At the very beginning when there was no substance visible or invisible, neither light nor darkness not even time cycle, only the omnipresent supreme lord was there. He then existed in the form of Purush(Spirit) which is his first form next proceeded by two other forms Discrete and Indiscrete and last was Kala (Time) . As per Vishnu Puran these four Pradhan (Primary or Crude Matter), Purush (Spirit), Vyakta (Visible substance) and Kala (Time) is the pure and supreme condition of Supreme Lord Vishnu.
The chief Principle “Pradhan” which is the indiscrete cause is often called as “Prakruti” (Nature). Prakruti is source of all matter it is a creative forces of action the sources of form, manifestation and nature, which is Pure Objectivity, Non-Conscious, subtle possessing neither colour nor form, endowed with the three qualities (in equilibrium) the mother of the world, into all that is produced is resolved, By that principle all things were invested in the period subsequent to the last dissolution of the universe, and prior to creation.
Purush is unmanifested, formless, Supreme Self, Pure Consciousness, Static Unchanging
First Sarga, The Beginning
At the time of creation, from the Equilibrium of the qualities (Prakriti) presided over by Spirit proceeds the unequal development of those qualities and constitute the Principle Mahat or Mahad (Intellect) often called as “Mahat-Tattva”
From this Mahat generated the threefold “Ahankara” (Egotism) viz. Vaikarika (Pure / Sattvic Guna), Taijasa (Passionate / Rajasic Guna), Bhutadi (Rudimental / Tamasic Guna)
Second Sarga : Panch-Mahabhut
Third Sarga : Dasendria
The ten Organs of Sense(Indriya) are said to be produced by Taijasa Ego which is passionate i.e. Rajasic in nature headed by their ten lords which are produced by Vaikarika Ego which is Sattvic in nature and the Eleventh is Mind which is also produced by Vaikarika Ego. Of the ten, five are Gyanendriya - Organs of Perception (Gyan means knowing, Indriya means sense) viz. Skin (touch), Eyes (vision), Nose (smell), Tongue (taste) & Ears (hear) with the help of Mind allows one to perceive the world around them. Other five are Karmendriya - Organs of Action viz. organs of Excretion and Procreation, Mouth (for Speech), Hand (for creation), and Feet (for motion), contains the properties of Five Basic Elements Ether, Wind, Fire, Water & Earth respectively. These ten indriya’s possess different energies but cannot do anything alone, have to combined and through their mutual association with each other and with intellect perform their respective tasks.
These three sections are known as “Prakritik Sarga” as they are created naturally (i.e. by Prakruti) by the wish of Supreme Lord.
Fourth, Mukhya Sarga : Immovable Objects
Now it was time for Lord Brahma to start with his works, at first Brahma meditate for creation and appeared immovable objects like Planets, Mountains with five types of Vegetation’s (trees, shrubs, climbing plants, creepers and grasses), which lacks the ability like intellect, sense of motion etc. Since immovable things are first creation of Lord Brahma it is called “First Creation” i.e. “Mukhya Sarga”
Fifth, Tiryak Sarga : Animals Creation
Brahma meditated again and their appeared Animals with 28 different sorts, their characteristic was the quality of darkness, destitute of knowledge, mistaking error for wisdom etc.
Sixth, Dev Sarga : Urddhasrotas
The Sixth Sarga is consider most important as many Divinities appear in this creation.
Unhappy with his previous creations Lord Brahma calm his mind and started meditating again and a third creation appeared, abounding with the quality of goodness, termed “Urddhasrotas”
➥ Sankadik Rishi - First appeared four Divine Children’s, they were the mind born creation named Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana and Sanatkumara. They were born infant, who lacks the feeling of desire and thought they are incapable of giving birth to mankind, hence refused to proceed with the Order of Brahma and instead devote themselves to Lord Vishnu and undertook lifelong vows of renunciation & celibacy. They are said to wander throughout the materialistic and spiritualistic universe without any desire but with purpose to teach, all four brothers studied Vedas from their childhood, and always travelled together. The age of the sages varies in various sacred texts, The Kumaras remained in form of children due to their spiritual virtues.
