Shloka 87
Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies
यदास्य सृजमानस्य न व्यवर्धन्त ताः प्रजाः ततः संचिन्त्य बहुशः सृष्टिहेतोः प्रजापतिः
yadāsya sṛjamānasya na vyavardhanta tāḥ prajāḥ tataḥ saṃcintya bahuśaḥ sṛṣṭihetoḥ prajāpatiḥ
Ketika sedang mencipta namun makhluk itu tidak bertambah, maka Prajāpati—punca terjadinya ciptaan—berfikir berulang kali dan lama tentang cara agar penciptaan benar-benar berlangsung.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It highlights that creation is not merely an initial act but a regulated process requiring appropriate conditions and methods for beings to multiply within cosmic order.
Parāśara presents it as a narrative turning point in creation: despite initial emanation, growth does not occur until Prajāpati deliberates and adopts further means to enable proliferation.
Even when Prajāpati appears as the immediate agent, the Purana frames such secondary creators as operating under Vishnu’s supreme governance—creation unfolds through His overarching sovereignty and order.