Shloka 66

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

Devanagari script

करोत्य् एवंविधां सृष्टिं कल्पादौ स पुनः पुनः सिसृक्षाशक्तियुक्तो ऽसौ सृज्यशक्तिप्रचोदितः

Transliteration

karoty evaṃvidhāṃ sṛṣṭiṃ kalpādau sa punaḥ punaḥ sisṛkṣāśaktiyukto 'sau sṛjyaśaktipracoditaḥ

Translation

Thus, at the dawn of each kalpa, He again and again brings forth creation of this very kind—endowed with the will and power to create, and impelled by the potency that sets the created order in motion.

Word by Word

• करोति: does; performs
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• एवंविधाम्: of such a kind
• एवंविधाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवंविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• सृष्टिम्: creation
• सृष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• कल्पादौ: at the beginning of the aeon (kalpa)
• कल्पादौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); ‘कल्पस्य आदौ’ (at the beginning of the kalpa)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पुनः: again (repeatedly)
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सिसृक्षाशक्तियुक्तः: endowed with the power/will to create
• सिसृक्षाशक्तियुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिसृक्षा (कृ-धातोः सन्-इच्छार्थक-प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (युज्-धातुज कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• असौ: that one; he
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• सृज्यशक्तिप्रचोदितः: impelled by the creative power
• सृज्यशक्तिप्रचोदितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सृज्य (सृज्-धातोः यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; ‘to be created/creation-related’) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रचोदित (प्र-चुद्-धातुज कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Recurring creation at the beginning of each kalpa and the divine potency (śakti) that impels it

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Kalpa

Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda (universe)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Creation is a recurring, orderly manifestation at each kalpa, driven by the Lord’s will and operative śakti.

Vedantic Theme: Maya

Application: Contemplate impermanence and cyclical time to cultivate steadiness and devotion amid change.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms Viṣṇu as the intelligent cause whose śakti genuinely manifests the real, dependent cosmos (jagat) as His mode (prakāra).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of cyclic creation (kalpa-wise sṛṣṭi) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse emphasizes that creation is not a one-time event but a recurring, ordered manifestation that begins anew at each kalpa under Vishnu’s governance.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of śakti (divine power) in creation?

Parāśara presents creation as proceeding because Vishnu possesses the intention-to-create (sisṛkṣā-śakti) and because creative potency (sṛjya-śakti) impels the manifested order into activity.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Vishnu is portrayed as the sovereign Supreme Reality who repeatedly initiates cosmic manifestation, with śakti functioning as His operative power rather than an independent creator.