Shloka 125
पुरा ब्रह्ममुखोद्भूतं कूटं तेजोमयं महत् । चतुर्भागप्रजातं तद्वेदोग्निर्गौर्द्विजस्तथा
purā brahmamukhodbhūtaṃ kūṭaṃ tejomayaṃ mahat | caturbhāgaprajātaṃ tadvedognirgaurdvijastathā
在远古之时，从梵天（Brahmā）之口涌现出一团伟大而炽盛、凝聚的光辉（tejas）。此光分为四分，由此生出《吠陀》、阿耆尼（火神）、圣牛，以及再生者（婆罗门）。
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Concept: Veda, Agni, Cow, and Brāhmaṇa arise from a single concentrated tejas, indicating a unified sacred economy: revelation (Veda), mediation (Agni), nourishment (Cow), and ritual agency (Brāhmaṇa).
Application: Revere scripture, maintain sacred fire/ethical discipline, protect cows, and respect learned brāhmaṇas—seeing them as interconnected rather than competing authorities.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्ममुखोद्भूतं = ब्रह्म + मुख + उद्भूतम्; तेजोमयं = तेजः + मयम्; चतुर्भागप्रजातं = चतुर् + भाग + प्रजातम्; तद्वेदोग्निर्गौर्द्विजस्तथा = तत् + वेदः + अग्निः + गौः + द्विजः + तथा (समास/सन्धि-समुच्चय).
FAQs
It presents a cosmogonic origin: a radiant essence emerges from Brahmā and differentiates into four foundational supports of dharmic civilization—Veda (revelation), Agni (ritual fire), Gauḥ (cow as sustenance), and Dvija (the twice-born as custodians of sacred learning and rites).
They function together in the traditional dharmic order: the Veda provides authority, Agni enables yajña, the cow symbolizes nourishment and sacrificial economy (ghee, milk), and the dvija—especially the Brāhmaṇa—preserves and transmits Vedic rites and knowledge.
This verse is primarily creation-myth and Vedic-order oriented (Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa flavor). It focuses on origins of sacred institutions rather than directly teaching bhakti or a specific Vaishnava devotional doctrine.