Shloka 65
सर्गभेदाः — अविद्या, स्रोतोभेदाः, नव सर्गाः, देवासुरादिसृष्टिः, वेद-यज्ञप्रादुर्भावः
यथर्तुष्व् ऋतुलिङ्गानि नानारूपाणि पर्यये दृश्यन्ते तानि तान्य् एव तथा भावा युगादिषु
yathartuṣv ṛtuliṅgāni nānārūpāṇi paryaye dṛśyante tāni tāny eva tathā bhāvā yugādiṣu
Just as, in the succession of seasons, the distinctive signs of each season appear in many changing forms, so too the conditions of existence manifest again and again through the Yugas and the other divisions of time.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How recurring patterns manifest across time divisions like yugas, analogous to seasonal cycles.
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: revealing
Creation Stage: Kalpa
Yuga: Yuga-cycle (general)
Concept: Just as seasons recur with recognizable signs, so states of existence recur through yugas and other temporal divisions in repeating cosmic cycles.
Vedantic Theme: Maya
Application: Develop detachment and steadiness: recognize that social and personal conditions rise and fall cyclically, and anchor practice in enduring dharma and devotion.
Vishishtadvaita: Time-cycles unfold under divine order; while phenomena recur and change, the Lord remains the stable ground, enabling śānta-bhakti amid temporal flux.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
It explains cyclical time: just as seasons return with recognizable signs, the same kinds of conditions recur across Yugas in patterned succession.
He frames Yugas as recurring phases of time where characteristic “states” (bhāvas) repeatedly manifest, rather than as isolated, one-time events.
Though not named in the verse, the teaching supports Vishnu Purana’s view that cosmic order—including the rhythm of Yugas—operates under the supreme governance of Vishnu as the ground of reality and time.