Shloka 41

मानससृष्टिः, रुद्रोत्पत्तिः, मन्वादिवंशः, प्रलयचतुष्टयम्

Devanagari script

भूतान्य् अनुदिनं यत्र जायन्ते मुनिसत्तम नित्यसर्गो हि स प्रोक्तः पुराणार्थविचक्षणैः

Transliteration

bhūtāny anudinaṃ yatra jāyante munisattama nityasargo hi sa proktaḥ purāṇārthavicakṣaṇaiḥ

Translation

O best of sages, that process in which beings arise day after day is called ‘nitya-sarga’, the perpetual creation, by those who discern the inner meaning of the Purāṇas.

Word by Word

• bhūtāni: beings, entities
• bhūtāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (√bhū/भू धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘भूत’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (neut. nom./acc. pl.)

• anudinam: daily
• anudinam: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anu + dina (अव्ययभाव)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; अव्यय (indeclinable adverb: ‘day by day’)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक (indeclinable relative adverb ‘where’)

• jāyante: are born, arise
• jāyante: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (जन्/धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• munisattama: O best of sages
• munisattama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + sattama (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (masc. voc. sg.; ‘best of sages’)

• nitya-sargaḥ: constant creation
• nitya-sargaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nitya + sarga (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (masc. nom. sg.; ‘constant creation’)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक निपात (indeclinable particle: indeed/for)

• saḥ: that (it)
• saḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संकेत सर्वनाम (masc. nom. sg.)

• proktaḥ: is said
• proktaḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vac (वच्/धातु) → prokta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (PPP; masc. nom. sg.)

• purāṇa-artha-vicakṣaṇaiḥ: by those expert in the purāṇic meaning
• purāṇa-artha-vicakṣaṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa + artha + vicakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (masc. inst. pl.; ‘by those skilled in the meaning of the Purāṇas’)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Meaning of nitya-sarga (perpetual creation) as daily arising of beings.

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The continual, day-by-day origination of beings is designated nitya-sarga by expert interpreters of Purāṇic cosmology.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Observe daily arising and passing (thoughts, moods, circumstances) to develop steadiness and humility before the cosmic order.

Vishishtadvaita: The world-process is intelligible and purposeful, supporting a theistic cosmos where beings arise within the Lord’s ordered governance.

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Maitreya
• Purāṇa

FAQs

What is the significance of nityasarga (perpetual creation) in the Vishnu Purana?

It defines the ongoing, day-by-day arising of living beings—creation understood not only as a one-time cosmic event but as a continuous process within the ordered universe.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the concept of creation here?

He distinguishes a specific type of creation as that in which beings are continually born, and notes that this classification is affirmed by authoritative interpreters of Purāṇic doctrine.

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

Though not named in this verse, the Vishnu Purana frames such ordered, continuous manifestation as operating under the Supreme Reality’s sovereignty—creation as sustained governance rather than random emergence.