Shloka 22

Prākṛta Sṛṣṭi and Pralaya: From Pradhāna to Brahmāṇḍa; Trimūrti Samanvaya

Devanagari script

वैकारिकादहङ्कारात् सर्गो वैकारिको ऽभवत् / तैजसानीन्द्रियाणि स्युर्देवा वैकारिका दश

Transliteration

vaikārikādahaṅkārāt sargo vaikāriko 'bhavat / taijasānīndriyāṇi syurdevā vaikārikā daśa

Translation

وَیکارِک (ساتتوِک) اہنکار سے وَیکارِک سَرگ پیدا ہوا۔ تَیجَس (راجس) پہلو سے اندریاں پیدا ہوتی ہیں؛ اور ان اندریوں کے ادھِشٹھاتا دس دیوتا وَیکارِک کہلاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• वैकारिकात्: from the vaikārika (mode)
• वैकारिकात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैकारिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (from the vaikārika)

• अहङ्कारात्: from ego
• अहङ्कारात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहङ्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अहम्+कारः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• सर्गः: creation/emission
• सर्गः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वैकारिकः: vaikārika
• वैकारिकः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैकारिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying सर्गः)

• अभवत्: arose/occurred
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तैजसानि: taijasa (fiery)
• तैजसानि: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तैजस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying इन्द्रियाणि)

• इन्द्रियाणि: sense organs
• इन्द्रियाणि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• स्युः: would be/are said to be
• स्युः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• वैकारिकाः: vaikārika
• वैकारिकाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैकारिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying देवाः)

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनार्थे (agreeing with देवाः)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s Sāṅkhya-based cosmology as taught in the tradition)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ahaṅkāra
• Vaikārika (Sāttvika)
• Taijasa (Rājasa)
• Indriyas
• Adhi-devatās (presiding deities)

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By mapping creation to guṇa-conditioned evolutes (ahaṅkāra, indriyas, their presiding deities), the verse implies the Ātman/Iśvara is distinct from these produced principles—witnessing and transcending guṇas rather than being a product of them.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds indriyas (sense-faculties) and their governance, which directly supports Yoga discipline: indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint) and inward turning of the faculties—core prerequisites for dhyāna in the Kurma Purana’s broader Pāśupata-oriented spirituality.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

While not naming Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly, it uses a shared Sāṅkhya framework accepted across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava teachings in the Kurma Purana, presenting cosmology as a common metaphysical ground for realizing the one Supreme beyond guṇas.