The Vedic Version of

Creation
Çrémad-Bhägavatam
Third Canto and other
References
 Overview of Presentation:

Part One: Sarga

Primary Creation of Matter and Elements

Part Two: Visarga

Secondary Creation by Lord Brahma
 bhagavän
Sarga
Sarga eka äsedam agra
ätmätmanäà vibhuù

The Personality of Godhead, the master of

all living entities, existed prior to the
creation as one without a second. (3.5.23)
He
HeHimself
Himselfhas
has
expanded
expandedHimself
Himselfin in
various
variousparts,
parts,
portions
portionsand
andparticles
particles
as
assvayaà-rüpa,
svayaà-rüpa,
svayam-prakäça,
svayam-prakäça,tad-tad-
ekätmä,
ekätmä,präbhava,
präbhava,
vaibhava,
vaibhava,viläsa,
viläsa,
avatära,
avatära,äveça,
äveça,and
and
jévas
jévas
(SB
(SB1.3.28)
1.3.28)
“Try to understand this:
Just as God is already
existing, so the living
entities, being part and
parcel of God, are also
already existing –
eternally – they are
never created.”
(March 1975)
 In
Inthe
thespiritual
spiritualworld
world
(Vaikuëöha)
(Vaikuëöha)there
thereare
are
unlimited
unlimitednumbers
numbersof of
Näräyaëas,
Näräyaëas,who whoare
areall
all
the
thesame
samePersonality
Personalityof of
Balarama Godhead
Godheadandandareare
considered
consideredto tobe
bethe
the
Sankarsana plenary
plenaryexpansions
expansionsof ofthe
the
original
originalPersonality
Personalityof of
Narayana Godhead,
Godhead,ÇréÇréKåñëa.
Kåñëa.
(SB
(SB1.9.18)
1.9.18)
Mahä-saìkarñaëa

Mahä-Viñëu

Garbhodakaçäyé Viñëu
and material creation
Kåñëa’s own form has only two
hands, but in the form of……
…..Lord Näräyaëa He has four
hands. Lord Näräyaëa holds a
conchshell, disc, club and lotus
flower, and He is full of great
opulence. The çré, bhü and nélä
energies serve at His lotus feet.
CC Adi 5.27
 “Although there is no
question of creation as
far as the spiritual world
is concerned, the
spiritual world is
nonetheless manifested
by the supreme will of
Saìkarñaëa.”
Madhya 20.257
 G
o
v
i
n
d
The
TheBrahma-saàhitä
Brahma-saàhitä(5.48)
(5.48)says:
says:
a yasyaika-niçvasita-kälam
yasyaika-niçvasita-kälamathävalambya
athävalambya
Balarama
jévanti
jévantiloma-vilajä
loma-vilajäjagad-aëòa-näthäù
jagad-aëòa-näthäù
viñëur
viñëurmahän
mahänsasaiha
ihayasya
yasyakalä-viçeño
kalä-viçeño
Sankarsana govindam
govindamädi-puruñaà
ädi-puruñaàtam tamahaà
ahaàbhajämi
bhajämi

Narayana From
FromKåñëa,
Kåñëa,or
orGovinda,
Govinda,comes
comesBalaräma;
Balaräma;
from
fromBalaräma
Balarämacomes
comesSaìkarñaëa;
Saìkarñaëa;from
from
Saìkarñaëa,
Saìkarñaëa,Näräyaëa;
Näräyaëa;from
fromNäräyaëa,
Näräyaëa,the
the
Second Saìkarñaëa
second
secondSaìkarñaëa;
Saìkarñaëa;from
fromthe
thesecond
second
Saìkarñaëa,
Saìkarñaëa,Mahä-Viñëu.
Mahä-Viñëu.
Mahä-Viñëu SB
SB6.16.37
6.16.37

