Shloka 32
Cosmic Appointments, Viṣṇu’s Vibhūtis, Fourfold Operation, and the Symbolism of Ornaments and Weapons
जगदादौ तथा मध्ये सृष्टिर् आप्रलयाद् द्विज धात्रा मरीचिमिश्रैश् च क्रियते जन्तुभिस् तथा
jagadādau tathā madhye sṛṣṭir āpralayād dvija dhātrā marīcimiśraiś ca kriyate jantubhis tathā
O dvija, sa pasimula ng daigdig at sa mga gitnang siklo nito, nagpapatuloy ang paglikha hanggang sa pralaya; isinasagawa ito ni Dhātṛ kasama si Marīci at iba pa, at gayundin sa pamamagitan ng mga nilalang na may katawan.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse frames creation as recurring—arising at the beginning and in intermediate phases—continuing until pralaya, emphasizing an ordered cosmic rhythm rather than a one-time event.
Parāśara points to Dhātṛ together with Marīci and other progenitors as primary cosmic agents, while also noting the continuing role of living beings in sustaining and multiplying creation.
Even when proximate creators like Dhātṛ and the Prajāpatis are named, the Purāṇic cosmology treats them as operating within a higher sovereignty—Vishnu as the ultimate reality who upholds the law of cycles and the order of manifestation.