➥ Prajapati - Creator Brahma thought Desire is Co-related with Knowledge and roots of Knowledge is Education, hence decided that knowledge should be present before the birth of mankind. Next one by one he create seven sons often called as "Saptarishi" they are Vashista, Krathu, Pulasthya, Pulaha, Angirasa, Atri & Marichi. They were also born from visualizing hence they are called as "Manas-Putra" (mind born son). These Seven Divine Sage were born with highest divine knowledge, clairvoyance, very long life & for the purpose to spread Religion & Knowledge, to fulfil these purpose they went to perform penance, They are originator of "Gotra", because of their special qualities these sages got a special designation called as BrahmaRishi (meaning highest class of Rishis who has understood the meaning of Brahman or has attained the highest divine knowledge Brahmajnana)
Later he created few more sons in sage form viz. Prachethasa, Bhrigu and Narad (who is considered 10th son and became "Devrishi"), all possess Brahma Gyan and Unique Qualities.
In some texts it is said that all these tens sons are together called as Ten Prajapati's
➥ This creation process carried on and Brahma from different parts of his body manifested nine more personalities like Dharma, Kama etc. and one of the most important Prajapati "Daksha", who is known as First Prajapati (off course after Brahma himself) who later married to “Prasuti” (daughter of Svayambhuva Manu and Shatrupa) it was the first marriage in Hinduism.
Seventh : Manushya Sarga
After creation of so many divine personalities, Lord thought of giving birth to human race and created a lookalike of himself a male named “Manu” (Often called Swayambhu Manu) with him also created female named “Shatrupa” (Shatrupa meaning one who can take multiple forms) who was Purified from the sin by her austerity, became wife of Manu. Later Manu and Shatrupa gave birth to two sons named Priyavrata and Uttanapada and two daughters named Prasuti and Aakuti.
Eighth : Anugraha Sarga
In Eighth Sarga Lord created other class with little divine powers like Yakshas, Pisachas (goblins), Gandharvas, Apsaras (nymphs of heaven), Sarpas (Serpent), Kinnaras etc.
Ninth : Kaumar Sarga
In the last and final Ninth Sarga the four Divine Sankadik Rishis reappeared to enlighten the world with their knowledge, wisdom and guidance.
Finally the creation of Supreme Lord is over as he has successfully build a platform for regeneration work to happen by itself which is going on and on till date.
The chief Principle “Pradhan” which is the indiscrete cause is often called as “Prakruti” (Nature). Prakruti is source of all matter it is a creative forces of action the sources of form, manifestation and nature, which is Pure Objectivity, Non-Conscious, subtle possessing neither colour nor form, endowed with the three qualities (in equilibrium) the mother of the world, into all that is produced is resolved, By that principle all things were invested in the period subsequent to the last dissolution of the universe, and prior to creation.
Purush is unmanifested, formless, Supreme Self, Pure Consciousness, Static Unchanging
First Sarga, The Beginning
At the time of creation, from the Equilibrium of the qualities (Prakriti) presided over by Spirit proceeds the unequal development of those qualities and constitute the Principle Mahat or Mahad (Intellect) often called as “Mahat-Tattva”
From this Mahat generated the threefold “Ahankara” (Egotism) viz. Vaikarika (Pure / Sattvic Guna), Taijasa (Passionate / Rajasic Guna), Bhutadi (Rudimental / Tamasic Guna)
Second Sarga : Panch-Mahabhut
- Bhutadi Ego distorted into fundamental of sound of which “Ether” (i.e. Sky or Space) is produced, hence sound is characteristic of Ether.
- Ether with its sound characteristics became productive and engendered fundamental of touch from which “Wind” (Air) is originated, the property of which is touch (Ether with the rudiment of sound, enveloped the rudiment of touch).
- Then touch form Wind becoming productive, produced the fundamental of Form (Colour) from which “Fire” (Light) proceeded, Form is its attribute.
- Light becoming productive produced the characteristic of taste from which originated “Water” with taste characteristic.
- Than water deformed and created characteristics of smell of which “Earth” Originated with smell as its property.
Third Sarga : Dasendria
The ten Organs of Sense(Indriya) are said to be produced by Taijasa Ego which is passionate i.e. Rajasic in nature headed by their ten lords which are produced by Vaikarika Ego which is Sattvic in nature and the Eleventh is Mind which is also produced by Vaikarika Ego. Of the ten, five are Gyanendriya - Organs of Perception (Gyan means knowing, Indriya means sense) viz. Skin (touch), Eyes (vision), Nose (smell), Tongue (taste) & Ears (hear) with the help of Mind allows one to perceive the world around them. Other five are Karmendriya - Organs of Action viz. organs of Excretion and Procreation, Mouth (for Speech), Hand (for creation), and Feet (for motion), contains the properties of Five Basic Elements Ether, Wind, Fire, Water & Earth respectively. These ten indriya’s possess different energies but cannot do anything alone, have to combined and through their mutual association with each other and with intellect perform their respective tasks.
