Shloka 43

Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time

Devanagari script

सत्त्वमात्रात्मिकामेव ततो ऽन्यां जगृहे तनुम् / पितृवन्मन्यमानस्य पितरः संप्रजज्ञिरे

Transliteration

sattvamātrātmikāmeva tato 'nyāṃ jagṛhe tanum / pitṛvanmanyamānasya pitaraḥ saṃprajajñire

Translation

ثم اتخذ جسدًا آخر مؤلَّفًا من السَّتْفَا وحدها، نورًا خالصًا. وحين نظر إلى ذاته نظرَ الأب، وُلدت البِتْرِيات (Pitṛs)، الآباء الأسلاف، على الوجه اللائق.

Word by Word

• सत्त्वमात्रात्मिकाम्: consisting solely of sattva
• सत्त्वमात्रात्मिकाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्व-मात्र-आत्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular); विशेषणम्

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• ततः: then/from that
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/अधिकरण (Adverbial relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अन्याम्: another
• अन्याम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• जगृहे: took/assumed
• जगृहे: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (3rd person singular, Ātmanepada)

• तनुम्: a body/form
• तनुम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• पितृवत्: like the Pitṛs
• पितृवत्: सम्बन्ध (Comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (comparative adverb: 'like the Pitṛs')

• मन्यमानस्य: of (him) thinking/considering
• मन्यमानस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present middle participle); षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive Singular)

• पितरः: the Pitṛs (manes)
• पितरः: कर्ता (Karta/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• संप्रजज्ञिरे: were born/manifested
• संप्रजज्ञिरे: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (3rd person plural, Ātmanepada); उपसर्गौ: सम्+प्र

Speaker

Sūta (narrating to the sages in the Naimiṣa forest)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Sattva (guṇa)
• Prajāpati/Hiraṇyagarbha (implied creator principle)

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FAQs

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

It presents creation as proceeding through a consciously assumed, sattva-dominant form—implying that the higher principle manifests without losing transcendence, using purity (sattva) as the medium of orderly emanation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

While not prescribing a technique directly, the verse foregrounds sattva as the basis of higher manifestation—supporting the Kurma Purana’s wider yogic ethic that purification of mind (sattva-śuddhi) enables clarity, devotion, and disciplined ritual/meditation.

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

Indirectly: the verse uses a guṇa-based, non-sectarian cosmology where divine manifestation operates through sattva for sustaining order—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis that treats cosmic functions as coordinated expressions of one supreme reality.