Shloka 13
सर्गभेदाः — अविद्या, स्रोतोभेदाः, नव सर्गाः, देवासुरादिसृष्टिः, वेद-यज्ञप्रादुर्भावः
ते सुखप्रीतिबहुला बहिर् अन्तश् च नावृताः प्रकाशा बहिर् अन्तश् च ऊर्ध्वस्रोतोद्भवाः स्मृताः
te sukhaprītibahulā bahir antaś ca nāvṛtāḥ prakāśā bahir antaś ca ūrdhvasrotodbhavāḥ smṛtāḥ
তারা সুখ ও প্রীতিতে পরিপূর্ণ; বাহিরে ও অন্তরে অনাবৃত, অবরুদ্ধ নয়। বাহ্য ও অন্তঃসত্তায় দীপ্তিমান, তারা ‘ঊর্ধ্বস্রোতস্’ থেকে উদ্ভূত বলে স্মৃত।
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
It denotes beings whose nature and momentum are oriented upward—toward subtler, higher states of existence—marked by clarity, luminosity, and unobstructed consciousness.
He characterizes them as joy-filled and unveiled—radiant inwardly and outwardly—indicating an existence less bound by obscuration and more aligned with sattva and ascent.
The ordered gradation of beings and realms functions under Vishnu’s sovereign cosmic order, where higher luminosity and ascent reflect closer alignment with the sustaining Supreme Reality.