The Seventh Book. Chapter 33
The Seventh Book
Chapter Xxxiii
On The Dev'S Virat Rpa
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1-19. The Dev said :-- "O Girirja! This whole universe, moving and unmoving, is created by My My S'akt. This My is conceived in Me. It is not, in reality, different or separate from Me. So I am the only Chit, Intelligence. There is no other intelligence than Me. Viewed practically, it is known variously as My, Vidy; but viewed really from the point of Brahman, there is no such thing as My; only one Brahman exists, I am that Brahma, of the nature of Intelligence.
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I create this whole world on this Unchangeable Eternal (Mountain-like) Brahma, (composed of Avidy, Karma, and various Samskras) and enter first as Prna (vital breath) within it in the form of Chidbhsa. O Mountain! Unless I enter as Breath, how can this birth and death and leaving and retaking bodies after bodies be accounted for! As one great ks' is denominated variously Ghatks'a (ks' in the air), Patks'a (ks' in cloth or picture), so I too appear variously by acknowledging this Prna in various places due to Avidy and various Antahkaranas. As the Sun's rays are never defiled when they illumine various objects on earth, so I, too, am not defiled in entering thus into various high and low Antahkaranas (hearts). The ignorant people attach Buddhi and other things of activity on Me and say that tman is the Doer; the intelligent people do not say that. I remain as the Witness in the hearts of all men, not as the Doer. O Achalendra! There are many Jvas and many s'varas due to the varieties in Avidy and Vidy. Really it is My that differentiates into men, beasts and various other Jvas; and it is My that differentiates into Brahma, Visnu and other s'varas. As the one pervading sky (ks'a) is called Mahks'a Ghatkas'a (being enclosed by jars), so the One All pervading Paramtm is called Paramtm, Jvtm (being enclosed within Jvas). As the Jvas are conceived many by My, not in reality; so s'varas also are conceived many by My; not in essence. O Mountain! This Avidy and nothing else, is the cause of the difference in Jvas, by creating differences in their bodies, indriyas (organs) and minds. Again, due to the varieties in the three Gunas and their wants (due to the differences between Sttvik, Rjasik and Tmasik desires), My also appears various. And their differences are the causes of different s'varas, Brahma, Visnu and others. O Mountain! This whole world is interwoven in Me; It is I that am the s'vara that resides in causal bodies; I am the "Sutrtman, Hiranyagarbha that resides in subtle bodies and it is I that am the Virt, residing in the gross bodies. I am Brahm, Visnu, and Mahes'vara; I am the Brhm, Vaisnavi and Raudr S'aktis. I am the Sun, I am the Moon, I am the Stars; I am beast, birds, Chandlas and I am the Thief, I am the cruel hunter; I am the virtuous high-souled persons and I am the female, male, and hermaphrodite. There is no doubt in this. O Mountain! Wherever there is anything, seen or heard, I alway exist there, within and without, There is nothing moving or unmoving, that can exist without Me. If there be such, that is like the son of a barren woman. Just as one rope is mistaken for a snake or a garland, so I am the One Brahma and appears as s'vara, etc. There is no doubt in this. This world cannot appear without a substratum.
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And That Substratum is My Existence. There can be nothing else.
20. The Himlays said :-- "O Dev! If Thou art merciful on me, I desire, then, to see Thy Virt form in the Fourth Dimensional Space.
This sight is developed when the mind resides in the heart centre or in the centre of the eye-brows. A proper teacher is necessary.