Garbhodakaçäyé Viñëu
and Sesa
 Balaräma,
Balaräma,as asthe
thechief
chiefof
of
the
theoriginal
originalquadruple
quadruple
forms,
forms,isisalso
alsothe
theoriginal
original
Saìkarñaëa.
Saìkarñaëa.Balaräma,
Balaräma,thethe
first
firstexpansion
expansionof ofKåñëa,
Kåñëa,
Balarama
expands
expandsHimself
Himselfin infive
five
forms:
forms:
Sankarsana
(1)
(1)Mahä-saìkarñaëa,
Mahä-saìkarñaëa,
(2)
(2)Käraëäbdhiçäyé,
Käraëäbdhiçäyé,
Narayana
(3)
(3)
Garbhodakaçäyé,
Garbhodakaçäyé,
Mahä-saìkarñaëa (4)
(4)Kñérodakaçäyé,
Kñérodakaçäyé,and and
(5)
(5)Çeña.
Çeña.
These
Thesefive
fiveplenary
plenary
Mahä-Viñëu (Käraëäbdhiçäyé)
portions
portionsareareresponsible
responsible
for
forboth
boththe
thespiritual
spiritualand
and
Garbhodakaçäyé Viñëu material
materialcosmic
cosmic
and Sesa manifestations.
manifestations.
( 1) Mahä-saìkarñaëa, In
Inthese
thesefive
fiveforms
formsLord
Lord
Balaräma
Balarämaassists
assistsLord
Lord
Kåñëa
Kåñëain inHis
Hisactivities.
activities.
The
Thefirst
firstfour
fourof
ofthese
these
(2) Käraëäbdhiçäyé,
forms
formsareareresponsible
responsibleforfor
the
thecosmic
cosmic
manifestations,
manifestations,whereas
whereas
(3) Garbhodakaçäyé,
Çeña
Çeñaisisresponsible
responsiblefor for
personal
personalservice
servicetotothe
the
Lord.
Lord.Çeña
Çeñaisiscalled
called
(4) Kñérodakaçäyé,
Ananta.
Ananta.
(Adi
(Adi5.10)
5.10)
(5) Çeña (Ananta)
 BS
BSTEXT
TEXT47 47
yaù
yaùkäraëärëava-jale
käraëärëava-jalebhajati
bhajatisma
smayoga-
yoga-
nidräm
nidrämananta-jagad-aëòa-sa-roma-küpaù
ananta-jagad-aëòa-sa-roma-küpaù
ädhära-çaktim
ädhära-çaktimavalambya
avalambyaparäà
paräàsva-mürtià
sva-mürtià
govindam
govindamädi-puruñaà
ädi-puruñaàtam
tamahaà
ahaàbhajämi
bhajämi
Balarama
IIadore
adorethe
theprimeval
primevalLordLord
Sankarsana Govinda
Govindawho whoassuming
assumingHis His
own
owngreat
greatsubjective
subjectiveform,
form,whowho
Narayana
bears
bearsthethename
nameof ofÇeña,
Çeña,replete
replete
with
withthe
theall-accommodating
all-accommodating
potency,
potency,andandreposing
reposingin inthe
the
Mahä-saìkarñaëa
Causal
CausalOcean
Oceanwithwiththe
theinfinity
infinity
of
ofthe
theworld
worldininthethepores
poresof ofHis
His
Mahä-Viñëu hair,
hair,enjoys
enjoyscreative
creativesleep
sleep
[yoga-nidrä].
[yoga-nidrä].
Garbhodakaçäyé Viñëu ((BS
BSTEXT
TEXT47)
47)
and Sesa
The subjective nature of Ananta
who has the form of the couch of
Mahä-Viñëu, is described.
Ananta, the same who is the
infinite couch on which Mahä-
Viñëu reposes, is a distinctive
appearance of the Divinity bearing
the name of Çeña, having the
subjective nature of the servant of
Kåñëa.
BS PURPORT txt 47
 Mahä-Viñëu
Mahä-Viñëulies lieson
onthe
theserpent
serpent
couch
couchAnanta
AnantaÇeña.Çeña.Lord
LordÇeña
Çeñaisis
Himself
Himselfthe
theresting
restingplace
placeof ofall
allthe
the
universes,
universes,and
andMahä-Viñëu
Mahä-Viñëuisisthe the
omnipotent
omnipotentsource
sourceofofall
allcreation.
creation.
Balarama
(Mukunda-Mala
(Mukunda-MalaStotra Stotra
Text
Text34)
34)
Sankarsana

