Shloka 76

Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion

Devanagari script

व्याख्यतो रुद्रसर्गश्च ऋषिसर्गश्च तापसः / धर्मस्य च प्रजासर्गस्तामसात् पूर्वमेव तु

Transliteration

vyākhyato rudrasargaśca ṛṣisargaśca tāpasaḥ / dharmasya ca prajāsargastāmasāt pūrvameva tu

Translation

రుద్రసర్గం, ఋషిసర్గం, తాపససర్గం వివరించబడ్డాయి; అలాగే ధర్మసర్గం మరియు ప్రజాసర్గం తామససర్గానికి ముందే జరుగుతాయి।

Word by Word

• व्याख्यतः: has been explained
• व्याख्यतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-आ-ख्या (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; धातुः: वि+आ+ख्या (to explain)

• रुद्र-सर्गः: the creation of Rudra
• रुद्र-सर्गः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य सर्गः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• ऋषि-सर्गः: the creation of seers
• ऋषि-सर्गः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ऋषीणां सर्गः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• तापसः: the ascetic (sage)
• तापसः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तापस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (अत्र विशेष्यरूपेण—‘तापसः’ इति वक्ता/सम्बोधन-प्रायः, परन्तु रूपतः प्रथमा)

• धर्मस्य: of Dharma
• धर्मस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• प्रजा-सर्गः: the creation of creatures
• प्रजा-सर्गः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रजानां सर्गः)

• तामसात्: from the tāmasa (type)
• तामसात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तामस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सर्ग-प्रकारात्)

• पूर्वम्: earlier
• पूर्वम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: earlier/before)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic teaching on creation to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Ṛṣis (Sages)
• Dharma
• Prajā (Progeny/Beings)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly: by listing ordered “creations” (sargas), it implies a governing intelligible order (Dharma) preceding tamasic inertia—suggesting consciousness/order (aligned with Īśvara) is primary while tamas is secondary.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Tapas is foregrounded through “tāpasa-sarga,” pointing to ascetic discipline as a foundational spiritual current in the cosmic order—consistent with Kurma Purana’s broader emphasis on tapas, vrata, and yogic restraint as means to align with Dharma.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By integrating “Rudra-sarga” within the same authoritative cosmological account that also prioritizes Dharma and orderly creation, the text frames Rudra’s principle as part of the one sacred cosmic governance upheld by the Supreme—supporting the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis.