Shloka 50
Brahmāṇḍa-Āvaraṇa Nirūpaṇa, Virajā-Setu, and Prākṛta–Vaikṛta Sṛṣṭi
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच / अव्यक्ताद्याः पृथिव्यन्ता अण्डाच्च बहिरुद्भवाः / ते सर्वे प्राकृताः प्रोक्तास्तेषां ज्ञानाद्विमच्यते
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / avyaktādyāḥ pṛthivyantā aṇḍācca bahirudbhavāḥ / te sarve prākṛtāḥ proktāsteṣāṃ jñānādvimacyate
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: From the Unmanifest (avyakta) down to the earth—arising outward from the cosmic egg—these are all declared to be products of Prakṛti (material nature). By knowing their true nature, one is liberated.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Concept: All evolutes from avyakta to earth are prākṛta (of prakṛti); right knowledge of their nature enables liberation (vimukti).
Vedantic Theme: Viveka-khyāti: recognizing the mutable as prakṛti’s products supports disidentification; liberation through tattva-jñāna (often framed Sāṅkhya-wise, compatible with Vedāntic vairāgya).
Application: Contemplate the body-world as evolutes; reduce clinging by seeing them as prakṛti; use study and meditation to stabilize non-identification.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: cosmic
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.10.49–52 (question and continuation on vikṛta and sṛṣṭi)
FAQs
This verse frames the entire manifest cosmos—from the unmanifest source (avyakta) to earth—as Prakṛti-derived, teaching that discerning their material nature is essential for detachment and liberation.
It points to jñāna (clear knowledge) as the liberating factor: recognizing that all created levels are material transformations prevents misidentification with them and supports freedom from bondage.
Practice discrimination (viveka): treat worldly states, possessions, and even subtle experiences as Prakṛti’s products, and cultivate steady self-inquiry and devotion to reduce attachment and fear.