'Srushti Rahasya' and 'Sthitigati'

  The secret of creation and the nature of sustenance are well documented in a number of scriptures. Lakshmi Tantra explains how Shakti is mainly responsible for everything that exist! Pancharatra Agamas, Vishnu Purana, Ahirbudhnya samhita, Jayakhya samhita  and other scriptures also explain creation. There are different levels such as go loka, tapo loka, deva loka, the realms of manu, pitrus, etc. However, yogashastra makes it amply clear how all these exist in our own mindor consciousness! The sthiti (Existence) and laya (Dissolution) aspects are elaborately dealt with.  

  AT the first instance, there are Thirty-five sattvata realities, transcended by brahmn. The highest is god or 'Bhagavan'. absolute void (brahmn, also, where God lives- the Highest seat/Parmam dhaman), Param Purusha (The Highest Person), shakti, niyati, kaala, sattva,rajas, tamas, maya, prasuti, prakruti, antahkarana (buddhi, m anas, ahankara), and the ten indriya (five jnyanendriyas and five karmendriya. These govern all that exists as the cosmic entity.

 Bhagavan includes all divine manifestations. Purusha (Vishnu) is the Man- the living being (?) and his shakti is called Mahalakshmi. It is here, what the sages say as, "God created Man in His own Image and in turn, man created God." Kriyashakti or the active aspect of God is Mahalakshmi. Niyati is mahavidya (cosmic wisdom) 'Kaala' is Mahakali, the Primordial Nature and the material source of creation.  

  Thus, we as the mortals can find our place in the Creation as the Indriya created to experience the creation! But for this, there is no other purpose, as it seems, for our existence. The question of liberation, emancipation, mukti, moksha, etc. do not arise here. These are left to the jiva that is tired of the worldly existence and says, 'enough is enough' and seeks redemption.  

 So, it may be surmised that the jivarashi appearing here on this earth have no other business but to sustain itself on whatever is available and keep itself  busy with whatever it is interested? The jiva is thus just a product of the elements coming out of and getting reverted to its primordial nature!

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