Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time
मुख्यसर्गश्चतुर्थस्तु मुख्या वै स्थावराः स्मृताः / तिर्यक्स्त्रोतस्तु यः प्रोक्तस्तिर्यग्योन्यः स पञ्चमः
mukhyasargaścaturthastu mukhyā vai sthāvarāḥ smṛtāḥ / tiryakstrotastu yaḥ proktastiryagyonyaḥ sa pañcamaḥ
La quatrième est appelée mukhya-sarga, la Création Principale ; en elle, les êtres dominants sont les immobiles (sthāvaras), tels les végétaux. La cinquième, dite tiryak-srotas, le « courant transversal », est la création de ceux qui naissent comme animaux (tiryag-yoni).
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Purāṇic account of creation as taught by the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It does not directly define Ātman; it outlines graded manifestations in creation—immobile life and animal birth—implying the Self’s presence through all embodied forms within cosmic evolution.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this verse; it supplies cosmological classification that later supports dharma and sādhana by situating beings within the ordered flow of manifestation.
This verse is cosmological and non-sectarian in tone; it presents creation categories without polemics, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis by treating the cosmic order as a shared sacred framework.