Shloka 41
सर्गभेदाः — अविद्या, स्रोतोभेदाः, नव सर्गाः, देवासुरादिसृष्टिः, वेद-यज्ञप्रादुर्भावः
रजोमात्रात्मिकाम् एव ततो ऽन्यां जगृहे तनुम् ततः क्षुद् ब्रह्मणो जाता जज्ञे कोपस् तया ततः
rajomātrātmikām eva tato 'nyāṃ jagṛhe tanum tataḥ kṣud brahmaṇo jātā jajñe kopas tayā tataḥ
Then Brahmā assumed yet another form, made solely of rajas. From it arose Hunger, and from that Hunger, in turn, Wrath was born.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Origins of beings and the unfolding of creation from guṇas
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Creation Stage: Primary
Concept: From rajas-dominated creative activity arise hunger (kṣudh) and, as its consequence, wrath (kopa), showing how guṇic imbalance generates afflictive forces within creation.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Notice how unmet desire quickly turns into anger; cultivate sattva through moderation, prayer, and disciplined action to prevent that chain.
Vishishtadvaita: Even guṇic forces (hunger, wrath) arise within the Lord’s ordered manifestation, implying the world is real yet dependent (śeṣa) on the Supreme as its cause.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
They represent primal drives arising within creation—hunger as craving/need, and wrath as its reactive force—showing how rajas fuels worldly motion and conflict.
Parāśara presents rajas as the activating guṇa: when Brahmā assumes a rajas-dominated form, dynamic forces such as hunger arise, and from them follow further agitating emotions like anger.
Even as Brahmā’s rajas-born forces unfold, the Vishnu Purana frames all cosmic processes as operating within the sovereignty of the Supreme Reality (Vishnu), who underlies and sustains the ordered manifestation of the guṇas.