Shloka 51

Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time

Devanagari script

सर्पा यक्षास्तथा बूता गन्धर्वाः संप्रजज्ञिरे / रजस्तमोभ्यामाविष्टांस्ततो ऽन्यानसृजत् प्रभुः

Transliteration

sarpā yakṣāstathā būtā gandharvāḥ saṃprajajñire / rajastamobhyāmāviṣṭāṃstato 'nyānasṛjat prabhuḥ

Translation

Entonces fueron engendrados las serpientes, los Yakṣas, los Bhūtas y los Gandharvas. Después, el Señor (Prabhu), impulsando a otros seres poseídos por rajas y tamas, los creó también.

Word by Word

• सर्पाः: serpents
• सर्पाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यक्षाः: yakṣas
• यक्षाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय/उपमानार्थक (particle: ‘also/likewise’)

• भूताः: beings/spirits
• भूताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• गन्धर्वाः: gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• सम्प्रजज्ञिरे: were born/arose
• सम्प्रजज्ञिरे: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+प्र+जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• रजः: rajas (passion)
• रजः: Hetu (हेतु/causal factor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; समासे पूर्वपद

• तमोभ्याम्: by the two: rajas and tamas
• तमोभ्याम्: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• आविष्टान्: possessed/overcome
• आविष्टान्: Karma (कर्म/Object—qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ+विश् (धातु) → आविष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—काल/क्रमवाचक (adverb: ‘then/from that’)

• अन्यान्: others
• अन्यान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (implied noun: beings)

• असृजत्: created
• असृजत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing cosmic creation under the Supreme Lord)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Prabhu (Supreme Lord)
• Sarpas
• Yakshas
• Bhutas
• Gandharvas
• Rajas
• Tamas

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It presents the Supreme Lord as the sovereign cause who projects differentiated beings through guṇa-conditioning; the higher Self remains the ruler (prabhu) while manifested life-forms appear according to rajas and tamas.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Though not prescribing a technique directly, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s yogic frame: spiritual practice aims to overcome rajas and tamas (restlessness and inertia) so consciousness becomes sāttvika and fit for devotion and liberating knowledge (as emphasized later in the Ishvara Gita and allied Pāśupata-oriented teachings).

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By using the non-sectarian title “Prabhu” for the supreme creator and grounding creation in guṇas, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where the one Lord—revered as Hari or Hara in different contexts—governs manifestation without contradiction.