Narayana

Mahä-saìkarñaëa

Mahä-Viñëu

Garbhodakaçäyé Viñëu
and material creation
There are unlimited
Vaikuëöha planets in the
spiritual sky, and the ratio of
these planets to the material
planets in the material sky is
three to one.
(Adi 5.22 Purport)
How does the
creation of the
material world
actually take
place?
Outside
Outsideof ofthe
the
Vaikuëöha
Vaikuëöha
planets
planetsisisthe
the
impersonal
impersonal
manifestation
manifestationof of
Çré
ÇréKåñëa,
Kåñëa,
which
whichisisknown
known
as
asBrahmaloka.
Brahmaloka.
On
Onthe
theother
other
side
sideof
of
Brahmaloka
Brahmalokaisis
the
thespiritual
spiritual
käraëa-samudra,
käraëa-samudra,
or
orCausal
Causal
Ocean.
Ocean.
CC
CCAdi
Adi55
 In
Inthe
theCausal
Causal
Ocean
OceanisisMahä-
Mahä-
Viñëu,
Viñëu,the
the
original
originalpuruña
puruña
expansion
expansionfrom
from
Saìkarñaëa.
Saìkarñaëa.

CC
CCAdi
Adi55
While
WhileMahä-
Mahä-
Viñëu
Viñëusleeps
sleeps
within
withinthe
the
Causal
CausalOcean,
Ocean,
innumerable
innumerable
universes
universes
(golden
(goldenseeds)
seeds)
are
aregenerated
generated
along
alongwith
withHis
His
breathing.
breathing.
(SB
(SB2.5.33)
2.5.33)
The spiritual seeds of
Saìkarñaëa existing in the
pores of skin of Mahä-Viñëu,
are born as so many golden
sperms. These sperms are
covered with five great
elements.BS 5.13
Those
Thosegolden
golden
sperms,
sperms,coming
coming
out
outwith
withthe
the
exhalation
exhalationofof
Mahä-Viñëu,
Mahä-Viñëu,enterenter
into
intothe
theunlimited
unlimited
accommodating
accommodating
chamber
chamberof ofthe
the
limited
limitedpotency
potency
(Mäyä)
(Mäyä)and
andthey
they
become
become
enlarged….
enlarged….

Bs
Bs5.13
5.13pp
The
Thedeluding
deluding
energy
energywho who
isisof
of the
thenature
nature
ofof the
theperverted
perverted
reflection
reflectionof of the
the
spiritual
spiritual(cit)
(cit)
potency
potencyhas hasgotgot
her
herlocation
locationon on
the
theother
otherside
sideof of
the
theriver
riverViraja
Viraja
BsBs5.65.6
 “The
“TheVirajä,
Virajä,oror
Causal
CausalOcean,
Ocean,isis
the
theborder
border
between
betweenthe the
spiritual
spiritualand
andthe
the
material
materialworld.
world.
The
Thematerial
material
energy
energyisissituated
situated
on
ononeoneshore
shoreofof
that
thatocean,
ocean,and
anditit
cannot
cannotenter
enteronto
onto
the
theother
othershore,
shore,
which
whichisisthe
the
spiritual
spiritualsky.
sky.
Madhya
Madhya20.269
20.269
In
Inthe
theCausal
Causal
Ocean
OceanisisMahä-
Mahä-
Viñëu,
Viñëu,the
theoriginal
original
puruña
puruñaexpansion
expansion
from
fromSaìkarñaëa.
Saìkarñaëa.
Mahä-Viñëu
Mahä-Viñëu
places
placesHis
Hisglance
glance
over
overthe
thematerial
material
energy
energy… …

