The Creation of the Cosmic Egg

1. After duly and devoutly worshipping Purusottama. the devotee should bow down his head and propitiate the ocean with the following Mantra.

2. “In the whole universe, О lord of rivers, you are the vital air (Prana) of all living beings, О Tirtharaja (King of holy centres), obeisance be to you. Save me, О favourite of Acyuta.”

3-4. After duly taking the holy dip in the ocean, in that auspicious and excellent holy centre and after duly worshipping Narayana devoid of ailments and blemishes on the shore (of ocean), and after bowing down to Rama, Krishna and Subhadra, the devotee should worship the ocean. Thereby, the man attains the benefit of hundreds of horse-sacrifices.

5-6. He shall be absolved of all sins. He shall be freed from all miseries. Like Hari, he shall be glorious and surrounded by the Devas. He can justifiably feel proud of beauty and youth. In an aerial chariot having the lustre of the sun and with the harmonious divine music of the Gandharvas, he shall take twentyone generations of his family and go to the world of Vishnu.

7. After enjoying various excellent pleasures there and after playing with the Devas (he will exhaust his merit and) fall off from that world. After coming here, he becomes a Brah- mana, the most excellent knower of the Brahman.

8. He shall then be famous, intelligent, glorious and truthful. He shall have mastery over the sense-organs. He shall become a Brahmana fully conversant with the meanings of the Vedic and scriptural texts. Then he shall be a devotee of Vishnu.

vide the Brahma P. Ch. 62 for comparison. Most of the verses (Viz. 1-23) in these chapters of the NP. and Brahma P. are common. The NP. however tells a different episode about the transformation of the sea-water from sweetness to saltishness (from v. 23 onwards)

9b-11. The men of good intellect should offer charitable gifts on the following occasions — during the eclipses, during the transit of the sun (from one house of Zodiac to another), and on both tropical and equinotical transits, on the inaugural days of the Manvantaras and Yugas, during Vyatlpatas, when the days dwindle in length, during the full-moon days in the months of Asatjha, Karttika and Magha and other auspicious Tithis. They then attain thousand times the benefit (as compared with that) derived from other holy centres.1

12. If the devotees offer balls of rice to the Pitrs there, in accordance with the injunctions, the Pitrs derive everlasting satisfaction.

13-15. Thus, О gentle lady, the benefit of the holy bath in the ocean has been recounted by me. So also the benefit of the charitable gifts and the offerings of Pindas has been mentioned.

14. It is the bestower of the benefit of virtue, wealth, and liberation. It grants longevity, fame and renown. It yields worldly pleasures and liberation (from Samsara) for men. It is conducive to wealth. It dispels the effects of evil dreams. It is meritorious. It annihilates all sins and bestows all desired benefits. It (this knowledge) should not be imparted to an atheist, to a knave or to a miser.

16. As long as the greatness of the Tirtharaja1 2 is not described by the Brahmanas, other holy centres roar with their own respective greatness separately,

17. Puskara and other Tlrthas grant only their own respective benefits. But the Tirtharaja, the ocean is the bestower of the benefit of all the Tirthas.

18. Whichever Tirthas, holy rivers and the lakes exist on the surface of the earth, they enter the ocean. Hence it has verily attained the excellence.

1. Compare the list of auspicious occasions for Ddna (religious gift) in Mbh. Vana 200. 125, Laghu Sdtdtapa 145, 150 Vyatipdta is already explained.

2. Tirtharaja ‘The King of all Tirthas’ is the ocean (Bay of Bengal in this case). This title is explained in w. 18-21.

19. The ocean, the lord of the rivers, is the king of all Tirthas. Hence, it is superior to all other Tirthas. It is the bestower of all desires.

20a. When the sun rises up, the darkness perishes/(so also the sin perishes in a place).

20b. On the ocean there are ninety-nine crores of Tirthas. Hence whatever is performed there (on the seashore) such as ablution, charitable gift, Нота, Japa and worship of the Devas, is declared to be everlasting in the Shastras.

21-22. Among all the oceans, how did this lord of rivers become briny? О Preceptor, tell me, since О Brahmana, you are omniscient.1

23. О lady of good fortune, listen. I shall explain the saltish state of this ocean and how this had been cursed by his mother who was the mother of the worlds.

24. О Mohini, formerly in the process of creation there had been born seven oceans, born of the womb of Radha. They had divine physical bodies of various kinds.

25. Once, the lord of Radha, the lord of cowherds, cowherd-lasses and cows was indulging in sexual intercourse with his lady love in the Vrndavana forest.

26. In the middle of the group of Rasa dances, in the brilliant-jewelled Man^apa, he was in passionate union with his affectionate lady love.

27-28. Those seven children, the oceans, could not see their mother, the mother of the universe, when the time for their breast-feeding had arrived. Weeping on being over-whelmed with hunger, they reached the jewelled Mantfapa. They went near it, eager to have their breast-feed.

29-30a. All of them were stopped by the groups of cowherdesses stationed at the entrance. The angry children impatient to have their usual breastfeed forced their entry into the МашДара. Thinking that they were only babies in the lap of their mother, the children were let in by the cowherdesses.

30b-32a. Then they went into the jewelled Mantjapa crying bitterly, “O mother, where are you?”. О queen, when the mother did not respond to the call of those children seeking breast-milk, the youngest of them all entered the actual spot of the mother’s sexual dalliance.

