Shloka 36

सर्गभेदाः — अविद्या, स्रोतोभेदाः, नव सर्गाः, देवासुरादिसृष्टिः, वेद-यज्ञप्रादुर्भावः

Devanagari script

उत्ससर्ज पितॄन् सृष्ट्वा ततस् ताम् अपि स प्रभुः सा चोत्सृष्टाभवत् संध्या दिननक्तान्तरस्थिता

Transliteration

utsasarja pitṝn sṛṣṭvā tatas tām api sa prabhuḥ sā cotsṛṣṭābhavat saṃdhyā dinanaktāntarasthitā

Translation

پہلے پِتروں کو پیدا کرکے اُس پروردگار نے اُسے بھی ظاہر کیا؛ اور وہ ظاہر ہوکر ‘سندھیا’ بنی—دن اور رات کے سنگم میں قائم۔

Word by Word

उत्ससर्जhe emitted/created forth

पितॄन्the Fathers (Pitṛs)

सृष्ट्वाhaving created

ततःthen/thereafter

ताम्that (her/it)

अपिalso/even

सःhe

प्रभुःthe Lord

साshe/that (f.)

चand

उत्सृष्टाreleased/let go (f.)

अभवत्became/was

संध्याtwilight

दिननक्तान्तरस्थिताsituated between day and night

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Pitrs

Sandhya

FAQs

What is the significance of Sandhyā in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Sandhyā as a created, cosmic principle—twilight itself—marking the sacred boundary between day and night and expressing the ordered rhythm established by the Lord.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the emergence of beings and cosmic divisions here?

Parāśara narrates a sequential creation: after bringing forth the Pitṛs, the Lord then emanates Sandhyā, indicating that time-junctions and ritual-worthy intervals are integral parts of the created order.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Vishnu is implied as the Prabhu—the supreme governor whose will manifests not only beings like the Pitṛs but also the structured flow of time, reinforcing divine sovereignty over cosmology and dharma.