CC
CCAdi
Adi55

(the
(thejivas
jivasare
are
injected
injectedinto
intothe
the
material
materialworld)
world)
[Maheçvara
] Çamhhu
carries the
glance
He[Çamhhu]
He[Çamhhu]
isiseternally
eternally
reposing
reposingin in
the
theneutral
neutral
stream
streamof of
Virajä
Virajä
(spotless
(spotlesspure)
pure)
forming
formingthethe
boundary
boundary
between
betweenthethe
spiritual
spiritual
and
and
mundane
mundane
realms….
realms….
Bs
Bs10
10
Thereupon
ThereuponÇambhu,
Çambhu,lord
lordof
ofpradhäna
pradhänaembodying
embodyingthe thesubstantive
substantive
principle
principleof
ofall
allmaterial
materialentities,
entities,who
whoisisthe
thesame
sameasasRudra,
Rudra,the
thedim
dim
reflection
reflectionof
ofthe
theSupreme
SupremeLord’s
Lord’sown owndivine
divineglance,
glance,consummates
consummates
his
hisintercourse
intercoursewith
withMäyä,
Mäyä,thetheefficient
efficientmundane
mundanecausal
causalprinciple.
principle.
(Bs
(Bs10)
10)
liìga-yony-ätmikä jätä
imä mäheçvaré-prajäù
TRANSLATION
All offspring of the consort of the
great lord [Maheçvara] of this
mundane world are of the nature
of the embodiment of the
mundane masculine and feminine
generative organs.
BS 5.9
 Çrématé Rädhäräëé Candrävalé-sakhé
Balarama

Sankarsana Satyabhämä Rukmiëé

Narayana
Laxmi’s

Second Saìkarñaëa Rama Devi (consort of Maha-Visnu

Mahä-Viñëu Parvati (consort of Lord Siva)

Garbhodakaçäyé Viñëu Durga Mother Kali

and material creation
The external potency Mäyä
who is of the nature of the
shadow of the cit potency,
is worshiped by all people
as Durgä, the creating,
preserving and destroying
agency of this mundane
world. BS 5.44
Çukadeva Gosvämé
continued: This great
universe, situated on one
of Lord Anantadeva’s
thousands of hoods,
appears just like a white
mustard seed. 5.25.2
 (These sperms are
covered with five
great elements.
BS 5.13)

In SB 3.11.41p it is stated that the earthly covering of the

universe is ten times the thickness of the universe itself, or 40
billion miles. This is confirmed in other places in the
Bhägavatam, including SB 3.29.43p. If we take it that the first
shell has a radial thickness of 40 billion miles, and that each
successive shell is ten times as thick as the one preceding it,
then the outer radius of the seventh shell comes to 44,444,442
billion miles.
 The 5 layers or elements covering the universes are each ten times
sicker than the one before, and all the universes clustered together
appear like atoms in a huge combination. (3.11.41

.
The universe within the
coverings of matter appears to
be like an atom in comparison to
the coverings

The difference between

44,444,442 billion miles in
relation to 4 billion miles is
Vrindavan
the same as the difference in
distance between Vrindavan
Dwaraka and Dwarka (500 miles) in
relation to 40 Centimeter.
To say nothing of this planet
earth, the whole universe, with
innumerable planets
throughout the galaxies, is
comparable to a single
mustard seed in a bag full of
mustard seeds. But the poor
materialist makes plans to live
comfortably here and thus
wastes his valuable human
energy…
Adi 5.22
Creation of Matter
At this point of creation, the eggs are
clustered together. Five Elements are
making up the layers covering them and
eighteen other elements are in an
undifferentiated and unanimated state.
This state is called pradhana (matter in
its most subtle form).
 Creation of Matter

Controlling deities of the elements within

each universal egg pray for help to the
Lord and the Lord enters with the time
factor (SB 3.6.2)
 Creation of Matter
The time factor enters
the dormant potency: As
a woman cannot produce
children unless
impregnated by a man,
material nature cannot
produce or manifest
anything unless it is
impregnated by the
Supreme Personality of
Godhead in the form of
the time factor. (3.26.17)
The three stages of
matter are compared to a Creation of Matter
woman (pradhana stage)
who is made pregnant
(prakriti stage) and then
delivers (mahat-tattva
stage).

