Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 47, Shloka 3
Adhyaya 47 — Brahma’s Awakening and the Ninefold Scheme of Creation
पद्मावसाने प्रलये निशासुत्पोत्थितः प्रभुः ।
सत्त्वोद्रिक्तस्तदा ब्रह्मा शून्यं लोकमवैक्षत ॥
padmāvasāne pralaye niśāsutpotthitaḥ prabhuḥ / sattvodriktaḥ tadā brahmā śūnyaṃ lokam avaikṣata
पाद्म-कल्प के अंत में प्रलय होने पर, प्रभु ब्रह्मा महा-रात्रि के बाद प्रभात में उठे; सत्त्व से परिपूर्ण होकर उन्होंने जगत् को शून्य-सा देखा।
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FAQs
Even cosmic structures undergo dissolution; recognizing periodic emptiness undermines arrogance and supports vairāgya (dispassion) and steadiness in change.
Bridges ‘Saṃsthā’ (dissolution) to ‘Sarga’ (creation): the empty world after pralaya is the narrative starting point for the next creation.
The ‘empty world’ reflects the meditative interval where forms subside; sattva predominance indicates clarity as the precondition for re-manifestation.