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srivijaya
Atanu wrote "But there was never any partition and there will never be any partition and Shiva-Sati-Vishnu are one Atman of Prajapati."
It is the process of this partition, in a conventional sense, which interests me.
Namaste Srivijaya,
I do not know whether the following will interest anyone or not? Nonetheless.
The process of separations are depicted in a few stories of Sataptaha Brahmana. Prajapati is one overlord, the primeval man of whom we are all parts. What was separated by Prajapati at the beginning of time by his notions continue to take effect even today with us.
In one instance, Prajapati BrahmA (Rudra only as per Rig Veda) was eluded by Usha, his own light, his own dauhgter, to lust. This brought out anger in form of Rudra, who snipped off a head of BrahmA. But that separation gave rise to a vidya called Madhu Vidya from Dadhichi Rishi to heal the defective sacrifice.
Second, separation takes place when Vishnu is said to have swelled with Pride. At that time also. Vishnu's head was severed and Vishnu's body (the firmament) and the Vishnu's head (the Sun) became as if separate. On this occassion also, a sacrifice named Pravargya was instituted to heal the separation.
Third instance, of ignorance of indwelling Shiva already depicted above, led to Svistakrit sacrifice -- sacrificing one's own agni by agni. Recognising one's own life and one's own intelligence as from the indwelling God.
There is a fourth instance where separation does not take place but all joy leave Indra. Indra immensely disliked Bheda (duality) and thus killed Visvarupa --fathered by Visvakarma, who became extremely angry and prohibited Indra from participating in Soma sacrifice. Indra forcibly took away Soma but could not digest it, which went out through all pores of Indra, making Indra lifeless but not dead. Aswins and Saraswati restored Indra to His glory. Saraswati and Aswins again employed Madhu Vidya to bring Indra to life.
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Let us go through this very intersting set of verses. Mental agnis, as I understand refer to the desires. Agni is equated to warmth, desire, and death, yama.
Sataptha Brahmana
Part IV THIRD BRÂHMANA.
10:5:3:1. Verily, in the beginning this (universe) was, as it were, neither non-existent nor existent; in the beginning this (universe), indeed, as it were, existed and did not exist: there was then only that Mind.
10:5:3:2. Wherefore it has been said by the Rishi (Rig-veda X, 129, 1), 'There was then neither the non-existent nor the existent;' for Mind was, as it were, neither existent nor non-existent.
10:5:3:3. This Mind, when created, wished to become manifest,--more defined, more substantial: it sought after a self (body). It practised austerity: it acquired consistency. It then beheld thirty-six thousand Arka-fires of its own self, composed of mind, built up of mind: mentally alone they were established (on sacrificial hearths) and mentally built up; mentally the cups (of Soma) were drawn thereat mentally they chanted, and mentally they recited on (near) them,--whatever rite is performed at the sacrifice, whatever sacrificial rite there is, that was performed mentally only, as a mental performance, on those (fires or fire-altars) composed of mind, and built up of mind. And whatever it is that (living) beings here conceive in their mind that was done regarding those (mental Agnis):--they establish them (on the hearths) and build them up (as fire-altars); they draw the cups for them; they chant on (near) them and recite hymns on them,--of that extent was the development of Mind, of that extent its creation,--so great is Mind: thirty-six thousand Arka-fires; and each of these as great as that former (fire-altar) was.
10:5:3:4. That Mind created Speech. This Speech, when created, wished to become manifest,--more defined, more substantial: it sought after a self. It practised austerity: it acquired consistency. It beheld thirty-six thousand Arka-fires of its own self, composed of speech, built up of speech: with speech they were established, and with speech built up; with speech the cups were drawn thereat; with speech they chanted, and with speech they recited on them--whatever rite is performed at the sacrifice, whatever sacrificial rite there is, that was performed by speech alone, as a vocal performance, on those (fires) composed of speech, and built up of speech. And whatever beings here speak by speech that was done regarding those (fires): they establish them and build them up; they draw the cups for them; they chant on them and recite hymns on them,--of that extent was the development of Speech, of that extent its creation,--so great is Speech: thirty-six thousand Arka-fires; and each of these as great as that former (fire-altar) was.
10:5:3:5. That Speech created the Breath. This Breath, when created, wished to become manifest,--more defined, more substantial: it sought after a self. It practised austerity: it acquired consistency. It beheld thirty-six thousand Arka-fires of its own self, composed of breath, built up of breath: with breath they were established, and with breath built up; with breath the cups were drawn thereat; with breath they chanted and with breath they recited on them,--whatever rite is performed at the sacrifice, whatever sacrificial rite there is, that was performed by breath alone, as a breathing-performance, on those (fires) composed of breath, and built up of breath. And whatever beings here breathe with breath that was done regarding those (fires):--they establish them, and build them up; they draw the cups for them; they chant on them and recite hymns on them,--of that extent was the development of Breath, of that extent was its creation,--so great is Breath: thirty-six thousand Arka-fires; and each of these as great as that former (fire-altar) was.
