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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.39

इतिहासपुराणानि पञ्चमं वेदमीश्वर: । सर्वेभ्य एव वक्त्रेभ्य: ससृजे सर्वदर्शन: ॥ ३९ ॥
itihāsa-purāṇāni
[itihaasa-puraanaani]
pañcamaṁ vedam īśvaraḥ
[panchamam vedam eeshvarah]
sarvebhya eva vaktrebhyaḥ
[sarvebhya eva vaktrebhyah]
sasṛje sarva-darśanaḥ
[sasrije sarva-darshanah]
Word-for-word
itihāsa — histories purāṇāni — the Purāṇas (supplementary Vedas) pañcamam — the fifth vedam — the Vedic literature īśvaraḥ — the Lord sarvebhyaḥ — all together eva — certainly vaktrebhyaḥ — from his mouths sasṛje — created sarva — all around darśanaḥ — one who can see all time.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
itihāsa-purāṇāni
itihāsa
histories
purāṇāni
the Purāṇas (supplementary Vedas)
pañcamaṁ vedam īśvaraḥ
pañcamam
the fifth
vedam
the Vedic literature
īśvaraḥ
the Lord
sarvebhya eva vaktrebhyaḥ
sarvebhyaḥ
all together
eva
certainly
vaktrebhyaḥ
from his mouths
sasṛje sarva-darśanaḥ
sasṛje
created
sarva
all around
darśanaḥ
one who can see all time.
Then he created the fifth Veda — the Purāṇas and the histories — from all his mouths, since he could see all the past, present and future.
Purport

There are histories of particular countries and nations and of the world, but the Purāṇas are the histories of the universe, not only in one millennium but in many kalpas. Brahmā has knowledge of those historical facts, and therefore all the Purāṇas are histories. As originally composed by Brahmā, they are part of the Vedas and are called the fifth Veda.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Brahmā, who has faces in all directions, created the fifth Veda composed of the Purāṇas and Itihāsas from all of his mouths. The fifth Veda came from all his mouths, since the fifth Veda embodies all the Vedas.
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Personal Guidance
The scale of the creation in this verse is not given to overwhelm us but to right-size us. Most of our anxiety shrinks when our self-importance shrinks.
Reflection Questions
  • How does it change your day to remember the universe was not built around your preferences?
  • What would humility actually look like for you in your work this week?
📝 My note

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