The Mahat-tattva, or
shadow of pure
consciousness, is the
germinating place of all
creation.
3.5.27 purport
Manifestation of the Universal
Form in the Universal Eggs)

When the twenty-three principal elements

were set in action by the will of the
Supreme, the gigantic universal form, or
the viçvarüpa body of the Lord, came into
existence. (3.6.4)
Within the Mahat-tattva, the gigantic universal form manifests
senses and sense organs
 Mahat-tattva: 23 Elements; Jivas; Time Factor;
Three Modes of Nature

+
False Ego

=
Goodness Ignorance
Passion

Mind Intellect 5 subtle elements

5 senses 5 gross elements
5 senses
organs

Universal Form and Embodied Living Entities

The Lord enters the Universal
Form in each Universal Egg

After creating the total material energy,

the mahat-tattva, and thereby manifesting
the gigantic universal form with senses
and sense organs, the Supreme Lord
entered within it. (3.7.21)
• Lord Kapila tells his Mother Devahuti:

The Cosmic Being (Universal Form) arose

from the water of the causal ocean at the
moment when the deity presiding over
consciousness (the Supersoul) entered his
heart. (3.26.70)
In
Ineach
eachand
and
every
every
universal
universal
globe,
globe,the
the
same
sameMahä-
Mahä-
Viñëu
Viñëuenters
enters
as
asGarbho-
Garbho-
dakaçäyé
dakaçäyé
Viñëu
Viñëuandand
lies
liesthere
thereon
on
the
theserpent
serpent
like
likeÇeña
Çeña
incarnation.
incarnation.
SB
SB2.5.33
2.5.33
The
Thesecond
secondViñëu
Viñëu
incarnation,
incarnation,the
the
Garbhodakaçäyé
Garbhodakaçäyé
Viñëu,
Viñëu,enters
enterseach
eachand
and
every
everyuniverse,
universe,
spreads
spreadswater
waterfrom
fromHis
His
body,
body,and
andlies
liesdown
downonon
that
thatwater.
water. (TLC
(TLC
Ch
Ch8)8)
All
Allthe
theliving
livingentities
entities
injected
injectedwithin
withinthethe
womb
wombof ofthe
themahat-
mahat-
tattva
tattvaare
aredivided
dividedin inall
all
universes
universeswith withthe
the
incarnation
incarnationof of
Garbhodakaçäyé
Garbhodakaçäyé
Viñëu,
Viñëu,andandallallofofthem
them
lie
liedown
downwithwiththetheLord
Lord
until
untilBrahmä
Brahmäisisborn.born.
(SB
(SB3.6.6
3.6.6p) p)
From
Fromthethenavel
navelof ofthe
the
Personality
Personalityof of
Godhead
Godhead
Garbhodakaçäyé
Garbhodakaçäyé
Viñëu
Viñëusprouted
sproutedaa
lotus
lotusflower
flowereffulgent
effulgent
like
likeaathousand
thousand
blazing
blazingsuns.
suns.This
This
lotus
lotusflower
flowerisisthe
the
reservoir
reservoirofofall
all
conditioned
conditionedsouls,
souls,
and
andthe
thefirst
firstliving
living
entity
entitywho
whocame
cameout out
of
ofthe
thelotus
lotusflower
flower
was
wasthe
theomnipotent
omnipotent
Brahmä
Brahmä
(3.20.16)
(3.20.16)
The hoods are
expanded, and all the
planets are resting on
His hood. It is so small,
and the hood is very
big. So therefore the
planets are resting not
on the law of
gravitation but on the
head of Kåñëa in His
form of Çeña.
(lecture 13.8.74)
Big, big planets, there is no
question of gravitation. That
is nonsense. It is by His
arrangement it is moving in
the air. Just like big, big
cloud containing millions of
tons of water floating in the
air. How it is being done?
Eh? Millions of tons of water
are floating in the air. That
we see daily.
(Perth 17.5.75)
• Q: I have heard that all of the planets are in the stem of the lotus from which Brahmä
took birth. How can that be?

