Shloka 53
स्वायम्भुव-मन्वन्तर-वंशवर्णनम्
Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu and the Dhruva Episode
सूत उवाच । उत्पत्तिश्च निरोधश्च नित्यं भूतेषु वर्तते । कल्पेकल्पे भवंत्येते सर्वे दक्षादयो मुने
sūta uvāca | utpattiśca nirodhaśca nityaṃ bhūteṣu vartate | kalpekalpe bhavaṃtyete sarve dakṣādayo mune
Sūta said: “In living beings, creation and dissolution are ever at work. In each kalpa, all these—Dakṣa and the others—come into manifestation again, O sage.”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: kalpa-cycle recurrence (re-manifestation of beings each kalpa)
FAQs
It emphasizes the perpetual rhythm of arising and dissolution within beings and across kalpas, pointing to samsara’s cyclic nature and the need to seek the timeless Pati (Shiva) beyond change.
By stressing that all manifested beings recur and pass away, the verse implicitly directs devotion toward Shiva as the stable refuge—worshipped as the Linga/Saguna form—through whom one transcends recurring cycles.
Contemplate impermanence (utpatti–nirodha) while doing japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” anchoring the mind in Shiva as the changeless reality amid cyclical change.