21-41. Vysa said :-- "O King! Hearing the words of Girirja, Visnu and all the other Devas gladly seconded him. Then the Dev, the Goddess of the Universe, knowing the desires of the Devas, showed Her Own Form that fulfils the desires of the Bhaktas, that is auspicious and that is like the Kalpa Vriksa towards the Bhaktas. They saw Her Highest Virt Form. The Satyaloka is situated on the topmost part and is Her head; the Sun and Moon are Her eyes; the quarters, Her ears; the Vedas are Her words; the Universe is Her heart; the earth is Her loins; the Bhuvarloka is Her navel; the asterisms are Her Thighs; the Maharloka is Her neck; the Janarloka is Her Face; the Taparloka is Her head, situated below the S'atyaloka; Indra and the Devas and the Svarloka is Her arms; the sound is the organ of Her ears; the As'vin twins, Her nose; the smell is the organ of smell; the fire is within Her face; day and night are like Her two wings. The four-faced Brahm is Her eyebrows; water is Her palate; the juice ther is Her organ of taste; Yama, the God of Death, is Her large teeth; the affection is Her small teeth; My is Her smile; the creation of Universe is Her sidelooks; modesty is Her upper lip; covetousness is Her lower lip; unrighteousness is Her back. The Prajpati is Her organ of generation; the oceans are Her bowels; the mountains are Her bones; the rivers are Her veins; and the trees are the hairs of Her body. O King! Youth, virginity, and old age are Her best gaits, positions or ways (courses) paths, the clouds are Her handsome hairs; the two twilights are Her clothings; the Moon is the mind of the Mother of the Universe; Hari is Her Vijnna S'kti (the knowledge power); and Rudra is Her all-destroying power. The horses and other animals are Her loins; the lower regions Atala, etc., are Her lower regions from Her hip to Her feet. The Devas began to behold Her this Cosmic (Virta) appearance with eyes, wide awake, with wonder. Thousands of fiery rays emitted from Her form; She began to lick the whole universe with Her lips; the two rows of teeth began to make horrible sounds; fires came out from Her eyes; various weapons were seen in Her hands; and the Brhmanas and Ksattriyas are become the food of that Awful Deity. Thousands of heads, eyes and feet were seen in that form. Crores of Suns, crores of lightnings flashes, mingled there. Horrible, Awful, That appearance looked terrific to the eyes, heart and mind. The Devas thus beheld and began to utter cries of horror and consternation; their hearts trembled and they were
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caught with immoveable senselessness. "Here is the Dev, our Mother and Preserver." This idea vanished away at once from their minds.
At this moment the Vedas that were on the four sides of the Dev, removed the swoon of the Devas and made them conscious. The Immortals got, then, the excellent Vedas; and, having patience, began to praise and chant hymns in words choked with feelings and with tears flowing flowing from their eyes.
42-53. The Devas said :-- "O Mother! Forgive our faults. Protect us, the miserable, that are born of Thee. O Protectress of the Devas! Withhold Thy anger; we are very much terrified at the sight of Thy this form. "O Dev! We are inferior immortals; what prayers can we offer to Thee! Thou Thyself canst not measure Thy powers; how then can we, who are born later, know of Thy greatness! Obeisance to Thee, the Lady of the Universe! Obeisance to Thee of the nature of the Pranava Om; Thou art the One that is proved in all the Vedntas. Obeisance to Thee, of the form of Hrm! Obeisance to Thee, the Self of all, whence has originated the Fire, the Sun, and the Moon and whence have sprung all the medicinal plants. Obeisance to the Dev, the Cosmic Deity, the Self in all whence have sprung all the Devas, Sdhyas, the beasts, birds, and men! We bow down again and again to the Great Form, Mh My, the Self of all, whence have sprung the vital breath Prana, Apna, grains and wheats, and Who is the source of asceticism, faith, truth, continence and the rules what to do and what not to do under the present circumstances. The seven Prnas, the seven Lokas, the seven Flames, the seven Samidhs, the seven Oblations to Fire, have sprung from Thee! Obeisance to Thee, the Great Self in all! Obeisance to the Universal form of the Deity of the Universe whence have sprung all the oceans, all the mountains, all the rivers, all the medicinal plants and all the Rasas (the tastes of all things). We bow down to that Virt Form, the Great Self, the Mah My, whence have originated the sacrifices, the sacrifical post (to which the victim about to be immolated is bound) and Daksins (the sacrificial fees) and the Rik, the Yajus, and the Sma Vedas. O Mother! O Mah My! We bow down to Thy front, to Thy back, to Thy both the sides, to Thy top, to Thy bottom and on all sides of Thee. O Dev! Be kind enough to withhold this Extraordinary Terrific Form of Thine, and shew us Thy Beautiful Lovely Form.
54-56. Vysa said :-- "O King! The World Mother, the Ocean of mercy, seeing the Devas terrified, withheld Her Fearful Cosmic Form and showed Her very beautiful appearance, pleasing to the whole world. Her body became soft and gentle. In one hand She held the noose, and in another She held the goad. The two other hands made signs to dispel all their fears
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and ready to grant the boons. Her eyes emitted rays of kindness; Her face was adorned with beautiful smiles. The Devas became glad at this and bowed down to Her in a peaceful mind and then spoke with great joy.
Here ends the Thirty-third Chapter of the Seventh Book on the Dev's Virt Rpa in the Mah Parnam, Sri Mad Dev Bhgavatam, of 18,000 verses, by Maharsi Veda Vysa.
