Shloka 2
Soma Pacifies the Pracetās; Dakṣa’s Haṁsa-guhya Prayers; Hari Grants Creative Power
श्रीराजोवाच देवासुरनृणां सर्गो नागानां मृगपक्षिणाम् । सामासिकस्त्वया प्रोक्तो यस्तु स्वायम्भुवेऽन्तरे ॥ १ ॥ तस्यैव व्यासमिच्छामि ज्ञातुं ते भगवन् यथा । अनुसर्गं यया शक्त्या ससर्ज भगवान् पर: ॥ २ ॥
śrī-rājovāca devāsura-nṛṇāṁ sargo nāgānāṁ mṛga-pakṣiṇām sāmāsikas tvayā prokto yas tu svāyambhuve ’ntare
قال الملك المبارك: في عهد سْوَايَمْبُهُوَ مانو خُلِقَت الآلهةُ وأنصافُ الآلهة (الأسورا) والبشرُ والناگا والوحوشُ والطيور، وقد ذكرتَ ذلك بإيجاز. والآن، أيها الموقَّر، أريد أن أعرفه بتفصيل، وأريد أيضًا أن أعلم بأيّ قدرةٍ أجرى البهگوانُ الأعلى الخلقَ الثانوي (أنوسرگا).
FAQs
This verse frames the inquiry: after hearing a brief account of living beings’ creation, Parīkṣit asks how the Lord’s potency brings about the detailed, secondary creation (anusarga).
Parīkṣit had heard a summarized description for Svāyambhuva Manu’s era and now seeks a fuller, step-by-step understanding of how the Supreme Lord’s energy operates in creation.
Approach spiritual knowledge with sincere inquiry: move from summary understanding to deeper study, and see the world as governed by the Supreme Lord’s conscious potency rather than mere chance.