Shloka 33
मानससृष्टिः, रुद्रोत्पत्तिः, मन्वादिवंशः, प्रलयचतुष्टयम्
दक्षो मरीचिर् अत्रिश् च भृग्वाद्याश् च प्रजेश्वराः जगत्य् अत्र महाभाग नित्यं सर्गस्य हेतवः
dakṣo marīcir atriś ca bhṛgvādyāś ca prajeśvarāḥ jagaty atra mahābhāga nityaṃ sargasya hetavaḥ
ఓ మహాభాగుడా! దక్షుడు, మరీచి, అత్రి, భృగువు మొదలైన ప్రజేశ్వరులు ఈ లోకంలో సృష్టి నిరంతర కారణాలు.
Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse presents the Prajapatis—such as Daksha, Marichi, Atri, and Bhrigu—as the ongoing instrumental causes that keep creation functioning continuously within the cosmos.
Parāśara explains that creation does not merely occur once; it is maintained through appointed progenitors (Prajapatis) who repeatedly generate and order beings as part of the cosmic process.
Even when the verse names secondary creators, the Vishnu Purana frames them as instruments within a higher sovereignty—creation continues through them, but under the ultimate ordering reality of Vishnu.