Shloka 2
प्रियव्रतवंशवर्णनम् — सप्तद्वीपविभागः, जम्बूद्वीप-वर्षविभागः, भरत-नामकरणम्
यो ऽयम् अंशो जगत्सृष्टिसंबन्धो गदितस् त्वया तत्राहं श्रोतुम् इच्छामि भूयो ऽपि मुनिसत्तम
yo 'yam aṃśo jagatsṛṣṭisaṃbandho gaditas tvayā tatrāhaṃ śrotum icchāmi bhūyo 'pi munisattama
O best of sages, that portion you spoke concerning the world’s connection with its creation—about that very matter I wish to hear once more.
Maitreya
Speaker: Maitreya
Topic: Request to hear again the section on jagat-sṛṣṭi-sambandha (how the world is related to its creation/cause)
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: revealing
Creation Stage: Kalpa
Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda
Concept: Repeated hearing is warranted because the crucial point is sambandha—how the world depends upon, and is sustained by, its ultimate cause.
Vedantic Theme: Maya
Application: Revisit foundational teachings (cause–effect, dependence, purpose) until they become stable convictions guiding conduct and worship.
Vishishtadvaita: The ‘sambandha’ naturally supports the śarīra–śarīrī relation: the world is real yet wholly dependent on the Supreme as its inner ruler and support.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Dasya
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
It frames cosmology as an intelligible, ordered process and invites a deeper explanation of how the universe arises and is sustained under the supreme principle identified with Vishnu.
This verse signals a recap and expansion: Maitreya requests Parāśara to restate the earlier teaching with greater clarity, following the Purāṇic dialogue method of repeated, layered instruction.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Vishnu Purana’s creation-teaching is presented as grounded in Vishnu as the sovereign, supreme reality behind the cosmos and its origination.