32b-34a. On seeing her deluded sons unwittingly causing a break in her sexual dalliance, the agitated mother, О gentle lady, cursed them — “All of you go ere long to the world of earth since you had attempted to cause break in my sexual dalliance. After going to the earth, your sons will be staying there separately alone.”

34b-35. О daughter of Brahma, on hearing the worlds of their mother, the mother of the universe, all those children cried aloud (as they were) extremely frightened of the impending separation. Thereafter, Lord Shri Kpsna, the destroyer of the anguish of those who bow down, became pleased with them.

36-37. “O sons, do not be afraid. I shall stand near you. All of you shall be in the liquid state always with separate forms and movements. This youngest son who came well within the place shall become briny.” After saying this, the lord of the universe dismissed his sons.

38. In order to console them, he always stood by them. He who entered the room of sexual dalliance became the briny sea. The others remained separately as the milk ocean etc. assuming liquid form.

39. О Preceptor, who is this Radha mentioned by you as the chaste lady and the mother of the worlds. Explain to me the reality about her. I am eager to listen to it.

40. The description of Radha and Madhava is a mysterious secret in the Puranas. Since you factually know everything, О sage of holy rites, narrate it to me.

41. О King Mandhata, on hearing the words of Mohini, the magnanimous Vasu, the great devotee of Govinda, was visibly moved.

42. (Being extremely delighted) the hair all over his body stood on their ends. His heart was overwhelmed with joy. He as it were lost his consciousness with ecstasy. The excellent Brahman a spoke to Mohini.

43. О gentle lady, listen, I shall tell you the secret of secrets. The story of Kf?na is to be guarded well. It brings about one’s union with the Brahman.

44. I bow down to the lord who controls both — the Prakrti and Purusa, who is the creator of the creators, who is the annihilator of the annihilators.

45. О gentle lady, all the incarnations are those of the Brahman in the form of Krishna. The incarnator is Krishna himself. He is both with and without attributes.

46. He alone is Rama and Krishna factually, but he is separate due to the variety of attributes. The other worlds are the creations of Prakrti. But the Goloka (i.e. Krishna’s world) itself is devoid of attributes.

47. О gentle lady, the term, Gavah are the rays of brilliance, as observed (after ascertainment) by those who know the Vedas. Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and others are manifestations of Prakrti evolved out of its Gunas.

48. О gentle lady, his refulgence is always without attributes but considered to be the cause of Gunas. The Gunas are his rays, O gentle lady all of them are the separate manifest forms.

49. The Gunas Rajas, Sattva and Tamas should be known as the producers of manifested forms. O splendid lady, the Gunas are mere means of knowledge of the purusha who is analysed Avyakrta.

50. They are remembered as his bodies. His Sakti is considered to be Prakriti. They say that the Pradhana that is Prakriti is of the nature of both cause and effect.

51-52. They say that the Purusha is the witness, eternal and devoid of attributes. Purusha deposited his energy into Prakriti. Hence, the Gunas Sattva etc. were evolved. From them the great principle (Mahattattva) took its origin. Thanks to the will of the Purusha, it became the Aharhkara (Ego) analysed into three.

53. O gentle lady, it divided itself into three, viz. the Dravya (Substance), Jiiana (Knowledge) and Kriya (Activity). Thus the Aharhkara is threefold-Vaikarika, Taijasa and Tamasa.

54-55a. From the Vaikarika, the mind was born. The Devas evolved out of Vaikarika, and also the ten, viz.: The quarters, wind, sun, pracetas, Asv.ins, Brahma, lndra, Upendra and Mitra (inclusive of mind).

55b-56. They say that the sense-organs are evolved out of Taijasa. They are the cognitive senses and conative organs. The organs of knowledge are the ears, skin, nose, eye and tongue. O blessed lady, the organs of activity are the speech. hands, penis, feet and rectum.

57. From the Tamasa Ego sound was evolved and from it originated the sky (ether). From ether the touch was evolved. O chaste lady, from it was born the wind.

58. From the wind, Riipa (colour, form) was evolved and from it the Tejas (fiery substance) was born. From Tejas, Rasa (taste) was evolved and from it the waters ware born. O chaste lady.

59. From the waters smell got evolved and from smell the earth was born. The stability of the mobile and immobile beings is seen dependent on the earth.

60. In the principles of Akasa etc., the number of Gur_1as (attributes) are one, two, threeand four, but there are five attributes in the earth. Hence, the special feature of the •earth is spoken.

61. By being urged by parts of Time and Maya, an insentient cosmic egg was evolved out of the five great elements, but it became sentient due to the entry of Purusha into it, O chaste lady.

62. From that egg, the Virat the immense being was born. It lay within the waters. Mouths and the other organs {)f the immense being were evolved then.

63. These limbs were evolved, O beautiful lady, in oQrder that he may be able to speak even as he lay in the water. From his umbilical region came out a lotus that had the combined brilliant light of a thousand suns.

64-65a. In it the selfborn lord, the great grandfather of the worlds was born. He performed a severe penance. After getting permission of the Purusha, the worlds and their guardians were created by Brahma, O chaste lady.

65b-66. From the hips downwards, the seven lower worlds and from the upper part the seven upper worlds were created. The cosmic egg consisted of these fourteen worlds. In it he created all living beings-the mobile and immobile.

67. Sanaka and the other four sons were born from the mind ofBrahma; sons like Bhrgu etc. were evolved out of his body, O gentle lady, and by these the universe is populated and flourished.

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