• A: This is stated in SB 1.3.2p. Since the planetary systems are distributed throughout
the universal globe, it must be that the stem encompasses everything within this
globe. We should note that the standard pictures we see of Brahmä sitting on the
lotus flower are three-dimensional representations of a scene that cannot be seen
using our ordinary senses. Although the pictures show the lotus stem emerging from
the navel of Garbhodakaçäyé Viñëu, Brahmä himself was unable to locate the origin
of the stem. Thus, part of the scene was beyond the senses of Brahmä, and so it is
certainly beyond the reach of our senses. We also note that the planetary systems
were created by Brahmä from the lotus (SB 3.10.7–8). This suggests that these
systems were produced by transforming the substance of the lotus.
 End of Part One: Sarga
Primary Creation of Matter and Elements

Part Two: Visarga

Secondary Creation by Lord Brahma
 Recap and Preview

Sarga
Sarga(natural
(naturalpräkåta
präkåtacreations)
creations)
1)
1) Mahat-tattva
Mahat-tattva
2)
2) False
Falseego
ego
3)
3) Sense
Senseperception
perceptionand
andcorresponding
correspondingElements
Elements
4)
4) Knowledge
Knowledgeand
andWorking
WorkingSenses
Senses(jïäna—knowledge-acquiring)
(jïäna—knowledge-acquiring)
5)
5) Controlling
ControllingDeities
Deities(deva-sargaù)
(deva-sargaù)
6)
6) Tamasaù
Tamasaùsargo
sargo
 Recap and Preview

Visarga
VisargaCreation
Creationby
byBrahma
Brahma(vaikrta
(vaikrtacreation)
creation)
7)
7) Immovable
Immovableentities
entities
8)
8) 28
28lower
lowerspecies
species(act
(actby
bysmell
smelland
andnot
notby
bymemory)
memory)
9)
9) Humans
Humansand
andDemigods
Demigods(8
(8types;
types;pitas,
pitas,asuras,
asuras,gandharvas,
gandharvas,
yaksas
yaksasetc)
etc)
Lord Viñëu is taking so much
care to create this material
world. How you can say it is
false? It is not false? It is fact,
but it is temporary. This is the
difference between the
material world and the
spiritual world. In the spiritual
world there is no creation and
no destruction. In the material
world, there is creation and
destruction.
Lecture 4.4.1975
We
Wespeak
speakhere
hereof
oftwo
two
kinds
kindsof ofdissolutions:.
dissolutions:.
One
Onedissolution
dissolutiontakes
takes
place
placeat atthe
theend
endof
ofthe
the
life
lifeof
ofBrahmä.
Brahmä.At Atthat
that
time
timeall
allthe
theplanetary
planetary
systems,
systems,including
includingthe
the
heavenly
heavenlysystems,
systems,are
are
dissolved
dissolvedin inwater
waterand
and
enter
enterinto
intothe
thebody
bodyofof
Garbhodakaçäyé
Garbhodakaçäyé
Viñëu,
Viñëu, (3.32.4)
(3.32.4)
In
Inthe
theother
otherdissolution,
dissolution,
which
whichoccurs
occursatatthe
theend
endofof
Brahmä’s
Brahmä’sday,
day,all
allthe
thelower
lower
planetary
planetarysystems
systemsareare
destroyed.
destroyed.When
WhenLord Lord
Brahmä
Brahmärises
risesafter
afterhis
his
night,
night,these
theselower
lower
planetary
planetarysystems
systemsare are
again
againcreated.
created.(3.32.4)
(3.32.4)
In other words:
Within the length of a breath by Maha-Vishnu, countless Brahmas take
birth and create within each Universe. That process of creation takes
place in each new day of Brahma and he lives for 360 days times 100
years