These three sections are known as “Prakritik Sarga” as they are created naturally (i.e. by Prakruti) by the wish of Supreme Lord.
Fourth, Mukhya Sarga : Immovable Objects
Now it was time for Lord Brahma to start with his works, at first Brahma meditate for creation and appeared immovable objects like Planets, Mountains with five types of Vegetation’s (trees, shrubs, climbing plants, creepers and grasses), which lacks the ability like intellect, sense of motion etc. Since immovable things are first creation of Lord Brahma it is called “First Creation” i.e. “Mukhya Sarga”
Fifth, Tiryak Sarga : Animals Creation
Brahma meditated again and their appeared Animals with 28 different sorts, their characteristic was the quality of darkness, destitute of knowledge, mistaking error for wisdom etc.
Sixth, Dev Sarga : Urddhasrotas
The Sixth Sarga is consider most important as many Divinities appear in this creation.
Unhappy with his previous creations Lord Brahma calm his mind and started meditating again and a third creation appeared, abounding with the quality of goodness, termed “Urddhasrotas”
➥ Sankadik Rishi - First appeared four Divine Children’s, they were the mind born creation named Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana and Sanatkumara. They were born infant, who lacks the feeling of desire and thought they are incapable of giving birth to mankind, hence refused to proceed with the Order of Brahma and instead devote themselves to Lord Vishnu and undertook lifelong vows of renunciation & celibacy. They are said to wander throughout the materialistic and spiritualistic universe without any desire but with purpose to teach, all four brothers studied Vedas from their childhood, and always travelled together. The age of the sages varies in various sacred texts, The Kumaras remained in form of children due to their spiritual virtues.
➥ Prajapati - Creator Brahma thought Desire is Co-related with Knowledge and roots of Knowledge is Education, hence decided that knowledge should be present before the birth of mankind. Next one by one he create seven sons often called as "Saptarishi" they are Vashista, Krathu, Pulasthya, Pulaha, Angirasa, Atri & Marichi. They were also born from visualizing hence they are called as "Manas-Putra" (mind born son). These Seven Divine Sage were born with highest divine knowledge, clairvoyance, very long life & for the purpose to spread Religion & Knowledge, to fulfil these purpose they went to perform penance, They are originator of "Gotra", because of their special qualities these sages got a special designation called as BrahmaRishi (meaning highest class of Rishis who has understood the meaning of Brahman or has attained the highest divine knowledge Brahmajnana)
Later he created few more sons in sage form viz. Prachethasa, Bhrigu and Narad (who is considered 10th son and became "Devrishi"), all possess Brahma Gyan and Unique Qualities.
In some texts it is said that all these tens sons are together called as Ten Prajapati's
➥ This creation process carried on and Brahma from different parts of his body manifested nine more personalities like Dharma, Kama etc. and one of the most important Prajapati "Daksha", who is known as First Prajapati (off course after Brahma himself) who later married to “Prasuti” (daughter of Svayambhuva Manu and Shatrupa) it was the first marriage in Hinduism.
Seventh : Manushya Sarga
After creation of so many divine personalities, Lord thought of giving birth to human race and created a lookalike of himself a male named “Manu” (Often called Swayambhu Manu) with him also created female named “Shatrupa” (Shatrupa meaning one who can take multiple forms) who was Purified from the sin by her austerity, became wife of Manu. Later Manu and Shatrupa gave birth to two sons named Priyavrata and Uttanapada and two daughters named Prasuti and Aakuti.
Eighth : Anugraha Sarga
In Eighth Sarga Lord created other class with little divine powers like Yakshas, Pisachas (goblins), Gandharvas, Apsaras (nymphs of heaven), Sarpas (Serpent), Kinnaras etc.
Ninth : Kaumar Sarga
In the last and final Ninth Sarga the four Divine Sankadik Rishis reappeared to enlighten the world with their knowledge, wisdom and guidance.
Finally the creation of Supreme Lord is over as he has successfully build a platform for regeneration work to happen by itself which is going on and on till date.
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