SHIVA and SHAKTI churned their minds. Waves of responsibilities rose one after another {RAJAS}; from the deep depths of the dark ocean {TAMAS} arose a gem of Supreme Shine {SATVA}.
He was NAARAAYANA.
SHIVA poured nectar into the tenth limb of SHAKTI.
A lustrous form stood before them.
He was extremely beautiful.
A supreme calmness adored His face.
Saatvic luster emanated from all over His form.
He was like the ocean of majesticity.
His lotus-like eyes were filled with extreme compassion.
He was unparalleled, incomparable.
His form shone with blue luster of INDRA NEELA MANI.
A golden luster surrounded His form.
He was adorned with a pair of supremely lustrous coverings over his beautiful form.
He had two strong arms.
He was undefeatable.
He was NAARAAYANA.
NAARAAYANA spoke:
“O Lord! Give me names; allot me my duties”.
He saluted SHIVA.
SHIVA spoke:
You will be known as VISHNU, as you pervade everything.
You will have countless names. Perform penance”.
SHIVA smiled graciously at VISHNU; VISHNU, His own Creation; the most Supreme Form!
VISHNU deserved the best of spouses, next only to SHAKTI.
VISHNU deserved a daughter produced out of His own ‘VEERYA’.
His daughter would be honored to have this great person as LORD!
He sighed. VEDAS appeared. VISHNU absorbed them.
He saluted SHIVA. SHIVA vanished.
VISHNU was left alone.
He performed penance – for twelve thousand years.
SHIVA did not appear before him. VISHNU did not know what to do.
He prayed silently to SHIVA. Shiva heard his call.
VAANI came out of SHIVA.
VAANI, THE GODDESS OF SPEECH!
VAANI appeared in front of VISHNU.
SHE instructed him to perform more penance. VISHNU acted accordingly.
He performed more severe penance.
He understood the principle of SUPREME BRAHMAN. He was surprised by the Knowledge.
He was tired and sweat formed over the body. Waters flowed all over from his ‘being’.
All the empty places were filled with waters. They were the waters of CREATION.
They were the waters of the UNMANIFESTED BRAHMAN.
VISHNU was tired. He stretched his limbs and slept.
He was known as NAARAAYANA, THE LORD OF WATERS. He was the PURUSHA.
Nothing else existed. HE alone was there.
PRAKRITI existed in a ‘Un Manifested Form’ inside him.
From PRAKRITI manifested- THE THREE GUNAS;
AHAMKAARA: PANCHABHUTAS; INDRIYAS;
all totaling up to twenty four in number. PRAKRITI is considered as lifeless, i.e., unconscious.
PURUSHA is considered as conscious.
VISHNU, THE SUPREME PURUSHA, with PRAKRITI resting inside him in an unmanifested form, slept peacefully, for a long long time.
NAARAAYANA slept. From His navel arose a beautiful lotus; very huge; gigantic in size. Its stalks went deep down into depths unknown. The lotus spread its infinite petals to endless quarters. It shone like a ‘KARNIKAARA’ flower.
It spread rays of light equal to crores of Suns.
It was beauty personified. It was the principle of Creation.
Most wonderful; most pleasant; Incomparable!
PADMA came out of VISHNU’S NABHI.
Lotus came out of VISHNU’S navel.
He was called PADMANAABHA.
SHIVA created another form out of His right side.
Before IT became conscious, He manifested that form in the Lotus.
That form was BRAHMA, THE GREAT!
He was HIRANYA-GARBHA, THE GOLDEN-WOMBED.
He had four faces; red in hue.
His forehead shone with three lines of ashes.
BRAHMA is the four-faced Creator.
BRAHMA has the creating ability.
BRAHMA can imagine anything; it becomes true. His imaginations become real.
Vishnu helps Him by creating space. Vishnu is the Space-Principle.
LAKSHMI, being the Prosperity-Principle helps BRAHMA to fill up His Creation with wealth of all sorts. VISHNU and LAKSHMI act as the Father and Mother of BRAHMA.
SHIVA-LOKA is inaccessible to BRAHMA.
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