Shloka 2
मानससृष्टिः, रुद्रोत्पत्तिः, मन्वादिवंशः, प्रलयचतुष्टयम्
ते सर्वे समवर्तन्त ये मया प्राग् उदाहृताः देवाद्याः स्थावरान्ताश् च त्रैगुण्यविषये स्थिताः
te sarve samavartanta ye mayā prāg udāhṛtāḥ devādyāḥ sthāvarāntāś ca traiguṇyaviṣaye sthitāḥ
ನಾನು ಹಿಂದೆ ಹೇಳಿದ ಎಲ್ಲರೂ—ದೇವರಿಂದ ಸ್ಥಾವರಗಳವರೆಗೆ—ಒಟ್ಟಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಕಟವಾದರು; ಅವರು ತ್ರಿಗುಣಗಳ ವಿಷಯಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿತರಾಗಿದ್ದರು।
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
FAQs
The verse states that all classes of beings—from gods to immovables—manifest and remain conditioned within the three guṇas, indicating that created existence operates through sattva, rajas, and tamas as the framework of cosmic order.
Parāśara frames creation as a simultaneous manifestation of previously listed categories, differentiated not by separate origins but by their placement and functioning within the guṇa-conditioned sphere of nature.
Even while describing guṇa-based manifestation, the Purāṇic worldview treats Vishnu as the supreme ground of reality, with the guṇas characterizing prakṛti and the manifested world rather than limiting the transcendent sovereignty of Vishnu.