Shloka 62

अर्जुनस्य अन्त्येष्टि, द्वारकाप्लावनम्, कलिप्रवेशः, कालोपदेशः

Devanagari script

सृष्टिं सर्गे करोत्य् एष देवदेवः स्थितौ स्थितिम् अन्ते ऽन्ताय समर्थो ऽयं साम्प्रतं वै यथा कृतम्

Transliteration

sṛṣṭiṃ sarge karoty eṣa devadevaḥ sthitau sthitim ante 'ntāya samartho 'yaṃ sāmprataṃ vai yathā kṛtam

Translation

This God of gods brings forth creation at the time of emanation; in the period of continuance He upholds stability itself; and at the end He is fully able to bring all to dissolution—exactly as has now been described.

Word by Word

• sṛṣṭim: creation
• sṛṣṭim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक; √sṛj + ktin)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• sarge: in (the time of) creation
• sarge: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• karoti: does, makes
• karoti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• eṣaḥ: this (one)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• deva-devaḥ: God of gods
• deva-devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('देवानां देवः')

• sthitau: in preservation
• sthitau: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthiti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• sthitim: stability, maintenance
• sthitim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthiti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• ante: at the end
• ante: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• antāya: for dissolution, for ending
• antāya: Sampradāna (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन

• samarthaḥ: capable
• samarthaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samartha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sāmpratam: now, at present
• sāmpratam: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāmprata (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-नपुंसक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (now/at present)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (as/just as)

• kṛtam: done, effected
• kṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'done' (impersonal/result)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The Lord’s cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and dissolution as applied to the present narrative closure.

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Kalpa

Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The same Devadeva is the agent of sṛṣṭi (emanation), sthiti (sustenance), and laya (dissolution), demonstrating a single supreme cause behind all cosmic phases.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Contemplate life’s cycles as expressions of one divine governance; cultivate equanimity amid beginnings and endings.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms one personal supreme (Vishnu) as both efficient and material cause, sustaining the world as his body while remaining its ruler.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of Sarga, Sthiti, and Pralaya in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse summarizes the three cosmic functions—creation, preservation, and dissolution—as acts governed by the same Supreme Lord (Vishnu), establishing a unified theology of cosmic order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Lord’s role in universal order?

Parāśara presents Vishnu as the single competent sovereign who initiates creation, sustains the world during its continuance, and withdraws it at the end—framing cosmology as divine governance rather than impersonal mechanics.

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

Vishnu is affirmed as Devadeva—the Supreme Reality who presides over all phases of the cosmos—supporting the Purana’s Vaishnava view that ultimate causality and control belong to the personal Lord.