Shloka 35
लोकसंस्थानम्, ग्रहदूरी-प्रमाणम्, ब्रह्माण्डावरणानि, विष्णोः जगत्कारणत्वम्
बीजाद् वृक्षप्ररोहेण यथा नापचयस् तरोः भूतानां भूतसर्गेण नैवास्त्य् अपचयस् तथा
bījād vṛkṣapraroheṇa yathā nāpacayas taroḥ bhūtānāṃ bhūtasargeṇa naivāsty apacayas tathā
Just as a tree suffers no loss when a sprout arises from a seed, so too there is no diminution when beings bring forth beings in the process of creation.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How generative creation proceeds without diminishing the source
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: clarifying
Creation Stage: Secondary
Concept: Effects arise from causes without the cause being depleted, like a sprout from a seed leaving no ‘loss’ to the tree’s principle of growth.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Adopt a non-scarcity view in service and teaching—giving can generate more without impoverishing the giver.
Vishishtadvaita: Causality is real and orderly: the world’s proliferation does not negate the fullness of the ultimate ground.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
FAQs
It illustrates that creation does not “use up” or diminish the originating cause—effects can arise while the source remains intact.
He explains that beings arise from beings in an ongoing chain of generation, yet this process entails no loss to the underlying source—like a tree not being reduced by sprouting.
Implicitly, Vishnu as the supreme ground of reality sustains emanation and manifestation without depletion, supporting a vision of creation as orderly, continuous, and upheld by the imperishable source.