A question on creation

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In a message dated 11/4/99 3:43:53 PM Pacific Standard Time,

lkumar writes:

 

<< This I'm able to

understand.When I read thro' the Prasnopanishad, there the creation

process was explained in an apparently different pattern. It says that

prajapati created prana and rayi (these terms I don't understand) and

they started creation. >>

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Vishal

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Respected Bhagavatas,

Please accept my humble

namaskarams.After reading the wonderful articles on Pralayam in the

bhakti list I was inspired to humbly put forth some doubts regarding the

 

creation as expounded in the scriptures.The question is as

follows.Please forgive me for a lengthy question.

 

As per the Advaita view, the creation is an illusory appearance of

Brahman. One of the arguments they advance to favour this view is that

the order of creation given in the upanishads is different in different

upanishads.So the creation is an illusion at the paramaartika level.For

eg., the chandogya says that creation started from tejas and Taittriya

says that creation started from ether.Sri Ramanuja refutes this claim of

 

the advaitis by saying that the Taittriya explains the creation of the

amurta dravyas(ether) and chandogya contains the continuation of the

creation process from tejas(the murta dravya).This I'm able to

understand.When I read thro' the Prasnopanishad, there the creation

process was explained in an apparently different pattern. It says that

prajapati created prana and rayi (these terms I don't understand) and

they started creation.I'm not able to reconcile the creation process

given in this upanishad as compared to the above two upanishads.I

humbly request the Bhagavatas to enlighten me in this regard.

 

Trying to be the insignificant servant of the Bhagavatas,

L.Harikumar.