Shloka 50
Brahmāṇḍa-Āvaraṇa Nirūpaṇa, Virajā-Setu, and Prākṛta–Vaikṛta Sṛṣṭi
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच / अव्यक्ताद्याः पृथिव्यन्ता अण्डाच्च बहिरुद्भवाः / ते सर्वे प्राकृताः प्रोक्तास्तेषां ज्ञानाद्विमच्यते
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / avyaktādyāḥ pṛthivyantā aṇḍācca bahirudbhavāḥ / te sarve prākṛtāḥ proktāsteṣāṃ jñānādvimacyate
श्रीकृष्ण बोले—अव्यक्त से लेकर पृथ्वी तक, जो ब्रह्माण्ड-रूपी अण्ड से बाहर प्रकट हुए हैं, वे सब प्राकृति के उत्पाद कहे गए हैं; उनके तत्त्व-ज्ञान से मुक्ति होती है।
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Concept: All evolutes from avyakta to earth are prākṛta (of prakṛti); right knowledge of their nature enables liberation (vimukti).
Vedantic Theme: Viveka-khyāti: recognizing the mutable as prakṛti’s products supports disidentification; liberation through tattva-jñāna (often framed Sāṅkhya-wise, compatible with Vedāntic vairāgya).
Application: Contemplate the body-world as evolutes; reduce clinging by seeing them as prakṛti; use study and meditation to stabilize non-identification.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: cosmic
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.10.49–52 (question and continuation on vikṛta and sṛṣṭi)
FAQs
This verse frames the entire manifest cosmos—from the unmanifest source (avyakta) to earth—as Prakṛti-derived, teaching that discerning their material nature is essential for detachment and liberation.
It points to jñāna (clear knowledge) as the liberating factor: recognizing that all created levels are material transformations prevents misidentification with them and supports freedom from bondage.
Practice discrimination (viveka): treat worldly states, possessions, and even subtle experiences as Prakṛti’s products, and cultivate steady self-inquiry and devotion to reduce attachment and fear.