Shloka 46
Naimittika-pralaya and the Theology of Kāla: Seven Suns, Saṃvartaka Fire, Flood, and Varāha Kalpa
तस्मिन्नेकार्णवे घोरे नष्टे स्थावरजङ्गमे / योगनिन्द्रां समास्थाय शेते देवः प्रजापतिः
tasminnekārṇave ghore naṣṭe sthāvarajaṅgame / yoganindrāṃ samāsthāya śete devaḥ prajāpatiḥ
เมื่อเหลือเพียงมหาสมุทรหนึ่งอันน่าสะพรึง และสรรพสิ่งทั้งที่อยู่นิ่งและเคลื่อนไหวดับสูญแล้ว พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ปรชาปติ ทรงเข้าสู่โยคนิทราและบรรทมสงบ
Purāṇic narrator (describing the cosmic state at pralaya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as unaffected by dissolution: when all beings vanish, the Lord remains, abiding in yogic repose—suggesting the Self as the enduring ground beyond change.
The key idea is yoganidrā—an advanced yogic absorption where consciousness is inwardly established, not ordinary sleep; it implies mastery of samādhi-like stillness even amid cosmic dissolution.
By using a universal title like Prajāpati and emphasizing yogic sovereignty, the verse supports the Purāṇa’s non-sectarian stance: the supreme Lord is one, described through shared yogic and cosmic functions honored in both Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions.