1. Beginning of Srishti

At the beginning of universe there was only water everywhere. Then Lord Vishnu incarnated floating on the ocean. After some time, Brahma incarnated from the lotus which sprout from navel of Vishnu. He saw around but couldn't see anyone. So he thought he is the first being in the universe. 

After some thousands of years, Vishnu came before him saying that he incarnated from his navel. Brahma was unwilling to believe this as he was thinking that he is the first being created in universe. They started quarreling about who is Superior among them. Then suddenly a form of a column of light, appeared beside them. The column seemed to have no beginning or end, stretching upwards and downwards as far as the eye could see. The two gods decided that whoever found the top or the bottom of the column first would be deemed to be superior to the other. 

So they set out, Vishnu in the form of a boar, and Brahma in the form of a swan. Vishnu descended downwards, but could not find the base of the column, and finally gave up the search. Brahma, soaring upwards, was equally unsuccessful in reaching the top. Finally he had to give up. He returned to the starting point where Vishnu was waiting for him.

Vishnu said that he couldn't find the ending point. So Brahma said that he found the top. Then that column of light turned as Jyothirlinga and finally Lord Shiva. Shiva has no beginning no end. He is eternal being. Then he cursed Brahma that no one will worship him.

Later Brahma took duty as the creator. Vishnu took duty as the preserver and Shiva as destroyer.

For the srishti (creations) of anything three causes are required to be fulfilled: Material cause, instrumental cause and supporting cause. In Creation, Brahman is all of these three causes. He evolves Himself into Mulaprakriti or primordial matter.

There are two types of srishti (creations), samashti srishti, aggregate creation and vyashti srishti, individual creation — the creation of mahat out of prakriti, of ahankara and the 10 indriyas of knowledge and karma, of panchabhutas and subtle elements. All these are called aggregate creation. This is how the world or the universe was created. The further creation of human beings, animals, trees and plants is called individual creation.

In Sankhya philosophy, Acharya Kapila Mahamuni has described 24 principles that are involved in the formation of the Universe. These are – Avyakta, Mahat, Ahankara, Mind, 5 Sense faculties, 5 Motor faculties, 5 Great elements and 5 Tanmatras.

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