Shloka 36

सर्गभेदाः — अविद्या, स्रोतोभेदाः, नव सर्गाः, देवासुरादिसृष्टिः, वेद-यज्ञप्रादुर्भावः

Devanagari script

उत्ससर्ज पितॄन् सृष्ट्वा ततस् ताम् अपि स प्रभुः सा चोत्सृष्टाभवत् संध्या दिननक्तान्तरस्थिता

Transliteration

utsasarja pitṝn sṛṣṭvā tatas tām api sa prabhuḥ sā cotsṛṣṭābhavat saṃdhyā dinanaktāntarasthitā

Translation

Having first brought forth the Pitṛs, the Sovereign Lord then released her as well; and she, once emanated, became Sandhyā—the twilight abiding at the juncture of day and night.

Word by Word

• उत्ससर्ज: he emitted/created forth
• उत्ससर्ज: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्+सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• पितॄन्: the Fathers (Pitṛs)
• पितॄन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• सृष्ट्वा: having created
• सृष्ट्वा: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; ‘having created’

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; काल/क्रमवाचक (temporal/sequential adverb)

• ताम्: that (her/it)
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (singular)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular)

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• सा: she/that (f.)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय (conjunction ‘and’)

• उत्सृष्टा: released/let go (f.)
• उत्सृष्टा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्+सृज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः; क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• संध्या: twilight
• संध्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• दिननक्तान्तरस्थिता: situated between day and night
• दिननक्तान्तरस्थिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिन+नक्त+अन्तर+स्थित (प्रातिपदिक; components: दिन ‘day’ + नक्त ‘night’ + अन्तर ‘between’ + स्थित ‘standing’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (adjective) संध्यायाः

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Secondary creation: emanation of beings and liminal times (sandhyā) from the Lord’s successive bodies

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Liminal times like sandhyā are not accidental but arise from the Lord’s ordered manifestation, linking beings (Pitṛs) and temporal rhythms.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Treat dawn/dusk as deliberate sacred thresholds for japa, gāyatrī, and recollection of the divine order.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s will manifests as real temporal structures; the world’s rhythms are His body/mode (prakāra) rather than illusory.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs
• Sandhya

FAQs

What is the significance of Sandhyā in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Sandhyā as a created, cosmic principle—twilight itself—marking the sacred boundary between day and night and expressing the ordered rhythm established by the Lord.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the emergence of beings and cosmic divisions here?

Parāśara narrates a sequential creation: after bringing forth the Pitṛs, the Lord then emanates Sandhyā, indicating that time-junctions and ritual-worthy intervals are integral parts of the created order.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Vishnu is implied as the Prabhu—the supreme governor whose will manifests not only beings like the Pitṛs but also the structured flow of time, reinforcing divine sovereignty over cosmology and dharma.