Sṛṣṭi
सृष्टिस्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminino) · सृज् धातु (sṛj — emitir, manifestar) + क्तिन् प्रत्यय
sṛṣṭi
Metaphysics
AI translationCreation; manifestation of the universe
Sṛṣṭi is the manifestation of the universe from its cause (Brahman-with-māyā). In Vedānta, it is not creation from nothing, but projection of what is. There are three classical models: dṛṣṭi-sṛṣṭi-vāda (the world exists while perceived), ajāti-vāda (there is no real creation — Gauḍapāda), and sṛṣṭi-dṛṣṭi-vāda (the world exists before and independently of perception). Śaṅkara uses different models depending on the level of the interlocutor.
Occurrence in the corpus
॥ ६ ॥ 【भाष्यम्】 महर्षयः सप्त भृग्वादयः पूर्वे अतीतकालसम्बन्धिनः चत्वारः मनवः तथा सावर्णा इति प्रसिद्धाः ते मद्भावाः मद्गतभावनाः वैष्णवेन सामर्थ्येन उपेताः मानसाः मनसैव उत्पादिताः मया जाताः उत्पन्नाः येषां मनूनां महर्षीणां सृष्टिः लोके इमाः स्थावरजङ्गमलक्षणाः प्रजाः
|| 6 || 【bhāṣyam】 maharṣayaḥ sapta bhṛgvādayaḥ pūrve atītakālasambandhinaḥ catvāraḥ manavaḥ tathā sāvarṇā iti prasiddhāḥ te madbhāvāḥ madgatabhāvanāḥ vaiṣṇavena sāmarthyena upetāḥ mānasāḥ manasaiva utpāditāḥ mayā jātāḥ utpannāḥ yeṣāṃ manūnāṃ maharṣīṇāṃ sṛṣṭiḥ loke imāḥ sthāvarajaṅgamalakṣaṇāḥ prajāḥ
— Bhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya →Using this in academic work? Get formal citation
Vishva Vidya (2026). Sṛṣṭi (सृष्टि). Vishva Vidya — Vedanta. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/srsti
Vishva Vidya. "Sṛṣṭi (सृष्टि)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026, https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/srsti.
Vishva Vidya. "Sṛṣṭi (सृष्टि)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/srsti.
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