Essay name: The concept of Creation in the Major Upanisads
Author:
C. Poulose
Affiliation: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit / Department of Sanskrit Vedanta
This study deals with the Concept of Creation according to the Major Upanishads鈥攁ncient Indian scriptures that form a crucial part of Vedic literature and Indian philosophy. The present research investigates the Upanisadic philosophy in general as well as the school of Advaita Vedanta and other Indian philosophical traditions that incorporate Upanishadic teachings.
Chapter 3 - Concept of Creation
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Sometimes the physical creation is regarded as four types. 1. Jar膩yuja- born from the womb; viviparous beings. 2. Andaja- born from an egg; oviparous beings, birds, etc. 3. Usmaja or Svedaja- generated by warm vapour or sweat; insects, etc. 4. Udbhijja- plant kingdom. Anything or every thing related in these classes. Creation in 膧ra峁噛akas The 膧ra峁噛akas are give an account of the creation. The Ait. 膧r. gives a clear idea of creation of the universe from the primordial cosmic man 啶むじ啷嵿く 啶掂ぞ啶氞ぞ 啶膏啶粪啶熰 啶啶ムた啶掂 啶氞ぞ啶椸啶ㄠた啶多啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶｀啶ㄠじ啷冟し啷嵿啶距さ啶ㄠ啶むぐ啷�啶曕啶粪 啶� 啶掂ぞ啶啶多啶� 啶氞啷嵿し啷佮し啶� 啶膏啶粪啶熰 啶︵啶啶多啶氞ぞ啶︵た啶多啶� 啶多啶班ぞ啶む啶班啶� 啶膏啶粪啶熰ぞ 啶︵た啶多ざ啷嵿 啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶多啶� 啶え啶膏ぞ 啶膏啶粪啶熰ぞ 啶嗋お啶多啶� 啶掂ぐ啷佮ぃ啶多啶� [tasya v膩c膩 s峁涐梗峁璭 p峁泃hiv墨 c膩gni艣ca pr膩峁噀nas峁涐梗峁乿antar墨k峁峁� ca v膩yu艣ca cak峁峁Ｄ� s峁涐梗峁� dyau艣c膩di艣ca 艣r膩tre峁嘺 s峁涐梗峁� di艣a艣ca candram膩艣ca manas膩 s峁涐梗峁� 膩pa艣ca varu峁嘺艣ca ] 34 According to this 膧ra峁噛aka 'by His speech are created earth
and fire, by breath the sky and the air are created' by His eye are
created the heaven and the sun, by His ear were created the quarters
and the moon and by his mind were created the waters and Varuna.
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