमी-अर्थे ‘from the mouth’
असृजत्created
असृजत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु)
Formलङ् (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
यत्whatever
यत्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रश्नार्थक/यत्-तत्-सम्बन्धे
यत्whatever (each)
यत्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for distributive sense)
येनby which (means)
येन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन
असृजत्created
असृजत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु)
Formलङ् (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
देवःthe god (Brahmā)
देवः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्-शब्दः (correlative)
मेto me / for me
मे:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; (enclitic)
ब्रूहिtell
ब्रूहि:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
तपः-धनO one rich in austerity
तपः-धन:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: ‘तपः एव धनं यस्य’ (one whose wealth is austerity)
Characters & Entities
V
Vidura
B
Brahmā
M
Maitreya

FAQs

This verse states that Brahmā, the chief creator, manifested the Vedas (and related sacred knowledge) from his mouths, indicating their divine, revealed origin within cosmic creation.

Vidura seeks a detailed, step-by-step understanding of how Brahmā produced various beings and principles—what was created and the specific means for each—so the creation narrative becomes clear and coherent.

It encourages approaching sacred knowledge with humility and inquiry—learning systematically from realized teachers, and seeing wisdom as meant to guide life, not merely as information.

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