Shloka 27
सर्गभेदाः — अविद्या, स्रोतोभेदाः, नव सर्गाः, देवासुरादिसृष्टिः, वेद-यज्ञप्रादुर्भावः
संक्षेपात् कथितः सर्गो देवादीनां मुने त्वया विस्तराच् छ्रोतुम् इच्छामि त्वत्तो मुनिवरोत्तम
saṃkṣepāt kathitaḥ sargo devādīnāṃ mune tvayā vistarāc chrotum icchāmi tvatto munivarottama
O sage, you have told in brief of the creation of the gods and the rest; yet I long to hear it in full detail from you, O best among ascetics.
Maitreya
Speaker: Maitreya
Topic: Request for detailed account of the sarga (creation) beyond the brief summary
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: reverent
Creation Stage: Secondary
Concept: True understanding of cosmic order requires patient, detailed inquiry from a qualified teacher.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Adopt śravaṇa (attentive listening) and ask precise questions to deepen comprehension rather than settling for summaries.
Vishishtadvaita: Highlights pramāṇa through sampradāya: knowledge of the Lord’s ordered creation is received via guru-paramparā, not private speculation.
Vishnu Form: Narayana
Bhakti Type: Dasya
FAQs
This verse marks the transition from a brief outline to a detailed cosmological teaching, emphasizing that creation is an ordered, intelligible unfolding that the listener seeks to understand thoroughly.
Maitreya’s request signals that Parasara will expand the account systematically—beginning with the origin of devas and other beings—within the Purana’s teacher–disciple dialogue structure.
Even when not named in the verse, the Vishnu Purana’s creation narrative is framed as emanation under the sovereignty of the Supreme Reality (Vishnu), whose order underlies the cosmos that Maitreya wants explained in depth.