Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सृज ब्रह्मन्निमान्देवान्मत्प्रसादात्क्रमेण च / यथा वै प्राक्क्षणेतद्वत्सृज सर्वं महाप्रभो

Transliteration

sṛja brahmannimāndevānmatprasādātkrameṇa ca / yathā vai prākkṣaṇetadvatsṛja sarvaṃ mahāprabho

Translation

Wahai Brahman (Brahmā), dengan rahmat-Ku ciptakanlah para Deva ini menurut tertibnya; dan sebagaimana pada saat terdahulu, wahai tuan yang agung, ciptakanlah kembali segala sesuatu.

Word by Word

• sṛja: create
• sṛja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• brahman: O Brahmā
• brahman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/आह्वान), Singular (एकवचन)

• imān: these
• imān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun used adjectivally; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifies ‘devān’

• devān: gods
• devān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mat-prasādāt: from my grace
• mat-prasādāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—‘mat’ (my) + ‘prasāda’ (grace)

• krameṇa: in order / gradually
• krameṇa: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially (क्रमेण = gradually/in order)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), comparative/relative adverb (यथार्थ/उपमान)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक)

• prāk: formerly / before
• prāk: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prāk (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (कालवाचक)

• kṣaṇe: at the moment/time
• kṣaṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tadvat: in the same way
• tadvat: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (तद्वत् = in that manner)

• sṛja: create
• sṛja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahā-prabho: O great lord
• mahā-prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः—‘mahān prabhuḥ’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (addressing Brahma)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Creation (sṛṣṭi) proceeds through delegated agency: Brahmā acts, but efficacy is grounded in the Lord’s prasāda (grace) and command; order (krama) is essential.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sankalpa and nimitta-kāraṇatva: the Supreme as ultimate cause; Brahmā as instrumental cause; cosmic ṛta/order mirrored in krama.

Application: Act with a sense of delegated responsibility: maintain order, sequence, and humility—undertake duties as service empowered by grace rather than self-assertion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.13.1 (the Lord speaks after praise); Garuda Purana 3.12.109 (dependence on the Lord’s power)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of divine order (krama) in Garuda Purana creation teachings?

This verse stresses that creation is not random: Brahmā is instructed to manifest the Devas and the rest of existence in a deliberate sequence, under Vishnu’s sanction.

How does this verse explain continuity between cycles of creation?

By saying “as before, so now,” it implies recurrence and continuity—creation is renewed in a manner consistent with prior cosmic order, reflecting cyclical time.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Act with discipline and proper sequence in duties (dharma): orderly effort, guided by humility and devotion, is portrayed as aligning human action with cosmic order.