Shloka 70

कालियदमना: यमुनाशुद्धिः, करुणा-निग्रहः, स्तुति-तत्त्वम्

Devanagari script

सृज्यते भवता सर्वं तथा संह्रीयते जगत् जातिरूपस्वभावाश् च सृज्यन्ते सृजता त्वया

Transliteration

sṛjyate bhavatā sarvaṃ tathā saṃhrīyate jagat jātirūpasvabhāvāś ca sṛjyante sṛjatā tvayā

Translation

By You indeed all this is brought forth, and by You the universe is gathered back in dissolution. Even the very kinds of birth, the forms beings assume, and their inborn dispositions are fashioned—created by You as You create.

Word by Word

• सृज्यते: is created
• सृज्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (agent)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय; adverb

• संह्रीयते: is withdrawn/dissolved
• संह्रीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• जातिरूपस्वभावाः: kinds, forms, and natures
• जातिरूपस्वभावाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाति+रूप+स्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक); जातिरूपस्वभाव (समास)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural; 'kinds, forms, and natures'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय; conjunction

• सृज्यन्ते: are created
• सृज्यन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

• सृजता: by (you) creating
• सृजता: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (Present active participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular; 'by (you) creating'

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

Speaker

Maitreya (addressing Sage Parāśara’s teaching about the Supreme Lord as the cosmic cause)

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Primary

Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda (universe)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To be affirmed as the cosmic creator and reabsorber, the source even of forms, births, and dispositions.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Re-centering causality in the Lord: creation and dissolution proceed from Him, grounding cosmic order.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord is both the source of emanation and the power of reabsorption; even jāti, rūpa, and svabhāva arise within His creative act.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Contemplate dependence: treat identity and temperament as entrusted instruments; align them toward non-harm and service rather than self-excuse.

Vishishtadvaita: Jagat as real effect and mode (prakāra) of the Lord: He is the inner ruler and ultimate cause without denying the world’s meaningful order.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of jāti, rūpa, and svabhāva in this Vishnu Purana verse?

The verse states that not only beings but also their classifications (jāti), embodied forms (rūpa), and innate dispositions (svabhāva) arise under Vishnu’s creative sovereignty—implying a divinely grounded cosmic order.

How does the Vishnu Purana describe creation and dissolution here?

It presents a cyclical model: the universe is projected (sṛṣṭi/sarga) and then withdrawn (saṃhāra/pralaya) by the same Supreme Reality, Vishnu.

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

Vishnu is portrayed as the ultimate source and controller of both manifestation and reabsorption, aligning with Vaishnava theology where the Supreme Lord is the ground of all existence and order.