Shloka 9

मानससृष्टिः, रुद्रोत्पत्तिः, मन्वादिवंशः, प्रलयचतुष्टयम्

Devanagari script

तस्य क्रोधसमुद्भूतं ज्वालामालाविदीपितम् ब्रह्मणो ऽभूत् तदा सर्वं त्रैलोक्यम् अखिलं मुने

Transliteration

tasya krodhasamudbhūtaṃ jvālāmālāvidīpitam brahmaṇo 'bhūt tadā sarvaṃ trailokyam akhilaṃ mune

Translation

ఓ మునీ, ఆయన క్రోధం నుండి పుట్టి జ్వాలామాలలతో ప్రకాశించిన ఆ అగ్నిప్రభావంతో అప్పుడు సమస్త త్రిలోకం—అఖిలమంతా—బ్రహ్మ యొక్క స్వంత దహనాగ్నిలా అయింది.

Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• krodha-samudbhūtam: arisen from anger
• krodha-samudbhūtam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक) + samudbhūta (कृदन्त; √bhū (धातु) + सम्+उद् + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (क्रोधात् समुद्भूतम्)

• jvālā-mālā-vidīpitam: kindled by garlands/rows of flames
• jvālā-mālā-vidīpitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jvālā (प्रातिपदिक) + mālā (प्रातिपदिक) + vidīpita (कृदन्त; √dīp (धातु) + वि + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः (ज्वालामालया विदीपितम्)

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• abhūt: became/was
• abhūt: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• sarvam: entire
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• trailokyam: the three worlds
• trailokyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri-lokya (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + लोक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); द्विगु-समासः (त्रयाणां लोकानां समाहारः)

• akhilam: whole, complete
• akhilam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The cosmological consequence of Brahmā’s wrath in the course of creation

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Creator-energy, when intensified as krodha, manifests as a cosmic force that can illuminate or consume the tri-loka, showing the ambivalence of rajasic power in evolution.

Vedantic Theme: Maya

Application: Recognize how strong emotions can become world-shaping forces; transmute intensity into constructive action rather than destruction.

Vishishtadvaita: Cosmic energies are real modes (prakāras) within the ordered universe; their power is not illusory but governed within the Supreme’s cosmic administration.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Trailokya (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the significance of the three worlds (trailokya) being ‘inflamed’ in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals a creation-stage crisis where destructive energy surges beyond balance, showing that even cosmic processes can become destabilized and require restoration of order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of anger (krodha) in cosmic events?

In this narrative, anger is not merely psychological; it becomes a generative force producing tangible cosmic effects—here, a world-consuming blaze—illustrating how qualities (guṇas) can manifest as events.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Although this verse highlights Brahmā and a wrath-born conflagration, the Vishnu Purana’s theology frames Vishnu as the ultimate ground who sustains and re-establishes cosmic equilibrium when creation’s forces become excessive.