Shloka 1

Sṛṣṭi–Pratisṛṣṭi: Viṣṇu as Kāla and the Ninefold Creation Schema

Devanagari script

तृतीयो ऽध्यायः रुद्र उवाच / सर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गश्च वंशो मन्वन्तराणि च / वंशानुचरितं चैव एतद् ब्रूहि जनार्दन

Transliteration

tṛtīyo 'dhyāyaḥ rudra uvāca / sargaśca pratisargaśca vaṃśo manvantarāṇi ca / vaṃśānucaritaṃ caiva etad brūhi janārdana

Translation

พระรุทระกล่าวว่า “โอ้ชนารทนะ โปรดตรัสบอกแก่ข้าพเจ้าเรื่องการอุบัติและการอุบัติซ้ำ วงศ์สกุล มันวันตระ และพงศาวดารแห่งราชวงศ์ทั้งหลายด้วยเถิด”

Word by Word

• tṛtīyaḥ: third
• tṛtīyaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• sargaḥ: creation
• sargaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• pratisargaḥ: re-creation, secondary creation
• pratisargaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prati + sarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• vaṃśaḥ: lineage, dynasty
• vaṃśaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• manvantarāṇi: Manvantaras (periods of Manus)
• manvantarāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu + antara (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मन्वन्तर = मनोः अन्तरम्/मनोरन्तरम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• vaṃśānucaritam: accounts of dynasties (genealogical histories)
• vaṃśānucaritam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṃśa + anucarita (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वंशस्य अनुचरितम् = 'account of lineages'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Kriya-viseshana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• caiva: and indeed
• caiva: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca + eva (पद-सन्धि)
• Form: अव्यय-सन्धि

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• brūhi: tell (me)
• brūhi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• janārdana: O Janārdana
• janārdana: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Rudra (Śiva)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Purāṇic pañca-lakṣaṇa framework: sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita—structured knowledge of cosmos and dharma-history.

Vedantic Theme: Time (kāla) and cyclic manifestation; īśvara as the ground of cosmological order; knowledge as orientation toward dharma and detachment.

Application: Use the pañca-lakṣaṇa as a study-map: track creation cycles, ethical exemplars in dynastic chronicles, and manvantara shifts to contextualize teachings.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: cosmology and genealogical sections that follow this request (structural marker)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Janardana

FAQs

What is the importance of sarga and pratisarga in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the Purana’s core cosmological scope: sarga (primary creation) and pratisarga (recurrent/secondary creation) are the foundational cycles through which the universe repeatedly manifests and is re-ordered.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by requesting Manvantara and dynastic histories, the verse sets the cosmic and historical context in which dharma operates—background that later supports teachings on karma, rebirth, and liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the lens of cycles (creation, dissolution, renewal) to cultivate detachment and steadiness, and study lineage/history as a way to understand dharma’s continuity across time.