Shloka 18
नैमित्तिक-प्राकृत-प्रलयवर्णनम्
Periodic and Elemental Dissolution; Reabsorption into Paramātman
ततश् चापो हृतरसा ज्योतिषं प्राप्नुवन्ति वै अग्न्यवस्थे तु सलिले तेजसा सर्वतो वृते
tataś cāpo hṛtarasā jyotiṣaṃ prāpnuvanti vai agnyavasthe tu salile tejasā sarvato vṛte
ต่อจากนั้น น้ำที่ถูกดึงเอาสาระออกย่อมเข้าถึงสภาวะแห่งแสง เพราะเมื่อน้ำถูกนำสู่ภาวะแห่งไฟ ก็ถูกห่อหุ้มรอบด้านด้วยพลังอันลุกโชติช่วง
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
It signals the pralaya-stage withdrawal of the sustaining quality of water, after which it no longer functions as water and is re-absorbed into the subtler luminous/fire principle (tejas/jyotis).
He describes a step in the chain of re-absorption: water, deprived of its defining potency, transitions into a fiery-luminous state, indicating the upward movement from gross to subtler principles.
Even when elements transform and dissolve, the process is framed as an ordered return into the higher principle ultimately grounded in Vishnu—the sovereign reality behind cyclical creation and dissolution.