SHIVA MAHAPURANA : CONTINUES..........................22................................ THE EMERGENCE OF RUDRAVATAR AND CREATION

SHIVA MAHAPURANA :
CONTINUES..........................22................................

THE EMERGENCE OF RUDRAVATAR AND CREATION :
Brahma said to Narada-
"When I accomplished my penance, Lord Shiva manifested in his incarnation of Rudra from in
between the eyebrows. Half of his body resembled like that of a woman (Ardhanarishwar). I
requested him help me in my creational activities. Rudra created his hosts (Rudragana) who
resembled like him. I requested him to create the mortals, to which he laughed and said, that he
liberated mortals from their sorrow, so how could he fasten them with bondages. Rudra
requested me to create the mortals and then he vanished.
Preaching Narada on the essence of Shivatattva, Brahma said-"With the permission of Shiva, I created the five basic elements from which the matter is made
and also all types of arts. I also created the time. Despite all these creations, I was not satisfied. I
created Sage Marichi from my eyes, Sage Bhrigu from my heart, Sage Angira from my head,
Sage Pulaha from my Vyan Vayu, Sage Pulatsya from my Udan Vaya, Sage Vashishtha from my
Saman Vayu, Sage Kratu from my Apan Vayu, Sage Atri from my ear, Daksha Prajapati from
my vital air. You (Narada) manifested from my lap. Sage Kardam and Dharma manifested from
my Shadow. Then I divided my body into two parts, and from each of the two parts. Manu and
Shatarupa manifested respectively. Both of them got married and in this way commenced the
conjugal creation. Priyavrata and Uttanpad were the two sons born to them. Shatarupa also gave
birth to three daughters whose names were Akuti Devahuti and Prasuti. Sage Ruchi was married
to Akuti, Sage Kardam was married to Devahuti and Daksha Prajapati was married to Prasuti.
Sage Yagya and Dakshaina were born to sage Ruchi and Akuti."
"Numerous daughters were born to sage Kardam and Devahuti. Similarly twenty-four daughters
were born to Daksha and Prasuti. Daksha married thirteen of his dhauthers to Dharma.
The rest of his daughters were married to sages like Pulastya etc. All the three worlds are
inhabited by the progenies of these sages. The same Daksha Prajapati had sixty daughters in
another Kalpa, who were married to sages like Kashyapa, etc. In this Kalpa, 'Sati was one of his
daughters who was married to Lord Shiva. 'Sati' being distressed by the disrespect sown by her
father-Daksha, to her husband-Shiva, had given up her life, by jumping into the sacrificial fire. In
her next birth she was born as Parvati and was again married to Shiva. This way, I created this
world with the permission of Shiva.
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