Shloka 4
सर्गभेदाः — अविद्या, स्रोतोभेदाः, नव सर्गाः, देवासुरादिसृष्टिः, वेद-यज्ञप्रादुर्भावः
सृष्टिं चिन्तयतस् तस्य कल्पादिषु यथा पुरा अबुद्धिपूर्वकः सर्गः प्रादुर्भूतस् तमोमयः
sṛṣṭiṃ cintayatas tasya kalpādiṣu yathā purā abuddhipūrvakaḥ sargaḥ prādurbhūtas tamomayaḥ
তিনি যখন সৃষ্টির চিন্তা করছিলেন—যেমন পূর্ব কল্পগুলির আদিতে হয়ে এসেছে—তখন বিবেকবুদ্ধিহীন, তমোময় এক প্রাথমিক সর্গ প্রকাশ পেল।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse highlights that an initial phase of creation can arise as a tamasic, undifferentiated emergence—dark, inert, and lacking discriminative clarity—before subsequent, more ordered manifestations unfold.
Parāśara frames kalpa-beginnings as recurring moments when, through the Lord’s contemplation, creation reappears in patterns seen “formerly,” indicating cyclical cosmic order rather than a one-time event.
Vishnu is presented as the supreme sovereign cause: creation manifests in accordance with his intent and contemplation, while the qualities of the manifested world (like tamas) describe the state of the emergence, not a limitation of the Lord.