Shloka 28

Primordial Creation: From Brahman to the Cosmic Egg

Devanagari script

तत्राव्यक्तस्वरूपोसौ विष्णुर्विश्वेश्वरः प्रभुः । ब्रह्मरूपं समास्थाय स्वयमेव व्यवस्थितः

Transliteration

tatrāvyaktasvarūposau viṣṇurviśveśvaraḥ prabhuḥ | brahmarūpaṃ samāsthāya svayameva vyavasthitaḥ

Translation

于彼处，彼主毗湿奴——其真实体性不显，乃宇宙之主宰——摄受梵天之形，自然而然安立其位。

Word by Word

तत्रthere

अव्यक्त-स्वरूपःof unmanifest form

असौthat (he)

विष्णुःViṣṇu

विश्व-ईश्वरःLord of the universe

प्रभुःthe Lord, master

ब्रह्म-रूपम्the form of Brahmā

समास्थायhaving assumed

स्वयम्himself

एवindeed, alone

व्यवस्थितःremained established

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual speaker not provided in the input excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तत्र + अव्यक्तस्वरूपः + असौ → तत्राव्यक्तस्वरूपोसौ; विष्णुः + विश्वेश्वरः → विष्णुर्विश्वेश्वरः; अभूत्तस्य etc. not in this verse.

Characters & Entities

Vishnu

Brahma

FAQs

What theological idea is emphasized by calling Viṣṇu 'avyakta-svarūpa' (unmanifest in nature)?

It highlights Viṣṇu as transcendent—beyond sensory perception and material form—who can nonetheless manifest forms for cosmic governance.

Why does the verse say Viṣṇu assumed the 'brahma-rūpa' (form of Brahmā)?

It conveys that the creative function associated with Brahmā operates under the supreme agency of Viṣṇu, who can take on that role when establishing creation and order.

What ethical or devotional lesson can a reader take from 'svayam eva vyavasthitaḥ' (by his own will he became established)?

It underscores divine sovereignty: ultimate order is not accidental but grounded in conscious, purposeful will—encouraging trust, devotion, and alignment with dharma.