1000 Yugas 8’640’000’0 Brahma’s

and night 00 one day
time
311’040’00
Brahma’s 0’000’000 Visnus’s ½
100 year (trillion) second
That means for us:

A human on this
planet to see one
second go passed
in Brahma’s time
he has to look for
12 years.
Brahmä,
Brahmä,born
bornoutoutofof
the
thelotus
lotusflower,
flower,could
could
not
notsee
seethe
theworld,
world,
although
althoughhehewas
was
situated
situatedin
inthe
thewhorl.
whorl.
He
Hetherefore
therefore
circumambulated
circumambulatedall all
of
ofspace,
space,and
andwhile
while
moving
movinghishiseyes
eyesininall
all
directions
directionsheheachieved
achieved
four
fourheads
headsin interms
termsof of
the
thefour
fourdirections.
directions.
SB
SB3.8.16
3.8.16
 Brahma’s
Brahma’smeditation:
meditation:
After
Afterone
onehundred
hundredyears,
years,
when
whenhis
hismeditation
meditationwas
was
complete,
complete,Brahma
Brahmacould
couldsee
see
the
theLord
Lordwithin
withinhis
hisown
own
heart.
heart.
(SB
(SB3.8.22)
3.8.22)
Lord
LordBrahma’
Brahma’ssprayer:
prayer:

This incarnation is the origin of

many other incarnations, and I
am born from the lotus flower
grown from Your navel home.

SB 3.9.2
 PURPORT
PURPORT
The
Thethree
threedeities
deitiesBrahmä,
Brahmä,Viñëu
Viñëuand
andMaheçvara
Maheçvara(Çiva),
(Çiva),the
the
executive
executiveheads
headsofofthe
thethree
threemodes
modesof ofmaterial
materialnature
nature(passion,
(passion,
goodness
goodnessand
andignorance),
ignorance),areareall
allgenerated
generatedfrom
fromGarbhodakaçäyé
Garbhodakaçäyé
Viñëu,
Viñëu,who
whoisisdescribed
describedherein
hereinbybyBrahmä.
Brahmä.From
Fromthe
the
Kñérodakaçäyé
KñérodakaçäyéViñëu,
Viñëu,many
manyViñëu
Viñëuincarnations
incarnationsexpand
expandatatdifferent
different
ages
agesin
inthe
theduration
durationof ofthe
thecosmic
cosmicmanifestation.
manifestation.
Lord
LordBrahma’
Brahma’ssprayer
prayercontinued:
continued:

I pray only to engage in His

service in the creation of the material
I pray only to engage in His service in the creation of the
world, and and
material world, I pray
I pray that I not
that I not be affected
be materially
materially affected
by my works, for thus I mayby mytoworks,
be able give up thefor
false
thus I mayprestige
be able of being the creator.
to give up the
false prestige of being the creator.
 Then Gäyatré, mother of the
Vedas, being made manifest by
the divine sound of the flute of
Çré Kåñëa, entered into the lotus
mouth of Brahmä, born from
himself, through his eight ear-
holes. The lotus-born Brahmä
having received the Gäyatré,
sprung from the flute-song of Çré
Kåñëa, attained the status of the
twice-born, having been initiated
by the supreme primal preceptor,
Godhead Himself.
BS 5.27
Lord
LordBrahma’
Brahma’ssprayer:
prayer:

