Shloka 1
Ahaṃkāra as the Second Creation: Brahmā’s Cosmological Instruction (अहंकार-प्राधान्येन सृष्टिवर्णनम्)
भस्न्ैमा रन () अमसन- एकचत्वारिशो< ध्याय: अहंकारकी उत्पत्ति और उसके स्वरूपका वर्णन ब्रह्मोवाच य उत्पन्नो महान् पूर्वमहंकार: स उच्यते । अहमित्येव सम्भूतो द्वितीय: सर्ग उच्यते
brahmovāca—maharṣayaḥ, ya utpanno mahān pūrvam ahaṃkāraḥ sa ucyate | aham ity eva sambhūto dvitīyaḥ sarga ucyate ||
梵天说道：“诸位大圣仙啊，最先生起的原初‘摩诃那’（大原理）即所谓阿含迦罗（我执、我性之理）。当它特定地显现为‘我’之感——即‘阿含’——那一显现便被称为第二次创造。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage distinguishes cosmic principles in creation: the primordial ‘Mahān’ is identified with ahaṃkāra, and when it specifically takes the form of the explicit ‘I’-sense (aham), that manifestation is termed the ‘second creation’ (dvitīya sarga).
A doctrinal discourse is underway: Brahmā addresses the assembled seers and explains the origin and nature of ahaṃkāra within a staged account of creation (sarga), moving from the primordial principle to the individualized ‘I’-sense.