Shloka 33
Invocations, Definition and Authority of Purāṇa, Pulastya–Bhīṣma Frame, and the Creation–Dissolution Schema
ब्रह्मणः प्रतिसर्गश्च सर्वसंहारवर्णनम् । कल्पेकल्पे च भूतानां महतामपि संक्षयः
brahmaṇaḥ pratisargaśca sarvasaṃhāravarṇanam | kalpekalpe ca bhūtānāṃ mahatāmapi saṃkṣayaḥ
ഇതിൽ ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ പ്രതിസർഗവും സർവ്വസംഹാരത്തിന്റെ (മഹാപ്രളയം) വിവരണവും ഉണ്ട്; കൂടാതെ ഓരോ കല്പാന്തത്തിലും ഭूतങ്ങളിൽ മഹത്തായവരും പോലും ക്ഷയത്തെ പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു എന്നും പറയുന്നു।
Not explicitly specified in the provided excerpt (context-dependent narrative voice).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रतिसर्गश्च = प्रतिसर्गः + च; कल्पेकल्पे = कल्पे + कल्पे (पुनरुक्ति-समाससदृश प्रयोग); महतामपि = महताम् + अपि.
FAQs
Pratisarga refers to the renewed or secondary creation that follows dissolution—Brahmā’s re-creation of the world-system after a cycle ends.
It emphasizes that even exalted beings are subject to time: at the end of each kalpa, all embodied existences—including the great—undergo decline and dissolution.
This verse is primarily cosmological, summarizing themes of creation (pratisarga) and dissolution (saṃhāra/pralaya), rather than presenting a direct devotional (bhakti) instruction.