Shloka 15
Sṛṣṭi-krama: Brahmā’s Sequential Creation of Devas, Sages, and Sense-Presiding Powers
अभिमानी दक्षिणस्य बाहोश्च परमेष्ठिनः / दशवर्षानन्तरं तु शची तामसृजत्प्रभुः
abhimānī dakṣiṇasya bāhośca parameṣṭhinaḥ / daśavarṣānantaraṃ tu śacī tāmasṛjatprabhuḥ
പരമേഷ്ഠിൻ (ബ്രഹ്മാവ്)ന്റെ വലതുകൈയിൽ നിന്ന് അഭിമാനി ജനിച്ചു; പത്ത് വർഷങ്ങൾക്കുശേഷം പ്രഭു ശചീ ദേവിയെയും സൃഷ്ടിച്ചു।
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Limb-born creation (aṅga-sṛṣṭi) and personification of faculties/identities; Śacī as śakti/consort principle accompanying Indra’s office.
Vedantic Theme: Virāṭ conception and adhiṣṭhāna: cosmic functions emerge from a higher organizing principle; śakti inseparable from śaktimān in Purāṇic theology.
Application: Recognize roles and capacities as entrusted functions; cultivate partnership/śakti—power tempered by counsel and virtue.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.13.15–16 (arm-born entities; manas-abhimāna motif nearby)
FAQs
This verse shows how the Purana maps cosmic order through origins (emanations from Brahmā), grounding later teachings in a structured lineage of beings.
Indirectly: by establishing the cosmic hierarchy (creator and devas), it frames the moral-ritual universe in which karma, dharma, and post-death destinies operate.
Use it as a reminder that Purāṇic teachings link ethics and ritual to a larger cosmic order—encouraging disciplined living (dharma) with reverence for sacred tradition.