Shloka 30
लोकसंस्थानम्, ग्रहदूरी-प्रमाणम्, ब्रह्माण्डावरणानि, विष्णोः जगत्कारणत्वम्
तयोः सैव पृथग्भावकारणं संश्रयस्य च क्षोभकारणभूता च सर्गकाले महामते
tayoḥ saiva pṛthagbhāvakāraṇaṃ saṃśrayasya ca kṣobhakāraṇabhūtā ca sargakāle mahāmate
O great-minded one, of those two (Prakṛti and Puruṣa), she alone—Prakṛti—becomes the cause of their differentiation and of their conjunction in dependence; and at the time of creation she is also the cause of agitation (kṣobha).
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How Prakṛti functions in differentiation, conjunction, and the initial agitation (kṣobha) at creation-time
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: revealing
Creation Stage: Primary
Concept: Prakṛti is described as the operative cause for differentiation and conjunction of Prakṛti–Puruṣa and as the proximate cause of the primordial agitation that initiates manifestation at creation.
Vedantic Theme: Maya
Application: Observe how change and differentiation arise from guṇa-agitation; use discernment to recognize the stable witnessing self and turn attention to the Lord beyond fluctuations.
Vishishtadvaita: Treats prakṛti as a dependent mode under the supreme causality, aligning with the view that the universe’s transformations occur within the Lord’s governance.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
This verse states that at the moment of sarga, prakṛti functions as the immediate cause of the “stirring” that triggers manifestation, marking the transition from unmanifest potential to active creation.
He presents prakṛti as the factor that produces both their apparent differentiation and their conjunction, framing creation as arising through her operative power when the creative phase begins.
Even while describing prakṛti’s causal role, the Vishnu Purana’s cosmology treats prakṛti as functioning under the Supreme Reality’s sovereignty—creation unfolds as an ordered process ultimately grounded in Vishnu.