10:5:3:6. That Breath created the Eye. This Eye, when created, wished to become manifest,--more defined, more substantial: it sought after a self. It practised austerity: it acquired consistency. It beheld thirty-six thousand Arka-fires of its own self, composed of the eye, built up of the eye: by means of the eye they were established, and by means of the eye built up; by the eye the cups were drawn thereat; by means of the eye they chanted and recited hymns on them,--whatever rite is performed as the sacrifice, whatever sacrificial rite there is, that was performed by the eye alone, as an eye-performance, on those (fires) composed of eye, and built up of the eye. And whatever beings here see with the eye that was done regarding those (fires):they establish them and build them up; they draw the cups for them; they chant on them and recite hymns on them,--of that extent was the development of the Eye, of that extent its creation,--so great is the Eye: thirty-six thousand Arka-fires; and each of these as great as that former (fire-altar) was.
10:5:3:7. That Eye created the Ear. This Ear, when created, wished to become manifest,--more defined, more substantial: it sought after a self. It practised austerity: it acquired consistency. It beheld thirty-six thousand Arka-fires of its own self, composed of the ear, built up of the ear: by means of the ear they were established, and by means of the ear built up; by the ear the cups were drawn thereat; by means of the ear they chanted and recited hymns on them,--whatever rite is performed at the sacrifice, whatever sacrificial rite there is, that was performed by the ear alone, as an ear-performance, on those (fires) composed of ear, and built up of the ear. And whatever beings here hear with the ear that was done regarding those (fires):--they establish them and build, them up; they draw the cups for them; they chant on them and recite hymns on them,--of that extent was the development of the Ear, of that extent its creation,--so great is the Ear: thirty-six thousand Arka-fires; and each of these as great as that former (fire-altar) was.
10:5:3:8. That Ear created Work, and this condensed itself into the vital airs, into this compound, this composition of food; for incomplete is work without the vital airs, and incomplete are the vital airs without work.
10:5:3:9. This Work, when created, wished to become manifest,--more defined, more substantial: it sought after a self. It practised austerity: it acquired consistency. It beheld thirty-six thousand Arka-fires of its own self, composed of work, built up of (or by) work: by work they were established, and by work built up; by work the cups were drawn thereat; by work they chanted and recited hymns on them,--whatever rite is performed at the sacrifice, whatever sacrificial rite there is, that was performed by work alone, as a work-performance, on those (fires) composed of work, and built up of work. And whatever beings here work by work that was done regarding those (fires);--they establish them and build them up; they draw the cups for them; they chant on them and recite hymns on them,--of that extent was the development of Work, of that extent its creation,--so great is Work: thirty-six thousand Arka-fires; and each of these as great as that former (fire-altar) was.
10:5:3:10. That Work created the Fire,--Fire, doubtless, is more manifest than Work, for by work (sacrificial performance) they produce it, and by work they kindle it.
10:5:3:11 This Fire, when created, wished to become manifest,--more defined, more substantial: it sought after a self. It practised austerity: it acquired consistency. It beheld thirty-six thousand Arka-fires of its own self, composed of fire, built up of fire: with fire they were established, and with fire built up; with fire the cups were drawn thereat; with fire they chanted and recited hymns on them;--whatever rite is performed at the sacrifice, whatever sacrificial rite there is, that was performed with fire alone, as a fire-performance, on those (fires) composed of fire, and built up of fire. And whatever fire beings here kindle that was done regarding those (fires):--they establish them and build them up; they draw the cups for them; they chant on them and recite hymns on them,--of that extent was the development of Fire, of that extent its creation,--so great is Fire: thirty-six thousand Arka-fires; and each of these as great as that former (fire-altar) was.
10:5:3:12. These fires (altars), in truth, are knowledge-built; and all beings at all times build them for him who knows this, even whilst he is asleep: by knowledge alone these fires (altars) are indeed built for him who knows this.
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The Prajapati-Purusha demarcated the knowledge (Pragnya Ghana, consciousness) into functions, parts and shapes and that arrangement persists. It is Vishnu who cuts up Shakti as if in parts, but mentally only.
When Speech (Sati) in form of Work (led by desires in the form of agni) and finally in form of Jihva- tongue of fire, leaves the Mind (Shiva), there is Universe. There is only one way to unite them -- to see the connecting consciousness afforded by silence of body, speech, and mind (obtained by kripa).
Om Namah Shivaya
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