Chapter Xxxiii
On The Dev'S Virat Rpa
P. 710
1-19. The Dev said :-- "O Girirja! This whole universe, moving and unmoving, is created by My My S'akt. This My is conceived in Me. It is not, in reality, different or separate from Me. So I am the only Chit, Intelligence. There is no other intelligence than Me. Viewed practically, it is known variously as My, Vidy; but viewed really from the point of Brahman, there is no such thing as My; only one Brahman exists, I am that Brahma, of the nature of Intelligence.
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I create this whole world on this Unchangeable Eternal (Mountain-like) Brahma, (composed of Avidy, Karma, and various Samskras) and enter first as Prna (vital breath) within it in the form of Chidbhsa. O Mountain! Unless I enter as Breath, how can this birth and death and leaving and retaking bodies after bodies be accounted for! As one great ks' is denominated variously Ghatks'a (ks' in the air), Patks'a (ks' in cloth or picture), so I too appear variously by acknowledging this Prna in various places due to Avidy and various Antahkaranas. As the Sun's rays are never defiled when they illumine various objects on earth, so I, too, am not defiled in entering thus into various high and low Antahkaranas (hearts). The ignorant people attach Buddhi and other things of activity on Me and say that tman is the Doer; the intelligent people do not say that. I remain as the Witness in the hearts of all men, not as the Doer. O Achalendra! There are many Jvas and many s'varas due to the varieties in Avidy and Vidy. Really it is My that differentiates into men, beasts and various other Jvas; and it is My that differentiates into Brahma, Visnu and other s'varas. As the one pervading sky (ks'a) is called Mahks'a Ghatkas'a (being enclosed by jars), so the One All pervading Paramtm is called Paramtm, Jvtm (being enclosed within Jvas). As the Jvas are conceived many by My, not in reality; so s'varas also are conceived many by My; not in essence. O Mountain! This Avidy and nothing else, is the cause of the difference in Jvas, by creating differences in their bodies, indriyas (organs) and minds. Again, due to the varieties in the three Gunas and their wants (due to the differences between Sttvik, Rjasik and Tmasik desires), My also appears various. And their differences are the causes of different s'varas, Brahma, Visnu and others. O Mountain! This whole world is interwoven in Me; It is I that am the s'vara that resides in causal bodies; I am the "Sutrtman, Hiranyagarbha that resides in subtle bodies and it is I that am the Virt, residing in the gross bodies. I am Brahm, Visnu, and Mahes'vara; I am the Brhm, Vaisnavi and Raudr S'aktis. I am the Sun, I am the Moon, I am the Stars; I am beast, birds, Chandlas and I am the Thief, I am the cruel hunter; I am the virtuous high-souled persons and I am the female, male, and hermaphrodite. There is no doubt in this. O Mountain! Wherever there is anything, seen or heard, I alway exist there, within and without, There is nothing moving or unmoving, that can exist without Me. If there be such, that is like the son of a barren woman. Just as one rope is mistaken for a snake or a garland, so I am the One Brahma and appears as s'vara, etc. There is no doubt in this. This world cannot appear without a substratum.
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And That Substratum is My Existence. There can be nothing else.
20. The Himlays said :-- "O Dev! If Thou art merciful on me, I desire, then, to see Thy Virt form in the Fourth Dimensional Space.
This sight is developed when the mind resides in the heart centre or in the centre of the eye-brows. A proper teacher is necessary.
