Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 47, Shloka 22
Adhyaya 47 — Brahma’s Awakening and the Ninefold Scheme of Creation
ऊर्ध्वस्रोतस्तृतीयस्तु सात्त्विकः समवर्तत ।
ते सुखप्रीतिबहुला बहिरन्तस्त्वनावृताः ॥
ūrdhvastrotas tṛtīyas tu sāttvikaḥ samavartata /
te sukhaprītibahulā bahir antas tv anāvṛtāḥ ||
第三种造化，名“ūrdhva-srotas”（上行之流），以清净之性（sāttvika）而生。彼等充盈安乐与喜悦，内外皆不为昏翳所蔽。
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FAQs
Sattva is associated with clarity, joy, and fewer inner obstructions; hence it supports higher knowledge and harmonious action. The verse encodes a value-structure: cultivating sattva aligns one with ‘upward’ movement.
Sarga: delineation of the deva-class as a distinct emanation with sattva predominance.
‘Upward-flowing’ indicates a consciousness naturally oriented to transcendence and luminosity—less covered by āvaraṇa, more transparent to the inner light.