srimadbhagavatham-skandha3 chapter12

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Chapter12- The creations of Brahma

 

Brahma first created the negative impulses like self-deception, the

sense of death, anger after frustration, the sense of false

ownership, and the illusory bodily conception, or forgetfulness of

one's real identity and he got dissatisfied with his creations and

meditated on the Lord. This implies the absence of knowledge at the

outset and hence the creations were the effects of ajnana,

nescience. Meditating on the Lord he acquired jnana and created

Sanaka, Sanathana, Sanathkumara and Sanaathana. There is srshti in

each kalpa of Sankaadhi. Brahma then told them to produce off-

springs but born out of jnana they were intent on acquiring

Athmajnana only and went away to do thapas. Brahma was angered at

their disobedience and out of his anger Rudra was created from the

middle of the eyebrows of Brahma. He was neelalohitha, a mixture of

red and blue. He was the first of the deitires and acquired the name

rudra because he cried not knowing his place and name (rodhanaath

rudrah). Brahm assigned to Him eleven places, namely, hrth, heart,

indhriyani, senses, asu, vital air, vyoma, sky, vaayu, wind, agni,

fire, jalam, water, mahee, earth, soorya, Sun, chandhra , moon, and

thapa, austerity.. He was given eleven names in the eleven places,

namely, Manyu, Manu, Mahinasa, Mah & #257;n, & #346;iva, R & #803;tadhvaja,

Ugraret & #257;,

Bhava, K & #257;la, V & #257;madeva and Dhr & #803;tavrata and thus the eleven rudras

came

into being who were given eleven consorts as well , Dh & #299;, Dhr & #803;ti,

Rasal & #257;, Um & #257;, Niyut, Sarpi, Il & #257;, Ambik & #257;, Ir & #257;vat & #299;,

Svadh & #257; and D & #299;ks & #803; & #257;.

 

The principal rudra started creating off-springs as fierce looking

as himself and seeing this Brahma told him to stop creation and go

and do thapas. Then Braham created ten sons from his body and mind

to carry on the reproduction of beings. They were. Mar & #299;ci, Atri,

A & #324;gir & #257;, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Bhr & #803;gu, Vasis & #803;t & #803;ha,

Daks & #803;a, and N & #257;rada.

 

Simadbhagvatham tells us also about the creation of vak, by Brhama

who took a feminine form commonly known later as Sarasvati . with

whom Brahma fell in love but his sons turned him away from his

desire as she was his daughter. This tradition is prevalent in the

North where they hold Sarasvati as the daughter of Brahma and not

the consort as generally believed in mythology.

 

When Brahma was contemplating creation the four Vedas were born

from his four faces and then the vedangas and as the fifth , purnas

and ithihasa came into being. Thus all the sasthras and varnasrama

dharmas were established.

 

Then the body of Brahm was divided into two parts and a male and

female , Svaayambhuva Manu and Satharoopa were created from the two

parts and they two married and produced off-springs from whom the

whole creation of humans for that kalpa came into being.

 

Satharoopa gave birth to two sons and three daughters. The sons were

Priyavratha and Utthanapadha and the daughters were Aahoothi,

Dhevahoothi and Prasoothi. Dhruva was the son of Utthanapadha and

from the vamsA OF Priyamvratha came the illustiour rshbha deva and

Bharatha after whom the Bharathavarsha was named. Ahoothi was given

in matrriage to Ruchi, Devahoothi to Kardama and Prasoothi to Daksha.