Shloka 138
Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies
एते युगसहस्रान्ते जायन्ते पुनर् एव हि सर्वे देवगणास् तात त्रयस् त्रिंशत् तु छन्दजाः तेषाम् अपीह सततं निरोधोत्पत्तिर् उच्यते
ete yugasahasrānte jāyante punar eva hi sarve devagaṇās tāta trayas triṃśat tu chandajāḥ teṣām apīha satataṃ nirodhotpattir ucyate
At the close of a thousand yugas, dear one, all these hosts of gods are indeed born again; and those thirty-three—said to be born of the Vedic metres—are described here as moving in an unceasing rhythm of withdrawal and re-emergence.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Cyclic re-manifestation of gods and cosmic offices across vast time-units.
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Creation Stage: Kalpa
Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas
Concept: Even the devagaṇas (including the ‘thirty-three’ linked with Vedic chandas) undergo repeated manifestation and withdrawal within cosmic time, indicating the impermanence of all offices within saṃsāra.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: Cultivate detachment from status and power by remembering that even divine roles are cyclical and contingent; seek the imperishable refuge beyond cosmic turnover.
Vishishtadvaita: By implying cyclical rise/withdrawal of all created orders, the verse supports Viṣṇu as the enduring ground and governor of cosmic functions while remaining distinct from changing entities.
Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
It marks a major cyclic turning where divine orders are withdrawn and then re-manifest, emphasizing that even the gods participate in periodic dissolution and renewal.
He presents it as a perpetual rhythm—cessation/withdrawal followed by arising—applying even to the devas, not merely to human or earthly realms.
By portraying cosmic governance as orderly cycles of manifestation and withdrawal, the Purana implies an overarching Supreme Principle—Vishnu—under whose sovereignty even divine beings recur according to cosmic law.