Shloka 3

मानससृष्टिः, रुद्रोत्पत्तिः, मन्वादिवंशः, प्रलयचतुष्टयम्

Devanagari script

एवं भूतानि सृष्टानि चराणि स्थावराणि च

Transliteration

evaṃ bhūtāni sṛṣṭāni carāṇi sthāvarāṇi ca

Translation

Thus, under the sovereignty of the Supreme Lord, all beings—moving and unmoving—were manifested within the ordered creation.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: “thus/in this way”)

• भूतानि: beings, entities
• भूतानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन

• सृष्टानि: created
• सृष्टानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सृज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; भूतानि इति विशेषण

• चराणि: moving
• चराणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; भूतानि इति विशेषण

• स्थावराणि: immobile, stationary
• स्थावराणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थावर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; भूतानि इति विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction: “and”)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Cosmic creation: how beings (moving and unmoving) arise in ordered creation

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All mobile and immobile beings arise as a structured manifestation under the supreme governance of the Lord, indicating a purposeful, ordered cosmos.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Contemplate nature’s diversity as purposeful order and cultivate reverence and responsibility toward all forms of life.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms the Supreme as jagat-kāraṇa—ordering and sustaining real plurality within His sovereignty.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Parāśara
• Maitreya
• Bhūtāni (all beings)

FAQs

What is the significance of ‘moving and unmoving beings’ (cara and sthāvara) in the Vishnu Purana?

It summarizes the totality of creation as two broad classes—mobile life and stationary existence—showing a complete, ordered cosmos rather than a random emergence.

How does Sage Parāśara explain creation in this section of the text?

Parāśara presents creation as a structured manifestation where categories of beings arise in sequence, framed as part of the larger sarga narrative taught to Maitreya.

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

Even when the verse lists created categories, the Purana’s intent is that such manifestation occurs under Vishnu’s supreme governance, supporting a Vaishnava view of cosmic dependence on the Highest Reality.