Shloka 10
अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā
जनक उवाच ब्रह्मणैकेन जातानां नानात्वं गोत्रत: कथम् | बहूनीह हि लोके वै गोत्राणि मुनिसत्तम
janaka uvāca
brahmaṇaikena jātānāṁ nānātvam gotrataḥ katham |
bahūnīha hi loke vai gotrāṇi munisattama ||
阇那迦问道：“噢，诸仙之最，若一切众生皆由唯一的梵天所生，那么在氏族（gotra，族系）上为何会出现多样差别？因为在这世间，确实流传着许多氏族之名。”
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a philosophical and social inquiry: if humanity has a single cosmic origin in Brahmā, how do differentiated lineages (gotras) arise? It invites an explanation of how unity at the source can coexist with diversity in social and genealogical classifications.
King Janaka addresses a revered sage and asks for clarification about the origin of the many gotras known in the world, given the traditional belief that all beings ultimately originate from Brahmā.