I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord,

the first progenitor who is tending the cows,
yielding all desire, in abodes built with
spiritual gems, surrounded by millions of
purpose trees, always served with great
reverence and affection by hundreds of
thousands of lakñmés or gopés.
Lord
LordBrahma’
Brahma’ssprayer:
prayer:

I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is

adept in playing on His flute, with blooming
eyes like lotus petals with head decked with
peacock’s feather, with the figure of beauty
tinged with the hue of blue clouds, and His
unique loveliness charming millions of Cupids.
Creation of nescience by Lord
Brahma:

Brahmä
Brahmäfirstfirstcreated
createdthe
the
nescient
nescientengagements
engagements
like
likeself-deception,
self-deception,thethe
sense
senseofofdeath,
death,anger
anger
after
afterfrustration,
frustration,thethe
sense
senseofoffalse
falseownership,
ownership,
and
andthe
theillusory
illusorybodily
bodily
conception,
conception,or or
forgetfulness
forgetfulnessof ofone’s
one’s
real
realidentity.
identity.
3.12.1-3
3.12.1-3
• andha-tämisram—the
sense of death;
• tämisram—anger upon
frustration;
• mahä-moham—ownership
of enjoyable objects;
• moham—illusory
conception;
• tamaù—darkness in self-
knowledge; ajïäna—
nescience; våttayaù—
engagements.
The qualities of
Nescience; the great
Sages: the Vedic
hymns; the arts and
sciences – these and
many other elements
of the cosmos were
generated from the
body and mind of
Lord Brahma.
3.12.2-
33
Lord Brahma creates
nescience, but he also gives
the Vedic knowledge for
mankind.

Lord Brahma is
the first
receiver of the
Vedas and he
hands them
down to the
earthly beings
Rudra then
takes birth
from the
angry
Brahma.
Rudra creates
descendants but
they devour
everything so they
are told to wait
and perform
tapasya until the
time of dissolution.
(3.12.9-19)
3.12.20-27 Maréci, Atri,
Aìgirä, Pulastya, Pulaha,
Kratu, Bhågu, Vasiñöha,
Dakña, and the tenth
son, Närada, were thus
born (Narada born from
deliberation)
Manu Svayambhuva
and Satarupa appear
from his body with
beard and breast
respectively.
Pause
For the creation of this material world, the Lord expands as Brahmä,
Viñëu, and Maheçvara (Çiva). Viñëu is a personal expansion, and
Brahmä is a jéva-tattva expansion. Between the personal viñëu-
tattva expansions and the jéva-tattva expansions is a kind of
intermediate expansion called Çiva, or Maheçvara. The material
ingredients are given, and Brahmä creates each universe. Viñëu
maintains the creation, and Lord Çiva annihilates it.
(TQE 6)
Mäyäväda philosophers,
they say that everyone is
God. How everyone can
be God? If everyone is
God, then what is the
significance of God?
Kåñëa is viñëu-tattva.
Kåñëa is not in the
category of jéva-tattva.
There are jéva-tattvas,
there are çakti-tattvas,
there are viñëu-tattvas.
People do not know it.

(Lecture June 30, 1973)

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Lord Çiva is
considered the father
of this universe, and
material nature is
considered the mother.
The father and mother
are known as Lord
Çiva and goddess
Durgä. Together, Lord
Çiva’s genitals and the
vagina of goddess
Durgä are worshiped
as the çiva-liìga. This
is the origin of the
material creation.
Thus Lord Çiva’s position is between
that of the living entity and that of the
Supreme Lord. In other words, Lord
Çiva is neither the Supreme Personality
of Godhead nor a living entity. He is the
form through which the Supreme Lord
works to beget living entities within this
material world. As yogurt is prepared
when milk is mixed with a culture, the
form of Lord Çiva expands when the
Supreme Personality of Godhead is in
touch with material nature. The
impregnation of material nature by the
father, Lord Çiva, is wonderful because
at one time innumerable living entities
are conceived.
(Madhya 20.273)
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