||Om Nama: Shivaya||

 

Chapter – 56 – Rudra Samhitha/Shrishti Kanda – 15

 

Maharishi Narada speaks “Oh! Vidhatha, Oh! Suroththama, you are extremely compassionate, you have described the highly propitious legend of the supreme Lord Shiva, Lingothpaththi, and the worship of Linga which could remove the miseries and sorrows of the worldly existence. Oh! Prabho, kindly narrate how did the creation has begun?”

 

Lord Bhrama speaks “Oh! Munisaththama, you have raised a brilliant question, I have narrated about the Lingothbhava and related incidents took place, I and Lord Vishnu conducted the search of the top and bottom of the flame of the pillar, I have assumed the form of swan and Lord Vishnu took the form of a wild boar.”

 

Maharishi Narada speaks  "Oh! Bhraman, Oh! Mahaprajja, Oh! Vidhatha, your answer put me in uneasiness, kindly clear my doubts with your compassionate advice. Why did you and Lord Vishnu assume the form of a swan and wild boar? What was the reason behind it?”

 

Sutha Pauranika speaks “Oh! Sages, Lord Bhrama immersed in the contemplation upon the lotus feet of supreme Lord Mahadeva, after listening to the queries of Narada.”

 

Lord Bhrama speaks “Oh! Munishwara, the swan has the skill to separate milk from the water, it can fly high and it has the ability to make out the difference between the truth and false, intelligence, and ignorance efficiently. Although I have assumed the form of the Swan, I have failed to locate the top of the pillar of the flame, due to its effulgence. Lord Mahadeva is supreme knowledge; even after assuming the form of Swan, I could not understand the true knowledge. Lord Vishnu assumed the form of a white wild boar and plunged down the Earth. It was the exact moment of the beginning of Swetha Varaha Kalpa, all that was took place with a reason. Oh! Narada, I shall narrate the beginning of the creations elaborately.”

 

Lord Bhrama continues “ Oh! Vathsa, Lord Mahadeva appeared in the Sagunaroopa before us from the pillar of flame, and advised me and Lord Vishnu to commence the functions of creation and preservation respectively. We undertook meditation contemplating upon that supreme Lord Mahadeva, I have received the knowledge of creation from Lord Vishnu and began the function of creation.  Lord Mahadeva and Lord Vishnu returned to their respective abodes, I have sat contemplating upon them and created ‘Jalam’/water, a huge egg represent twenty-four Thaththva appeared on the surface of the water; I was mystified, contemplated upon Lord Vishnu for twelve years, Oh! Thatha, Lord Vishnu was pleased with my meditation and appeared before me. He touched my limbs affectionately and spoke “Oh! Bhrama, I am pleased with your devotion, kindly ask for a boon. There is nothing which is not possible for you, with the grace of Lord Shiva, I shall offer whatever you ask.”

 

Lord Bhrama speaks to Vishnu “Oh! Vishnu, Oh! Mahabhaga, you have made me understand that you will be able to fulfill all the desires of mine with the grace of Lord Shiva, therefore kindly shower the boon which is desired by Lord Shiva. Oh! Prabho, the twenty-four Thaththvas appeared as a huge egg before me, there is no life vested in it, kindly activate the Thaththvas with the grace of  that Lord Shiva.”

 

Sahasrasheersha Purusha: Sahasraksha : Sahasrapath | Sa Bhoomim Sarvatha: Sprukthva Thadhandam Vyapthavanithi||

 

Lord Bhrama speaks to Narada “ Oh! Mune, Lord Vishnu who is an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva, took a gigantic form and entered inside the huge egg. The infinite form of Lord Vishnu was beyond description, it has an infinite number of hands, heads, eyes, and legs. I have eulogized Vishnu who entered into the Bhramanda/egg, with the gigantic form, soon the Bhramanda got activated. The supreme Lord Hari who is the preserver of seven worlds, appeared in gigantic form/Viratswaroopa, in these seven worlds there was the abode of Lord Shiva, the silver mountain Kailash. Oh! Munisaththama, at the end of the Pralaya the whole Bhramanda would get destroyed, but the abode of Kailash and Vaikunda will stay intact. I have Bhramaloka as my abode to carry out the function of creation, at the command of Lord Shiva. As soon as I have started the creation the sins began to appear in five forms, it was the knowledge covered in darkness, I have created non-living things. I have further engaged in the Tapasya contemplating upon the Lord Shiva, I have started the creation of animals, further, I have engaged in Tapasya and created the deities of Saththvik nature, then the creatures with Rajasik nature, human with great aspirations have created at the command of Lord Shiva, further, I have created Bhoothaganas at the command of Lord Shiva. In this way, I have created three categories of creatures, living and non-living things, deities and Bhoothaganas.”

 

 

Sutha Pauranika speaks “Oh! Sages, Lord Bhrama created three types from the Prakrithi, known as Mahathsarga, Bhauthika, and Vaikarika. The Prakrithi and Vaikarika Sarga merged together and originated eight types of creations, the Prakrithi and Vaikritha merged together and Kumara Sarga originated as the ninth concept of this union.  In this Kumara Sarga creation of Sanaka, Sananthana, Sanathkumara, and Sanathan took place. These Sanakadhis are the mind-born sons of Lord Bhrama, they are Mahavairgins who have no interest in worldly matters or bondage by birth. They have possessed enormous wisdom, engaged in the Tapasya contemplating upon Lord Shiva; they have rejected the request for the function of creation by Bhrama, it roused the anger in Bhrama and shed two drops of tears.”

 

Lord Bhrama continues “ Oh! Narada, I  have meditated upon Lord Vishnu who advised me to contemplate upon Lord Shiva, thus I have performed extreme Tapasya, while the performance of my Tapasya there appeared the  Ardhanareeshwara from the middle of my eyebrows. It was the half man and half woman form of Lord Mahesha, who is the Lord of Uma has supreme luster, he is omniscient, omnipotent, he is the knower of all, he is the creator of Universe and its living beings, he is also known as Neelalohitha, I offered humble prostration before that supreme Lord Ardhanareeshwara, I have eulogized the splendor of that supreme Lord, and requested to carry out the creation, he created several beings of Rajoguna.  I have requested Lord Maheshwara to stop the creation of beings with Rajasik nature that are afraid of birth and death. That compassionate Lord Mahadeva spoke to me affectionately “ Oh! Bhrama, I have not created people with dreadful appearance, or people fear of death and birth, it was their accumulated sins awarded that appearance and nature. Oh! Bhrama, I shall release all those living beings from their accumulated sins, in fact, I am the preceptor of that Jeeva who is drenched in the worldly matters and bondage, I impart the knowledge of Paramarththa, I protect them from the endless miseries and sufferings of worldly existence, and  I liberate them from the repeated cycles of birth and death. Oh! Prajapathi, you can continue the function of creation of the living beings to reap the fruit of its Karma; you will not find any hurdles in it.” Thus, Lord Shiva and his Ganas disappeared from my sight.”