Shloka 17
देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्
आदित्या मरुतः साध्या रुद्रा वस्वश्विवह्नयः पितरो ये च लोकानां स्रष्टारो ऽत्रिपुरोगमाः
ādityā marutaḥ sādhyā rudrā vasvaśvivahnayaḥ pitaro ye ca lokānāṃ sraṣṭāro 'tripurogamāḥ
آدتیہ، مروت، سادھیہ، رودر، وسو، اشون اور مقدّس آگنیاں؛ اور پِتر بھی—جو لوکوں کے سَرشٹا اور دھارک ہیں، اَتری کی پیشوائی میں—یہاں ترتیب سے یاد کیے جاتے ہیں۔
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Enumeration of cosmic orders (deva-gaṇas, pitṛs, progenitors) as expressions dependent on Viṣṇu
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas
Concept: The various deva-gaṇas and pitṛ/progenitor orders that create and uphold the lokas function within a divinely ordered hierarchy grounded in Viṣṇu.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Contemplate cosmic interdependence and perform duties (including ancestral rites) with the understanding of a higher divine order.
Vishishtadvaita: A real hierarchy of beings administers the worlds, yet their capacities are sustained by the Supreme as inner ground and cause.
Vishnu Form: Narayana
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
This verse situates the narrative within a structured cosmic polity—multiple divine orders function as administrators of creation, ultimately operating under the supreme sovereignty of Vishnu.
Parāśara presents certain sages and ancestral powers—here led by Atri—as world-progenitors, emphasizing that creation proceeds through ordained lineages and delegated cosmic functions.
Even when many deities and progenitors are named, the Purana’s framework treats them as instruments within a higher unity—Vishnu as the supreme ground of order, protection, and cosmic continuity.