Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

ते सुखप्रीतिबहुला बहिर् अन्तश् च नावृताः प्रकाशा बहिर् अन्तश् च ऊर्ध्वस्रोतोद्भवाः स्मृताः

Transliteration

te sukhaprītibahulā bahir antaś ca nāvṛtāḥ prakāśā bahir antaś ca ūrdhvasrotodbhavāḥ smṛtāḥ

Translation

Họ chan chứa an lạc và prīti (niềm hoan hỷ nội tâm); không bị che ngăn, không bị phủ kín cả ngoài lẫn trong. Sáng rực ở ngoại thân và nội tâm, họ được ghi nhớ là những hữu tình sinh từ dòng chảy hướng thượng (ūrdhvasrotas).

Word by Word

तेthey

सुखप्रीतिबहुलाःabounding in happiness and joy

बहिःexternally

अन्तःinternally

चand

नnot

आवृताःcovered

प्रकाशाःluminous, manifest

बहिःexternally

अन्तःinternally

चand

ऊर्ध्वस्रोतोद्भवाःborn from the upward-current

स्मृताःare called, are said

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Parāśara

Maitreya

ūrdhvasrotas (upward-stream beings)

FAQs

What is the significance of the “upward-flowing current” (ūrdhvasrotas) in the Vishnu Purana?

It denotes beings whose nature and momentum are oriented upward—toward subtler, higher states of existence—marked by clarity, luminosity, and unobstructed consciousness.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the condition of beings in higher realms here?

He characterizes them as joy-filled and unveiled—radiant inwardly and outwardly—indicating an existence less bound by obscuration and more aligned with sattva and ascent.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this cosmological context?

The ordered gradation of beings and realms functions under Vishnu’s sovereign cosmic order, where higher luminosity and ascent reflect closer alignment with the sustaining Supreme Reality.