Shloka 1
प्रलय-त्रिविध-विभागः एवं प्राकृतप्रलय-वर्णनम्
सर्वेषाम् एव भूतानां त्रिविधः प्रतिसंचरः नैमित्तिकः प्राकृतिकस् तथैवात्यन्तिको मतः
sarveṣām eva bhūtānāṃ trividhaḥ pratisaṃcaraḥ naimittikaḥ prākṛtikas tathaivātyantiko mataḥ
Para sa lahat ng nilalang, ang pagbabalik sa pagkalusaw (pratisancara) ay nauunawaang may tatlong uri: naimittika, prākṛtika, at ātyantika.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse classifies dissolution for all beings into three tiers—occasional, primordial, and absolute—mapping cosmic endings (of worlds and elements) as well as the individual’s final release from rebirth.
Parāśara begins the teaching by defining pratisaṁcāra as threefold, establishing a framework that later distinguishes periodic cosmic withdrawal, total elemental reabsorption into Prakṛti, and liberation that ends saṁsāra.
Even when discussing pralaya, the Purana’s Vaishnava vision treats cosmic order and its withdrawal as governed by the Supreme Reality; ātyantika pralaya especially points to mokṣa, attained through turning toward the highest principle identified with Vishnu.