Shloka 10

Sṛṣṭi–Pratisṛṣṭi: Viṣṇu as Kāla and the Ninefold Creation Schema

Devanagari script

अण्डस्यान्तर्जगत्सर्वं सदेवासुरमानुषम् / स्रष्टा सृजति चात्मानं विष्णुः पाल्यं च पाति च

Transliteration

aṇḍasyāntarjagatsarvaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam / sraṣṭā sṛjati cātmānaṃ viṣṇuḥ pālyaṃ ca pāti ca

Translation

في داخل البيضة الكونية يوجد العالم كلُّه، مع الآلهة والآسورا والبشر. فيشنو، بوصفه الخالق، يُظهر حتى ذاته، وبوصفه الحافظ يصون كلَّ ما ينبغي صونه.

Word by Word

• अण्डस्य: of the egg
• अण्डस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अन्तः: inside
• अन्तः: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (जगत् इति)

• सदेवासुरमानुषम्: together with gods, demons, and humans
• सदेवासुरमानुषम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + देव + असुर + मानुष (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सहार्थक-तत्पुरुषः (देवैः असुरैः मानुषैः सह)

• स्रष्टा: creator
• स्रष्टा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृज् (धातु) + तृ (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृन्-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तृवाचक (agent noun)

• सृजति: creates
• सृजति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• आत्मानम्: himself/self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पाल्यम्: that which is to be protected
• पाल्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाल्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/भाव्य) = 'to be protected'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• पाति: protects
• पाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu is both sraṣṭā (creator) and pālaka (protector); all classes of beings exist within His cosmic order.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as abhinna-nimitta-upādāna-kāraṇa (non-different efficient and material cause) in a devotional framing; immanence without loss of transcendence.

Application: Cultivate trust (śaraṇāgati) in sustaining providence; practice remembrance of Viṣṇu as protector amid instability.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic-totality

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.4.11 (withdrawal and tri-functional roles)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devas
• Asuras
• Humans

FAQs

What is the importance of the cosmic egg (aṇḍa) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents the universe as contained within the cosmic egg, emphasizing a unified cosmos in which all beings—devas, asuras, and humans—arise within a single ordered creation sustained by Vishnu.

How does this verse describe Vishnu’s role in creation and preservation?

It states that Vishnu is both sraṣṭā (creator) and pālaka (protector): He emanates creation and then preserves what must be sustained, expressing divine sovereignty over both origination and continuity.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

See life as part of a single sacred order: cultivate responsibility (dharma) and protection of what is entrusted to you—family, community, and ethical conduct—reflecting the ideal of preservation taught here.