Shloka 58
Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time
उच्चावचानि भूतानि गात्रेभ्यस्तस्य जज्ञिरे / ब्रह्मणो हि प्रजासर्गं सृजतस्तु प्रजापतेः
uccāvacāni bhūtāni gātrebhyastasya jajñire / brahmaṇo hi prajāsargaṃ sṛjatastu prajāpateḥ
プラジャーパティたる梵天が子孫の創造に取りかかると、その肢体から高きもの低きもの、さまざまな存在が生まれ出た。
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing cosmogenesis; traditionally Sūta/authorial voice within the Kurma Purana’s creation account)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents manifested beings as arising through the cosmic agency of Prajāpati (Brahmā). In the Kurma Purana’s broader theology, such manifested diversity is an effect within prakṛti, while the Self remains the underlying, unchanging witness beyond the created orders.
No specific practice is taught in this verse; it belongs to the cosmological section (sarga). In Kurma Purana reading practice, such passages function as viveka-support—contemplation on impermanence and the hierarchy of embodied beings—preparing the mind for later Yoga and Ishvara-Gita-style instruction.
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly; it focuses on Brahmā as Prajāpati. In the Kurma Purana’s synthetic framework, Brahmā’s creative function is ultimately empowered by the Supreme Lord (often identified with Hari-Hara unity across the text), so the verse fits a layered theology where creation is a delegated cosmic role.