Shloka 11
स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्
देवा यक्षास् तथा दैत्या राक्षसाः सिद्धपन्नगाः कूष्माण्डाश् च पिशाचाश् च गन्धर्वा मनुजास् तथा
devā yakṣās tathā daityā rākṣasāḥ siddhapannagāḥ kūṣmāṇḍāś ca piśācāś ca gandharvā manujās tathā
There are the gods, the Yakṣas, and the Daityas; the Rākṣasas, the Siddhas and the serpent-races; the Kūṣmāṇḍas and the Piśācas; the Gandharvas—and likewise, humankind.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Creation Stage: Secondary
Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas
Vishnu Form: Hari
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It maps the ordered diversity of creation—showing that gods, spirits, demons, serpent-races, and humans all belong to a single cosmic scheme upheld by the Supreme Lord’s governance.
By cataloguing beings by type, Parāśara presents creation as layered and comprehensive, helping Maitreya understand that the universe includes multiple realms and species within one regulated cosmic order.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the line, the context of Sarga frames all categories of life—divine, human, and demonic—as existing within the Supreme Reality’s sustaining power and cosmic sovereignty.