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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra I. COSMOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE JAYAKHYASAṀHITĀ 21 3. The Lower Primary Creation. The third stage in creation is what is represented by the Brahma creation. Brahma is created by Vasudeva from the lotus' arising from out of his navel. This Brahma is specially endowed with knowledge and with different powers like Anima and others. With the help of the Rajoguņa3 Brahmā set out to create the diverse beings such as gods, men and animals, and so forth, and other inanimate objects. Due to the excess of Rajas, Brahma was unable to maintain the creation, and therefore Vasudeva had to lie down in the ocean in meditative sleep. From his perspiration two demons were born, and being extremely powerful, they conquered the whole earth. They stole away the Vedas from Brahma, which led to ignorance and people became miserable. Then follows an account of the restoration of the Vedas and ultimate destruc 2. प्रेरितं नाभिरन्त्रेण मया हार्द कुशेशयम् । विज्ञप्तिमात्ररूपं यन्ममान्तःकरणस्थितम् ॥ p. 21. जगतां प्रभवस्तस्माद्विद्यादेहः सनातनः । अणिमाद्यष्टकोपेतः सिसृक्षाशक्तिभिर्युतः ॥ P. 22. ... 3. अस्मीति प्रत्ययं लब्ध्वा रजसा कलुषीकृतः । तदा चकार विविधां सृष्टिं स्वात्मानुपूर्विकाम् ॥ Ibid. 4. स्वलोकं रागबाहुल्यात्सम्यग्धर्तुं न वेत्त्यसौ । ... 800 www.kobatirth.org ... ... सम्पाद्यैवं महारूपमात्मीयं पङ्कजान्वितम् । जलान्तर्वर्तितं भूमेः कृत्वा सन्धारणार्थतः ॥ योगनिद्रां समाश्रित्य स्थितोऽहं द्विजसत्तम । ब्रह्मणो जायमानस्य भूतां स्वेदबिन्दुको । ... ... तदोत्थितौ दुराधर्षो नाम्ना द्वौ मधुकैटभो । ... ... निर्जिताश्च ततः सर्वे लोका लोकान्तराण्यपि ॥ ... ... हृतवेदः कृतो ब्रह्मा अस्थितिं जगतः कृत्वा अधर्मस्थापनं महत् । w3. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir PP. 22-23. For Private and Personal Use Only
SR No.020424
Book TitlePanchratre Jayakhya Samhita
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorEmbar Krishnamacharya
PublisherOrental Institute
Publication Year1967
Total Pages588
LanguageSanskrit
ClassificationBook_Devnagari
File Size23 MB
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