Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 19
Brahmā’s Secondary Creation, Kāla (Eternal Time), and the Taxonomy of Species
सप्तमो मुख्यसर्गस्तु षङ्विधस्तस्थुषां च य: । वनस्पत्योषधिलतात्वक्सारा वीरुधो द्रुमा: ॥ १९ ॥
saptamo mukhya-sargas tu ṣaḍ-vidhas tasthuṣāṁ ca yaḥ vanaspaty-oṣadhi-latā- tvaksārā vīrudho drumāḥ
الخلق السابع هو الخلق الرئيس للكائنات غير المتحركة، وهو ستة أنواع: أشجار تُثمر بلا أزهار، نباتات تبقى حتى ينضج الثمر، متسلقات، نباتات ذات سوق جوفاء كالأُنابيب، زواحف تمتد بلا سند، وأشجار ذات أزهار وثمار.
FAQs
It describes the seventh principal creation as the immovable species, classified into six categories such as herbs, creepers, grasses/vines, and various kinds of trees distinguished by features like bark or pith.
In Canto 3, Chapter 10, Śukadeva explains the divisions of creation (sarga) to show how the Lord’s cosmic manifestation unfolds systematically, including the immovable forms of life.
It encourages a devotional, reverent view of nature—seeing plants and trees as part of an ordered divine creation, fostering humility, gratitude, and responsible care for the environment.