Shloka 2

रुद्रसर्गः (नीललोहितः), अष्टनाम-स्थान-परिवारः, श्री-नारायणयोः अभेदव्याप्तिः

Devanagari script

कल्पादाव् आत्मनस् तुल्यं सुतं प्रध्यायतस् ततः प्रादुर् आसीत् प्रभोर् अङ्के कुमारो नीललोहितः

Transliteration

kalpādāv ātmanas tulyaṃ sutaṃ pradhyāyatas tataḥ prādur āsīt prabhor aṅke kumāro nīlalohitaḥ

Translation

At the beginning of the kalpa, as the Lord contemplated a son equal to Himself, there manifested upon the Lord’s own lap a youthful being named Nīlalohita.

Word by Word

• कल्प-आदौ: at the beginning of the kalpa
• कल्प-आदौ: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कल्पस्य आदिः)

• आत्मनः: of himself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• तुल्यम्: similar, equal
• तुल्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सुतम् इति)

• सुतम्: a son
• सुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रध्यायतः: while (he) was meditating
• प्रध्यायतः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√ध्यै (धातु) → प्रध्यायत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; (आत्मनः इति) सम्बन्धः

• ततः: then, thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/अनन्तर्य)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; तदर्थ-क्रियाविशेषणम् (thereupon/from that)

• प्रादुः: manifest, forth
• प्रादुः: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रादुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (manifestly/into appearance)

• आसीत्: was, came to be
• आसीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• प्रभोः: of the Lord
• प्रभोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• अङ्के: in the lap
• अङ्के: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• कुमारः: a boy, youth
• कुमारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• नील-लोहितः: blue and red (in color)
• नील-लोहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक) + लोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कुमारः इति); समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (नीलश्च लोहितश्च)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: At the kalpa’s beginning, Brahmā’s contemplation and the manifestation of Nīlalohita (Rudra).

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Kalpa

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: At the start of a kalpa, through Brahmā’s will and contemplation, a being (Nīlalohita) manifests, showing mind-born creation as a mode of secondary emanation.

Vedantic Theme: Maya

Application: Treat intention and contemplation as potent forces; align them with dharma to avoid producing ‘Rudra-like’ turbulent outcomes in one’s life.

Vishishtadvaita: Secondary creators (like Brahmā) operate by delegated power within the Lord’s cosmic order; manifestation is real yet dependent (śeṣa-śeṣi relation).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Characters & Entities

• The Lord (Īśvara)
• Nīlalohita (Rudra)

FAQs

What is the significance of Nīlalohita in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Nīlalohita (an epithet of Rudra) as a manifested being at the start of the kalpa, arising through the Lord’s contemplative will—placing Rudra within the creation narrative as dependent on the Supreme source.

How does Sage Parāśara explain creation through contemplation here?

Parāśara describes a mode of origination where the Lord, by simply contemplating (pradhyāna) a son equal to Himself, causes an immediate manifestation—emphasizing sovereignty and effortless causality rather than physical generation.

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

The Lord is portrayed as the supreme causal ground: even powerful cosmic figures like Rudra/Nīlalohita appear through His intention, reinforcing a Vaishnava cosmology in which all beings and functions derive from the Supreme Reality.