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The Ninth Book. Chapter 3

The Ninth Book

Chapter Iii

On The Origin Of Brahm, Visnu, Mahesa And Others

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1-34.
Nryana said:-- "O Devarsi! The egg (born of Mla Prakriti) that was floating in the waters for a period equal to the life period of Brahm, now in the fullness of time separated into two parts. Within that egg there was a powerful Child, lustrous like one thousand millions of suns. This child could not suck mothers milk, as it was forsaken by Her. So being tired of hunger, the child for a moment cried repeatedly. The child that will become the Lord of countless Brahmndas (universes), now an orphan having no father nor mother began to look upwards from the waters. This boy came to be denominated afterwards by the name of Mah Virt, when he became gross and

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grosser. As there is nothing finer than radium so there is nothing grosser than Mah Virt. The power of this Mah Virt is one-sixteenth of that of Sri Krisna, the Highest Self. But this boy, (born of the Prakriti Rdh) is the Sole Stay of all this Universe and he is denominated by the name "Mah-Visnu". In his every pore countless universes are existing. So much so that even Sri Krisna could not count them. If it were possible to count the number of dust particles, it is impossible to count the number of universes. So there are endless Brahms, Visnus, and Mahesvaras. In every Brahmnda, there is Brahm, Visnu, and Mahesa. Each Brahmnda extends from Ptla to the Brahmloka. The abode of Vaikuntha is higher than that (i. e. it is situated outside of Brahmnda), again the abode of Goloka is fifty koti yojanas (50 x 10 x 4 x 2 million miles) higher than Vaikuntha. This Goloka Dhma is eternal and real as Sri Krisna is eternal and real. This world composed of the seven islands is surrounded by the seven oceans. Forty-nine Upa Dvpas (smaller islands adjacent to them) are existing here. Besides there are countless mountains and forests. Higher than this earth is the Brahmloka with seven heavens and below this are the seven Ptlas. This is the bounding limit of Brahmnda. Just above this earth there is the Bhrloka; above is Bhuvarloka; then Svarloka, then Janarloka, then Taparloka, then Satyaloka, and above that is Brahmloka. The splendour of Brahmloka is like that of molten gold. But all the substances whether outside or inside this Brahmloka, are transient. When this Brahmnda (cosmos) dissolves, everything dissolves and is destroyed. All are temporary like bubbles of water. Only Goloka and Vaikuntha are eternal. In every pore of this Mah Virt is existing one Brahmnda (cosmos). What to speak of others when even Krisna cannot count the number of these Brahmndas. In every Brahmnda there is Brahm, Visnu and Mahesa. O Child Nrada! In every Brahmnda, the number of the gods is three kotis or 30 millions. Some of them are the Dikpatis (the Regents of the quarters); some are the Dikplas (the Rulers of the quarters), some are asterisms, and some planets. In the Bhrloka, there are four Varnas (Brhmins, etc.,) and in the Ptlas there are Ngas. Thus the Universe exists composed of moveable and non-moveable things (This is Brahmnda Vivriti). O Nrada! Now the Virt Purusa began to look up to the skies again and again but He could not see anything within that egg except the void. Then distressed with hunger He cried out repeatedly and became merged in anxiety. Next moment getting back His consciousness, He began to think of Krisna, the Highest Person and saw there at once the eternal light of Brahm. He saw there His form as deep blue like new rain-cloud;

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with two hands, garment of a yellow colour, sweet smile on His face, flute in His hand and He seemed to be very anxious to show His Grace to Devotees. Looking at the Lord, His Father, the boy became glad and smiled. The Lord, the Bestower of boon granted him boons appropriate for that moment "O Child! Let you possess knowledge like Me; let your hunger and thirst vanish; let you be the holder of innumerable Brahmndas till the time of Pralaya (the universal dissolution). Be without any selfishness, be fearless and the bestower of boons to all. Let not old age, death, disease, sorrow nor any other ailings afflict thee. Thus saying He repeated thrice on his ear the six-lettered great Mantra "Om Krisnya Svh" worshipped by the Vedas with their Amgas, the Giver of desires and the destroyer of all troubles and calamities. O Brahms Son! Thus giving the mantra, Sri Krisna arranged for his feeding thus:-- In every universe, whatever offerings will be given to Sri Krisna, one sixteenth of that will go to Nryana, the Lord of Vaikuntha and fifteen-sixteenth is to go to this boy, the Virt. Sri Krisna did not allot any share for Himself. Himself transcending all the Gunas, and Full, He is always satisfied with Himself. What necessity is there for any further offerings? Whatever the people offer with devotion, the Lord of Laksm, the Virt eats all these. Bhagavn Sri Krisna giving thus to the Virt the boon and the Mantra said:-- "O Child! Say what more you desire; I will give you that instantly. The Virt boy, hearing thus the words of Sri Krisna, spoke:-- "O Thou Omnipresent! I have got no desires whatsoever, save this that as long as I live, whether for a short time or for a long time, let me have pure Bhakti towards Thy lotus feet.

