Shloka 56

Prākṛta Sṛṣṭi and Pralaya: From Pradhāna to Brahmāṇḍa; Trimūrti Samanvaya

Devanagari script

यस्मात् सृष्ट्वानुगृह्णाति ग्रसते च पुनः प्रजाः / गुणात्मकत्वात् त्रैकाल्ये तस्मादेकः स उच्यते

Transliteration

yasmāt sṛṣṭvānugṛhṇāti grasate ca punaḥ prajāḥ / guṇātmakatvāt traikālye tasmādekaḥ sa ucyate

Translation

لأنه بعدما خلق، يعول ويمنح النعمة، ثم يعيد ابتلاع الكائنات من جديد؛ ولأنه هو جوهر الغونات (guṇa) ويجري فعله في الأزمنة الثلاثة—فلذلك يُقال إنه الواحد.

Word by Word

• यस्मात्: because/from whom
• यस्मात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान/Reason-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सृष्ट्वा: having created
• सृष्ट्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• अनुगृह्णाति: favors/protects
• अनुगृह्णाति: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु+ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः अनु-

• ग्रसते: withdraws/absorbs
• ग्रसते: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kāla (काल/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक अव्यय (again)

• प्रजाः: creatures
• प्रजाः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• गुणात्मकत्वात्: because of being constituted of guṇas
• गुणात्मकत्वात्: Hetu (हेतु/Reason)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण-आत्मक-त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; समासः (गुणात्मक) + तद्धित-प्रत्ययः त्व (भाववाचक)

• त्रैकाल्ये: in the three times
• त्रैकाल्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-काल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु/Therefore)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एकः: one
• एकः: Viśeṣya-bhāva (विशेष्य/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उच्यते: is said/called
• उच्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया/Passive predication)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator/Sage teaching the doctrine of the single Supreme Lord (Īśvara) who performs creation, preservation, and dissolution

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• guṇas (sattva-rajas-tamas)
• prajāḥ (beings)

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It presents the Supreme as a single Lord who remains one while appearing as the functions of creation, protection, and dissolution—operating through the guṇas and across past, present, and future.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse implies a contemplative discipline: meditating on one Īśvara behind all changing guṇa-based processes and all three times—supporting one-pointed devotion and steadiness (ekāgratā) used in Pāśupata-leaning theistic yoga.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By asserting a single Īśvara who performs all cosmic roles, it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where sectarian names (Śiva/Vişṇu) point to one divine reality rather than competing gods.