Shloka 113

Invocations, Definition and Authority of Purāṇa, Pulastya–Bhīṣma Frame, and the Creation–Dissolution Schema

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मा स्वयं च जगतो विसृष्टौ संप्रवर्त्तते । सृष्टिं च पात्यनुयुगं यावत्कल्पविकल्पना

Transliteration

brahmā svayaṃ ca jagato visṛṣṭau saṃpravarttate | sṛṣṭiṃ ca pātyanuyugaṃ yāvatkalpavikalpanā

Translation

Brahmā selbst setzt die Emanation der Welt in Gang; und Zeitalter um Zeitalter erhält er die Schöpfung, solange die Zyklen und Wandlungen der Kalpas fortdauern.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: oneself)

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

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन (genitive)

• विसृष्टौ: in (the act of) creation/emission
• विसृष्टौ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; वि + सृष्टि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (locative)

• संप्रवर्तते: sets in motion/engages
• संप्रवर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+प्र+वृत् (धातु; √वृत् प्रवृत्तौ)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सृष्टिम्: creation
• सृष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

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

• पाति: protects/maintains
• पाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु; पाने/पालने)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अनुयुगम्: in every age
• अनुयुगम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु-युग (प्रातिपदिक; अनु + युग)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययत्वेन प्रयोगः (adverb: in each yuga)

• यावत्: as long as/until
• यावत्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधिवाचक-अव्यय (until/as long as)

• कल्पविकल्पना: the alternation/sequence of kalpas
• कल्पविकल्पना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प-विकल्पना (प्रातिपदिक; कल्प + विकल्पना)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कल्पस्य विकल्पना)

Speaker

Not explicitly specified in the provided excerpt (context-dependent narration/dialogue within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: अनु+युगम्→अनुयुगम् (अव्ययीभाव); पाति+अनुयुगम्→पात्यनुयुगम् (य्-आगम/सन्धि-लेखन); यावत्+कल्पविकल्पना→यावत्कल्पविकल्पना

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā

FAQs

What role does Brahmā play in this verse?

The verse presents Brahmā as the one who initiates (sets in motion) the world’s emanation and also sustains creation continuously across successive yugas.

What does “kalpa-vikalpanā” imply here?

It refers to the ongoing succession of kalpas (cosmic aeons) and their alternations/variations—i.e., the repeating macro-cycles within which creation continues.

What is the core teaching emphasized in this shloka?

It emphasizes cyclical cosmology: creation is not a one-time event but an ordered, recurring process maintained across ages as long as cosmic cycles endure.