Shloka 2

Soma Pacifies the Pracetās; Dakṣa’s Haṁsa-guhya Prayers; Hari Grants Creative Power

Devanagari script

श्रीराजोवाच देवासुरनृणां सर्गो नागानां मृगपक्षिणाम् । सामासिकस्त्वया प्रोक्तो यस्तु स्वायम्भुवेऽन्तरे ॥ १ ॥ तस्यैव व्यासमिच्छामि ज्ञातुं ते भगवन् यथा । अनुसर्गं यया शक्त्या ससर्ज भगवान् पर: ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-rājovāca devāsura-nṛṇāṁ sargo nāgānāṁ mṛga-pakṣiṇām sāmāsikas tvayā prokto yas tu svāyambhuve ’ntare

Translation

ଶ୍ରୀରାଜା କହିଲେ—ସ୍ୱାୟମ୍ଭୁବ ମନ୍ୱନ୍ତରରେ ଦେବ, ଅସୁର, ମନୁଷ୍ୟ, ନାଗ, ପଶୁ ଓ ପକ୍ଷୀମାନଙ୍କ ସୃଷ୍ଟି ବିଷୟ ଆପଣ ସଂକ୍ଷେପରେ କହିଛନ୍ତି। ଏବେ, ହେ ଭଗବନ, ମୁଁ ସେହି କଥାକୁ ବିସ୍ତାରରେ ଜାଣିବାକୁ ଚାହୁଁଛି; ଏବଂ ପରମ ଭଗବାନ କେଉଁ ଶକ୍ତିରେ ଅନୁସୃଷ୍ଟି (ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ ସୃଷ୍ଟି) କଲେ ତାହା ମଧ୍ୟ ଜାଣିବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରୁଛି।

Synonyms

• śrī-rājā: the illustrious king
• śrī-rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन

• deva-asura-nṛṇām: of the gods, demons, and humans
• deva-asura-nṛṇām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक) + nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः

• sargaḥ: the creation
• sargaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• nāgānām: of the serpents
• nāgānām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन

• mṛga-pakṣiṇām: of the beasts and birds
• mṛga-pakṣiṇām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः

• sāmāsikaḥ: in summary form
• sāmāsikaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāmāsika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया एकवचन

• proktaḥ: was spoken
• proktaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया; कर्मणि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prokta (कृदन्त; √vac (धातु) + pra-)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• yaḥ: which
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा एकवचन

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• svāyambhuve: in Svāyambhuva (manvantara)
• svāyambhuve: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svāyambhuva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी एकवचन

• antare: within, in the interval
• antare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• King Parīkṣit
• Śukadeva Gosvāmī
• Svāyambhuva Manu
• Bhagavān (the Supreme Lord)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about secondary creation (anusarga)?

This verse frames the inquiry: after hearing a brief account of living beings’ creation, Parīkṣit asks how the Lord’s potency brings about the detailed, secondary creation (anusarga).

Why did King Parikshit ask Shukadeva Goswami for a detailed explanation of creation?

Parīkṣit had heard a summarized description for Svāyambhuva Manu’s era and now seeks a fuller, step-by-step understanding of how the Supreme Lord’s energy operates in creation.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Approach spiritual knowledge with sincere inquiry: move from summary understanding to deeper study, and see the world as governed by the Supreme Lord’s conscious potency rather than mere chance.