Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 19
Brahmā’s Secondary Creation, Kāla (Eternal Time), and the Taxonomy of Species
सप्तमो मुख्यसर्गस्तु षङ्विधस्तस्थुषां च य: । वनस्पत्योषधिलतात्वक्सारा वीरुधो द्रुमा: ॥ १९ ॥
saptamo mukhya-sargas tu ṣaḍ-vidhas tasthuṣāṁ ca yaḥ vanaspaty-oṣadhi-latā- tvaksārā vīrudho drumāḥ
第七の創造は不動の存在の創造で、六種とされる。すなわち、花なくして実る果樹、実が熟すまで存する草木、蔓、管のように中空の植物、支えなく広がる匍匐の蔓草、そして花と実を備える樹木である。
FAQs
It describes the seventh principal creation as the immovable species, classified into six categories such as herbs, creepers, grasses/vines, and various kinds of trees distinguished by features like bark or pith.
In Canto 3, Chapter 10, Śukadeva explains the divisions of creation (sarga) to show how the Lord’s cosmic manifestation unfolds systematically, including the immovable forms of life.
It encourages a devotional, reverent view of nature—seeing plants and trees as part of an ordered divine creation, fostering humility, gratitude, and responsible care for the environment.