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In this world he is Jvanmukta (liberated whilst living) who is your Bhakta; and that bewildered fool is dead while living who is devoid of any Bhakti to Thee. What needs he to perform Japam, asceticism, sacrifice, worship, holding fasts and observances, going to sacred places of pilgrimages and other virtuous acts if he be without any bhakti to Sri Krisna? Vain is his life who is devoid of any devotion to Sri Krisna, under Whose Grace he has obtained his life and Whom he does not now pay homage and worship. He is endowed with Sakti as long as tma (Self) resides in his body; no sooner the tma departs from his body all the Saktis accompany him. O Great One! And thou art the Universal tman (soul) who transcends Prakriti, Who is All will, the Primeval Person and of the nature of the Highest Light. O Child! Thus saying, the Virt boy remained silent. Sri Krisna then, spoke in sweet words:-- "O Child! Let you remain as fresh as ever like Me. You will not have any fall even if innumerable Brahms pass away.

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Let you divide yourself in parts and turn into smaller Virts in every universe. Brahm will spring from your navel and will create

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the cosmos. From the forehead of that Brahm will spring eleven Rudras for the destruction of the creation. But they will all be parts of Siva. The Rudra named Klgni, of these eleven Rudras, will be the destroyer of all this Visvas (cosmos). Besides, from each of your sub-divisions, the Visnu will originate and that Bhagavn Visnu will be the Preserver of this Visvu world. I say that under my favour you will always be full of Bhakti towards Me and no sooner you meditate on Me, you will be able to see My lovely form. There is no doubt in this; and your Mother, Who resides in My breast, will not be difficult for you to see. Let you remain here in ease and comfort. I now go to Goloka. Saying thus Sri Krisna, the Lord of the world disappeared. Going to His own abode He spoke instantly to Brahm and Sankara, skilled in the works of creation and destruction:-- "O Child Brahm! Go quickly and be born in parts from the navels of each of the smaller Virts that will arise from the pores of the Great Virt. O Child Mahdeva! Go and be born in parts from the forehead of each Brahm in every universe for the destruction of the creation; (but be careful that you not forget) and perform austerities for a long, long time. O son of the Creator Brahm! Thus saying, the Lord of the Universe remained silent. Brahm and Siva, the auspicious, bowing to the Lord, went to their own duties. On the other hand, the great Virt that lay floating in the waters of the Brahmnda sphere, created from his every pore each smaller Virt. That youth Janrdan of the form of the Great Cosmos, wearing yellow garment of the bluish-green colour of the Durba grass, lay sleeping pervading everywhere. Brahm took his birth in His navel. He, then, after his birth, began to travel in that navel-lotus and in the stem of the lotus for one lakh yugas. But he could not find out the place whence the lotus or its stem had sprung up. O Nrada! Then your father became very anxious and came back to his former place and began to meditate on the lotus feet of Sri Krisna. Then, in meditation, with his introspective eye, he first saw the small Virt, then the endless great Virt lying on the watery bed, in whose pores the universes are existing and then he saw the God Sri Krisna in Goloka with Gopas and Gopis. He then began to praise the Lord of Goloka when He granted boons to your father, and he began to do the work of creation.

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From the mind of your father, were born first Sanaka and other brothers and then from his forehead eleven Rudras sprang. Then from the left side of that small Virt lying on the bed of waters, the four-handed Visnu Bhagavn, the Preserver of the Universe, came. He went to Svetadvpa, where he remained. Then your father became engaged in creating this Universe, moveable and non-moveable, composed

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of three worlds, heaven, earth and Ptla, in the navel of that small Virt Purusa. O Nrada! Thus from the pores of that great Virt each universe has sprung and in every universe there is one small Virt, one Brahm, one Visnu and one Siva and Sanaka and others. O Best of twice born! Thus I have described the glories of Krisna, that give exceeding pleasure and Moksa. Now say what more you want to hear?

Here ends the Third Chapter of the Ninth Book on the Origin of Brahm, Visnu and Mahesa and others in the Mah Purnam Sri Mad Dev Bhgavatam of 18,000 verses by Mahrsi Veda Vysa.
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