Shloka 44
सर्गभेदाः — अविद्या, स्रोतोभेदाः, नव सर्गाः, देवासुरादिसृष्टिः, वेद-यज्ञप्रादुर्भावः
अप्रियान् अथ तान् दृष्ट्वा केशाः शीर्यन्त वेधसः हीनाश् च शिरसो भूयः समारोहन्त तच्छिरः
apriyān atha tān dṛṣṭvā keśāḥ śīryanta vedhasaḥ hīnāś ca śiraso bhūyaḥ samārohanta tacchiraḥ
But on seeing those unwelcome forms, the Creator (Vedhas) found his hairs falling away; yet the hairs that had dropped from his head rose again and rejoined that very head.
Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How even Brahmā’s body responds in creation episodes; origin motifs for later beings
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: revealing
Creation Stage: Secondary
Concept: The creator’s subtle body is immediately responsive: even loss and restoration occur by will within cosmic administration, underscoring the non-ordinary nature of primordial creation.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Hold a sense of wonder toward order within apparent disorder; cultivate steadiness when confronted by ‘unwelcome’ impulses rather than reacting blindly.
Vishishtadvaita: Cosmic bodies and functions are real instruments dependent on the Supreme; responsiveness to sustaining will aligns with the idea of the universe as the Lord’s śarīra (body) under governance.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
FAQs
It functions as a symbolic omen within the creation narrative: the Creator’s body mirrors cosmic harmony and disturbance, and the immediate return suggests restoration of order in the unfolding of sarga.
Parāśara presents creation as a sequence of meaningful manifestations, where even physical changes in Brahmā signal deeper shifts in the process of cosmic unfolding and regulation.
Even when Brahmā is described as the active creator, the Purāṇic framework treats Vishnu as the supreme sustaining reality—under whose sovereignty the order of creation and its corrections ultimately proceed.