21-41. Vysa said :-- "O King! Hearing the words of Girirja, Visnu and all the other Devas gladly seconded him. Then the Dev, the Goddess of the Universe, knowing the desires of the Devas, showed Her Own Form that fulfils the desires of the Bhaktas, that is auspicious and that is like the Kalpa Vriksa towards the Bhaktas. They saw Her Highest Virt Form. The Satyaloka is situated on the topmost part and is Her head; the Sun and Moon are Her eyes; the quarters, Her ears; the Vedas are Her words; the Universe is Her heart; the earth is Her loins; the Bhuvarloka is Her navel; the asterisms are Her Thighs; the Maharloka is Her neck; the Janarloka is Her Face; the Taparloka is Her head, situated below the S'atyaloka; Indra and the Devas and the Svarloka is Her arms; the sound is the organ of Her ears; the As'vin twins, Her nose; the smell is the organ of smell; the fire is within Her face; day and night are like Her two wings. The four-faced Brahm is Her eyebrows; water is Her palate; the juice ther is Her organ of taste; Yama, the God of Death, is Her large teeth; the affection is Her small teeth; My is Her smile; the creation of Universe is Her sidelooks; modesty is Her upper lip; covetousness is Her lower lip; unrighteousness is Her back. The Prajpati is Her organ of generation; the oceans are Her bowels; the mountains are Her bones; the rivers are Her veins; and the trees are the hairs of Her body. O King! Youth, virginity, and old age are Her best gaits, positions or ways (courses) paths, the clouds are Her handsome hairs; the two twilights are Her clothings; the Moon is the mind of the Mother of the Universe; Hari is Her Vijnna S'kti (the knowledge power); and Rudra is Her all-destroying power. The horses and other animals are Her loins; the lower regions Atala, etc., are Her lower regions from Her hip to Her feet. The Devas began to behold Her this Cosmic (Virta) appearance with eyes, wide awake, with wonder. Thousands of fiery rays emitted from Her form; She began to lick the whole universe with Her lips; the two rows of teeth began to make horrible sounds; fires came out from Her eyes; various weapons were seen in Her hands; and the Brhmanas and Ksattriyas are become the food of that Awful Deity. Thousands of heads, eyes and feet were seen in that form. Crores of Suns, crores of lightnings flashes, mingled there. Horrible, Awful, That appearance looked terrific to the eyes, heart and mind. The Devas thus beheld and began to utter cries of horror and consternation; their hearts trembled and they were
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caught with immoveable senselessness. "Here is the Dev, our Mother and Preserver." This idea vanished away at once from their minds.
At this moment the Vedas that were on the four sides of the Dev, removed the swoon of the Devas and made them conscious. The Immortals got, then, the excellent Vedas; and, having patience, began to praise and chant hymns in words choked with feelings and with tears flowing flowing from their eyes.
42-53. The Devas said :-- "O Mother! Forgive our faults. Protect us, the miserable, that are born of Thee. O Protectress of the Devas! Withhold Thy anger; we are very much terrified at the sight of Thy this form. "O Dev! We are inferior immortals; what prayers can we offer to Thee! Thou Thyself canst not measure Thy powers; how then can we, who are born later, know of Thy greatness! Obeisance to Thee, the Lady of the Universe! Obeisance to Thee of the nature of the Pranava Om; Thou art the One that is proved in all the Vedntas. Obeisance to Thee, of the form of Hrm! Obeisance to Thee, the Self of all, whence has originated the Fire, the Sun, and the Moon and whence have sprung all the medicinal plants. Obeisance to the Dev, the Cosmic Deity, the Self in all whence have sprung all the Devas, Sdhyas, the beasts, birds, and men! We bow down again and again to the Great Form, Mh My, the Self of all, whence have sprung the vital breath Prana, Apna, grains and wheats, and Who is the source of asceticism, faith, truth, continence and the rules what to do and what not to do under the present circumstances. The seven Prnas, the seven Lokas, the seven Flames, the seven Samidhs, the seven Oblations to Fire, have sprung from Thee! Obeisance to Thee, the Great Self in all! Obeisance to the Universal form of the Deity of the Universe whence have sprung all the oceans, all the mountains, all the rivers, all the medicinal plants and all the Rasas (the tastes of all things). We bow down to that Virt Form, the Great Self, the Mah My, whence have originated the sacrifices, the sacrifical post (to which the victim about to be immolated is bound) and Daksins (the sacrificial fees) and the Rik, the Yajus, and the Sma Vedas. O Mother! O Mah My! We bow down to Thy front, to Thy back, to Thy both the sides, to Thy top, to Thy bottom and on all sides of Thee. O Dev! Be kind enough to withhold this Extraordinary Terrific Form of Thine, and shew us Thy Beautiful Lovely Form.
54-56. Vysa said :-- "O King! The World Mother, the Ocean of mercy, seeing the Devas terrified, withheld Her Fearful Cosmic Form and showed Her very beautiful appearance, pleasing to the whole world. Her body became soft and gentle. In one hand She held the noose, and in another She held the goad. The two other hands made signs to dispel all their fears
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and ready to grant the boons. Her eyes emitted rays of kindness; Her face was adorned with beautiful smiles. The Devas became glad at this and bowed down to Her in a peaceful mind and then spoke with great joy.
Here ends the Thirty-third Chapter of the Seventh Book on the Dev's Virt Rpa in the Mah Parnam, Sri Mad Dev Bhgavatam, of 18,000 verses, by Maharsi Veda Vysa.
