Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 27
Brahmā’s Secondary Creation, Kāla (Eternal Time), and the Taxonomy of Species
वैकृतास्रय एवैते देवसर्गश्च सत्तम । वैकारिकस्तु य: प्रोक्त: कौमारस्तूभयात्मक: ॥ २७ ॥
vaikṛtās traya evaite deva-sargaś ca sattama vaikārikas tu yaḥ proktaḥ kaumāras tūbhayātmakaḥ
हे सत्तम विदुरा, हे शेवटचे तीन सर्ग आणि देवसर्ग—हे सर्व वैकृत सृष्टी आहेत; पूर्वी सांगितलेल्या प्राकृत सृष्टींपेक्षा भिन्न. आणि जो वैकारिक म्हटला आहे, तो कौमार-सर्ग उभयात्मक आहे.
FAQs
This verse states that the deva-sarga (creation of the demigods) is also a vaikṛta creation—arising from transformations of material nature within the cosmic creation process.
Kaumāra refers to the creation connected with the Kumāras (the celibate sages). Here it is described as ubhayātmaka—having a dual character—indicating it relates to more than one aspect of the transformative creation categories being discussed.
It helps a seeker see the world as a sequence of transformations within prakṛti, encouraging detachment and clearer focus on the unchanging Lord as the ultimate shelter beyond material change.