Shloka 29
सर्गभेदाः — अविद्या, स्रोतोभेदाः, नव सर्गाः, देवासुरादिसृष्टिः, वेद-यज्ञप्रादुर्भावः
स्थावरान्ताः सुराद्यास् तु प्रजा ब्रह्मंश् चतुर्विधाः ब्रह्मणः कुर्वतः सृष्टिं जज्ञिरे मानसास् तु ताः
sthāvarāntāḥ surādyās tu prajā brahmaṃś caturvidhāḥ brahmaṇaḥ kurvataḥ sṛṣṭiṃ jajñire mānasās tu tāḥ
ഹേ ബ്രാഹ്മണാ, ദേവന്മാരിൽ തുടങ്ങി സ്ഥാവരങ്ങളോളം ഈ പ്രജകൾ നാലുവിധം; ബ്രഹ്മാവ് സൃഷ്ടി ചെയ്യുമ്പോൾ അവ ആദ്യം മാനസജന്യങ്ങളായി ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse frames early creation as arising first in Brahmā’s mind—an intentional, subtle origination—before becoming fully differentiated, emphasizing that cosmic manifestation begins from consciousness and will.
Parāśara summarizes creation as spanning from devas down to immovable life, presenting a complete spectrum of beings and indicating that these categories are part of an ordered, systematic sarga.
Although Brahmā is the immediate agent described, the Vishnu Purana’s cosmology treats such creation as operating under the supreme sovereignty of Vishnu—the ultimate ground enabling ordered manifestation.