Shloka 11
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
स चोक्तो वै पृथक् स्त्रीत्वं पुरुषत्वं तथाऽकरोत् ।
बिभेद पुरुषत्वञ्च दशधा चैकधा तु सः ॥
sa cokto vai pṛthak strītvaṃ puruṣatvaṃ tathākarot | bibheda puruṣatvaṃ ca daśadhā caikadhā tu saḥ ||
Ainsi instruit, il sépara véritablement la féminité et la masculinité. Puis il divisa la nature mâle en dix parts, tout en demeurant un sous un autre aspect.
FAQs
Multiplicity can arise without loss of underlying unity. The verse encodes a Purāṇic principle: one reality expresses itself in many functional forms for sustaining the world.
Sarga shading into Vaṃśa: differentiation sets up the structural basis for later lineages and social/cosmic functions.
‘Tenfold’ often signals a complete set of functions (e.g., directions, senses, or administrative divisions in mythic language). The ‘onefold’ remainder hints that the source remains undivided despite emanations.