srimadbhagavatham-skandha 3-chapters 20 to24

November 13, 2008

Chapter20- Further propagation of creation

When Brahma first started to create the world his creative moods resulted in the creation of the five forms of ignorance, thaamisra, anDhatha thaamisra , thamaH, mohaah and mahaathamaH. This formed the body of night of Brahma which he abandoned and the yakshasand rakshasas appropriated the same. The creations from his body of lustre were the devas who took up his body of the day. Asuras who came out of his hips wanted a mate and the lust that came out of Brahma became a beautiful lady SanDhya who was appropriated by the asuras. From the brilliant and pleasant body like he moonlight the gandgarvas,kinnaas and apsaras were created and from his yawn and sleep came the bhoothapaisachas.. From his energetic mood came the siddhasand vidhyadharas.

Brahma was not satisfied with the manner in which the creation was progressing and he gave up his body in anger and from the scattered locks came the snakes and from the outstretched limbs came he serpent with large hoods and great speed

Then from the mind of Brahma , contented and peaceful came the manus who were responsible for the population of he whole world.

Chapter21, 22 ,23 and 24-

Vidhura asked Maithreyaa to tell him about the clan of manus. Mathreys said that Svaayambhuva Manu , the first among the manus had two sons, ptiyavrta and Utthanapaadha , and three daughters., Akuti, Devahuthi and Prasuthi. Of the daughters, Akuthi married Ruchi and the Lord Himself became their son , Yajna. Devahuti married Kardama and begot 9daugthers and Kapila , who was the incarnation of the Lord. Prasuti married Dhaksha . In the vamsa of Priyavrata the Lord appeared as Rshabha and Dhruva was the son of Utthanapadha.

First Mathreya started narrate the story of Kardama prajapathi and Kailavathra.

In the beginning of Krthayuga, Kardama was doing penance on the banks of Sarasvati being instructed by Brahma to do prajasrshti. The Lord appeared in front and told him that Svayambhuva Manu would come with his wife and offer their daughter Devahuthi in marrieage and He Himself would be born to them as Kapila to propagate sankhyathathva.

As predicted by the Lord Svaayambhuva Manu came there with his wife Satharupa and daughter Devahuthi and offered her to the sage. Kardama accepted with a condition that he would stay with her only till she begot a child and then he would renounce he world to attain moksha. Devahuthi served the sage with devotion and faith and he created for her an aerial chariot and vidhyadhara damsels as attendants and traveled all over the worlds with her. Then in course of time he gave birth to nine girls Kardama wanted to take sannyasa then but Devahuti requested him to give her a son and also stay with her till her daughters are married to suitable bridegrooms.

Kardama told Devahuti, who also wanted to acquire jnana from him that the Lord was going to be born as her son and He would instruct her the jnana needed for her salvation. Then after sometime the Lord appeared in her garbha and kardama was informed about this by Brahma and other rshis who came there. Kardama married his daughters to the prajapathis as instructed by Brahma and when the Lord manifested as Kapila and Kardama took sannyasa with the permission of the Lord.