sarga
सर्ग sargaPrimary creation, the emergence of the cosmos; the first of the five marks (pancha-lakshana) of a Purana.
Where this term appears
- What are the Puranas? Scriptures
First, sarga , creation, the primary bringing-forth of the universe.
- What is the Ramayana? Scriptures
Each kanda breaks into chapters, called sargas , and the sargas into verses.
- Of Old Treatise
Its five terms are sarga , the original creation of the cosmos; pratisarga , its dissolution and re-creation, the cycle of world after world; vamsha , the genealogies of the gods and the ancient sages; manvanta…
- The Wheel of Ages Treatise
This is the one promise of the five marks that the Puranas keep magnificently: sarga and pratisarga , creation and re-creation, the turning of the worlds.