Shloka 1

भार्गवसर्गः, ऋषिवंशाः, वह्नयः (अग्निवंशः), पितृसृष्टिः

Devanagari script

कथितं मे त्वया सर्वं यत् पृष्टो ऽसि महामुने भृगुसर्गात् प्रभृत्य् एष सर्गो मे कथ्यतां पुनः

Transliteration

kathitaṃ me tvayā sarvaṃ yat pṛṣṭo 'si mahāmune bhṛgusargāt prabhṛty eṣa sargo me kathyatāṃ punaḥ

Translation

O great sage, you have told me all that I asked. Now, beginning from the creation connected with Bhṛgu, recount to me once more this unfolding of creation, so it may be firmly understood.

Word by Word

• कथितम्: told
• कथितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th case, Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd case, Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनामसदृश (indefinite)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• पृष्टः: asked
• पृष्टः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् मुनिः)

• भृगुसर्गात्: from the creation of Bhṛgu
• भृगुसर्गात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case, Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भृगोः सर्गः)

• प्रभृति: beginning from
• प्रभृति: Sambandha (Starting point/आरम्भ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भवाचक (from/beginning with)

• एषः: this
• एषः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्गः: creation / account of creation
• सर्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case, Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कथ्यताम्: let it be told
• कथ्यताम्: Kriya (Injunction/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थे आज्ञा

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Discourse marker (Repetition/पुनरावृत्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक (again)

Speaker

Maitreya

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Maitreya

Topic: Request to restate the creation sequence beginning from Bhṛgu’s associated creation (bhṛgu-sarga) for firm comprehension

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: inquisitive

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Repeated hearing (punar-ukta) of the ordered account of creation is sought to stabilize understanding and remove doubt.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Revisit foundational teachings through disciplined study and reflective repetition (svādhyāya), checking comprehension rather than chasing novelty.

Vishishtadvaita: Creation is treated as an intelligible unfolding grounded in the supreme Lord as cause, to be understood through śravaṇa and mananam.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu

FAQs

What is the significance of repeating the creation narrative (Sarga) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse shows the Purāṇic teaching method: key cosmological sequences are requested again to ensure clarity, correct order, and faithful oral transmission.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Sarga in the dialogue structure?

Maitreya asks, and Parāśara responds in a structured sequence; here Maitreya explicitly requests Parāśara to begin again from the Bhṛgu-related point and restate the creation account.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the requested ‘Sarga’ in the Vishnu Purana is ultimately grounded in Vishnu as the supreme source and regulator of cosmic manifestation.