Brahma Puran Stories Part - 1 | Origin of Universe | Lotus Post

Описание: Story of how did the Universe and everything created according to Brahma Purana - Part - 1.
In the very holy, charming and extremely sacred Naimisa forest, a great sacrifice lasting for twelve years was performed by the sages. The forest abounded in flowers of diverse kinds and trees such as Sala, Karnikara, Panasa, Dhava, Khadira, Amra, Jambu, Kapittha, Nyagrodha, Devadaru, Asvattha, Parijata, Candana, Arjuna, Campaka and others. Many kinds of birds and beasts lived there. It abounded in Aguru, Patala, Bakula, Sapta-Parna, Punnaga, Nagakesara, Sala, Tamala, Narikela and Arjuna. It was beautified by many trees, Campaka and others embellished by variety of water-reservoirs such as pools and holy lakes. It abounded in people of various castes - Brahmins, Ksatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, People of all stages of life, students, householders, forest-dwellers and ascetics. It was richly endowed with birds of various sorts, cows and cattle wealth and storage of barley wheat, chick peas, pulses, beans, sesamum and sugarcane and other plants. It was adorned by stocks of paddy and other fresh vegetables. There in that forest the bright, sacred fire was kindled and the sages performed a sacrifice extending for twelve years. Thus the sages and other brahmins congregated there. The brahmin guests were suitably welcomed and honoured by the hosts along with the duly seated priests. In the meanwhile there arrived Romaharsana, the intelligent Suta. On seeing him the excellent sages were extremely delighted and they honoured him in a fitting manner. He too made obeisance to them and occupied a respectable seat. The brahmins conversed with Suta for some time. At the end of preliminary conversation, the sponsors of the sacrifice accompanied by the priests and other honoured guests who had congregated there wanted to clear their doubts by means of questions put to him. The Sages said: O excellent one, you are well-versed in Puranas, Agamas and other holy texts together with traditional tales. You are aware of the origin and exploits of Devas and Daityas.
There is nothing unknown to you in the Vedas, Scriptures, Bharata, Purana and treatises on salvation. O highly intelligent one, you are omniscient. Suta, we desire to know how this entire visible world consisting of the mobile and immobile beings originated at the outset, along with Devas, Asuras, Gandharvas, Yaksas, Raksasas and Serpents. Where did it get merged? Where will it get dissolved? Lomaharsana said: Obeisance to Visnu, the universal Soul who is immutable, mysterious, of unchanging form and all-conquering. Obeisance to Hiranyagarbha, Hari and Sankara, Vasudeva the protector who is the agent of creation, sustenance and destruction. Obeisance to Visnu who has unitary and manifold forms. Obeisance to the deity who is gross as well as subtle. Obeisance to Visnu who becomes manifest and unmanifest and who is the cause of liberation. Obeisance to Visnu the Supreme Soul who is at the root of creation, maintenance and destruction of the universe and who is identical with the universe. I bow unto Acyuta, Purusottama who is the support of this great as well as small world( the macrocosm and microcosm). He is factually devoid of impurity. He has the form of perfect knowledge. He is stationed in the form of this Visual world in our illusionary vision. I bow to Visnu who consumes the universe, who is the lord of creation and sustenance, who is omniscient, lord of the universe, the birthless and deathless, immutable, and the primordial, subtle overlord of the universe. I bow to Brahma and others. I bow to my lord preceptor, the son of Parasara and the knower of the essence of the import of all Sastras and the Puranas. He is the master of the Vedas and Vedangas. After bowing down to my lord preceptor I shall recount the Purana which is on a par with the Vedas. I shall mention in the same manner as was mentioned by the lotus-born lord Brahma formerly on being asked by Daksa and other excellent sages.

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