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Brahman as the Creator

Rg Veda 10-12-1 describes of a cosmic egg from which all creatures spring forth. Then there is a description of Hiranyagarbha or Akash Purush (the person imperishable) from which the life energy shoots forth. Viswakarma as a creator has also been described whose creative impulse brought forth the creation.
We should not forget that Hinduism unites together the many manifested forces of nature into one single source of creation. They are made synonym with Rudra and Indra and Prajapati. Purush, Hiranyagarbha and Viswakarma all are Rudra and eventually merge with Brahman.

Purush is a spiritual concept, identified with a Vedic God, Rudra. In Rg Veda, Purush Sukta 10-90, Purush is a cosmic demiurge, the material and efficient cause of the universe. In Geeta the term has been used for individual spirit, psychic essence or immortal self. In Sankhya, Purush is the first tattva, principle, pure Consciousness, the primordial materiality.

Viswakarma is Vedic power, personified divine architect. In Sat pat Brahman, he sacrifices himself in the universal sacrifice called sarva megha and sustains the cosmos. He binds heaven and earth together in Rg Veda 10-81, 82. Hiranyagarbha is a golden embryo, and Rg Veda describes it in 10-121, as the source of all creation and life. It is unified source of all creative order and is identified with Prana, the Supreme Creator. Thus we observe that by different use of words, the same Brahman is mentioned and there stands no diversity at all.

Brahman as the First cause

Upanishad clearly says, ”O Shwetkatu, precede thou from effect to cause and learn that solids (earth) proceed from liquids, apah (water) from Tejah (Agni) whose properties are heat and light etc. and Tejah from the uncreated Prakriti.  This Prakriti is the source of all universes.” It was non-existent as universe in its gross physical and visible form but existed in essence. It was not nothing. It is said that nothing or naught is true reality. In Sanskrit, ether, the invisible substance, space and point is also called shunya but things invisible exist in it. Point makes lines, circles, squares, earth and mountains and other objects of shape. These are formed out of a point or nebula. Thus Shunya does not mean nothing but a point or nebula.

Chandogya Upanishad (6-2) says,’ Before creation, the universe was existent.’ Taitreya says,” It was non-existent or nothing.” Vrihad (1-4-1) says, ”It was all spirit“. Sat path Brahman (X1 -!) Says, ”It was all God and By His own will, the great God transferred Himself into multiform universe." It has been described, "verily this whole universe is God; all other things are nothing but God.” It is evident that every definition proceeds from effect to cause. God is the efficient cause, the cause of all causes and also a material cause. God is the primary efficient cause. He governs all and creates the universe, sustains it  and dissolves it.

Chandogya Upanishad (VI -2-3) says, ”The universe comes out of Brahman and will return to Brahman, verily, all is Brahman.” Upanishad claims that the universe came out of ether, fire and Prana, a vital force. Taitreya (III -2-1) says, ”Ataman Akashah sambhoot “i.e. ether is the cause of universe. The seers realized that the whole universe can be resolved in one material – Ether : Akasha – or space, Every thing we touch, see, is a differentiated manifestation of all pervading Akasha. Further in ( II-!-1 ) it says, ”From Brahman came space, from space air; from air fire; from fire water; from water earth; from earth plants and food ; from food the human body of head, arms, legs and heart. Prana is a vital force in every one. The Prana acting on Akasha is creating the whole of this universe.

Prana is a macrocosmic equivalent of powers. It is Prana with Rayi, Rta, the giver of name and form, male and female that brings forth countless creations.

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