Shloka 2
सर्गभेदाः — अविद्या, स्रोतोभेदाः, नव सर्गाः, देवासुरादिसृष्टिः, वेद-यज्ञप्रादुर्भावः
यद्गुणं यत्स्वभावं च यद्रूपं च जगद् द्विज सर्गादौ सृष्टवान् ब्रह्मा तन् ममाचक्ष्व विस्तरात्
yadguṇaṃ yatsvabhāvaṃ ca yadrūpaṃ ca jagad dvija sargādau sṛṣṭavān brahmā tan mamācakṣva vistarāt
हे द्विज! सर्ग के आरम्भ में ब्रह्मा ने जिस जगत् को रचा, उसके गुण, स्वभाव और रूप क्या थे—यह मुझे विस्तार से बताइए।
Maitreya (questioning Sage Parāśara)
FAQs
It frames creation as intelligible through qualities (guṇas), inherent constitution (svabhāva), and manifest form (rūpa), setting up a systematic cosmology rather than a mere narrative of events.
Parāśara answers within a teacher–disciple dialogue, typically unfolding creation step-by-step (sarga), clarifying what exists first, how it takes characteristics, and how Brahmā functions as the immediate agent of manifestation.
Even when Brahmā is named as the creator, the Vishnu Purana’s broader theology treats Vishnu as the supreme ground of reality from whom cosmic order and the capacity to create ultimately proceed.