The Hindu Creation Story

The Hindu Creation Story 

In the beginning was the Self in the form of Purusha, or the Great Being. He looked around and found none else but himself. And, the Great Being said Aham in Sanskrit, or AI AM That is how the Self came to be known as I AM.

He was afraid. But then he said to himself, Of what am I afraid?
There is none other than myself. Once he realized this, the fear was gone.

But he had no delight, for one who is all alone does not rejoice. The Great Being desired a second. He caused himself to grow as big as a man and woman closely embracing. He then caused himself to fall in to two parts, and from this a husband and wife were born.

Sage Yagna-valkya says:
By oneself, one is like a half fragment, and this incompleteness is filled by a woman.” The Great Being united with her, and thus the human race was born. But the woman reflected, How can he unite with me after producing me from himself? For shame, I will conceal myself.

Thus followed the game of hide and seek between him and her. She hid herself becoming the cow. He became the bull and united with her; the bovine creation followed. She concealed herself as the mare; he became the stallion and the horse race ensued. She became a female-goat, and he a billy-goat, and from their union all goats were born. Thus followed several orders of creation, down even to the ants, says the scripture.

The Great Being then created the 5 elements: fire, wind, earth, water and space. He then created speech and names and forms to distinguish one from the other. God also created the fourfold order of society.

Finally he created Dharma, the Law that holds together the whole Creation.

~*♥*˙·٠•●ૐ~ Brihad-Aranyaka Upanishad ~ૐ●•٠·˙*♥*~