Shloka 2
प्रलय-त्रिविध-विभागः एवं प्राकृतप्रलय-वर्णनम्
ब्राह्मो नैमित्तिकस् तेषां कल्पान्ते प्रतिसंचरः आत्यन्तिकश् च मोक्षाख्यः प्राकृतो द्विपरार्धिकः
brāhmo naimittikas teṣāṃ kalpānte pratisaṃcaraḥ ātyantikaś ca mokṣākhyaḥ prākṛto dviparārdhikaḥ
ومن بين هذه الانحلالات، فإن الانحلال البرهمي (النَيمِتِكي) هو الارتداد الذي يقع عند نهاية الكَلْپ؛ والانحلال المطلق يُسمّى موكشا؛ وأما الانحلال البرَاكرتي فيقع بعد اكتمال باراردھين اثنين.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Timing and nomenclature: brāhma/naimittika at kalpa-end; ātyantika as mokṣa; prākṛta after two parārdhas
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Creation Stage: Kalpa
Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda
Concept: Naimittika (brāhma) dissolution occurs at the end of a kalpa, prākṛta after two parārdhas, while ātyantika is mokṣa itself.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: Meditate on vast cosmic time to loosen attachment; orient practice toward mokṣa, not merely heavenly longevity.
Vishishtadvaita: Mokṣa (ātyantika) is not mere annihilation but release into the Lord’s eternal order, consistent with the soul’s enduring individuality in qualified non-dualism.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
This verse organizes dissolution into distinct types—cyclical (at kalpa’s end), ultimate (moksha), and elemental (after two parārdhas)—showing that cosmic endings are structured within a larger divine order.
He identifies ātyantika pralaya as “mokṣa,” meaning the final cessation of bondage—an end not merely of a world-cycle, but of the individual’s entanglement with saṃsāra.
By mapping time, dissolution, and liberation into an ordered framework, the teaching implies a supreme governing reality behind cycles—consistent with Vishnu Purana’s view of Vishnu as the ultimate ground of cosmos and release.