Shloka 28
Daitya–Dānava Vaṁśa, Kaśyapa’s Progeny, and the Birth of the Maruts
जुह्वानस्य ब्रह्मणो वै प्रजासर्ग इहोच्यते पूर्वं यत्र तु सप्तर्षीन् उत्पन्नान् सप्त मानसान्
juhvānasya brahmaṇo vai prajāsarga ihocyate pūrvaṃ yatra tu saptarṣīn utpannān sapta mānasān
Here is described the begetting of beings by Brahmā as he offered oblations; and first in that account are spoken of the seven Ṛṣis—seven mind-born sages who arose from his thought.
Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)
Creation Stage: Secondary
Concept: Prajāsarga proceeds through Brahmā’s yajña-like creative act, with the Saptarṣis first arising as mānasa progenitors of order and knowledge.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Treat knowledge, discipline, and ritual intentionality as ‘creative’ forces—begin any undertaking by establishing wise counsel and right intention.
Vishishtadvaita: Creation is presented as purposive and ordered (not accidental), aligning with a theistic cosmos where intelligence and dharma precede proliferation.
FAQs
They are presented as the first major sage-lineage arising from Brahmā’s mind, becoming foundational transmitters of dharma, Vedic knowledge, and cosmic order in creation narratives.
He frames creation as an ordered emanation from Brahmā, beginning with the emergence of mind-born sages—an intellectual/spiritual origination rather than merely physical generation.
Even when Brahmā is described as creating, the Vishnu Purana’s larger theology places Vishnu as the supreme ground of reality and sovereignty, with Brahmā functioning within that divinely sustained cosmic order.