Shloka 31
सर्गभेदाः — अविद्या, स्रोतोभेदाः, नव सर्गाः, देवासुरादिसृष्टिः, वेद-यज्ञप्रादुर्भावः
युक्तात्मनस् तमोमात्रा उद्रिक्ताभूत् प्रजापतेः सिसृक्षोर् जघनात् पूर्वम् असुरा जज्ञिरे ततः
yuktātmanas tamomātrā udriktābhūt prajāpateḥ sisṛkṣor jaghanāt pūrvam asurā jajñire tataḥ
جب سृष्टि کے ارادے سے منضبط ذہن والے پرجاپتی میں تمس کا عنصر غالب ہوا، تو اس خالق کے پچھلے حصے سے سب سے پہلے اسور پیدا ہوئے۔
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
The verse links the predominance of tamas (darkness/inertia) with the first emergence of Asuras, presenting a guṇa-based explanation for differing dispositions within creation.
Parāśara describes a specific creative moment: as Prajāpati seeks to create, tamas becomes dominant, and from Prajāpati’s hinder part the Asuras arise first—an ordered, symbolic account of cosmic differentiation.
Even when the verse speaks of Prajāpati’s act, the Vishnu Purana frames such creation as occurring within Vishnu’s supreme reality and governance, where guṇas operate under the ultimate sovereignty of the Supreme (Vishnu).