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it. Hence, you should ascertain properly; what is the gain in believing fallaciously?
Further, they say that from those three qualities, Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh, these three deities are born; so how is it possible? Because the quality is produced from the substance possessing qualities; how would the substance of qualities be produced from the quality? The anger passion will get produced from man, but how will man be produced from anger passion? Moreover, these qualities are censured; how are Brahma etc. produced from these (qualities) considered venerable? Further, these qualities are full of Maya and the same are described as to be the incarnation of Brahma; but these are proved to be the incarnation of Maya, how are these described as to be the incarnation* of Brahma? And those who are found having even a little of these qualities they are sermonised to give up them, but how could those who are the idols of these qualities only be treated as venerable? Is it not delusion?
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Further, their actions also seem to be full of these traits. They indulge in the acts of sportivenesss etc., sexual intercourse etc. and combating etc.; so, from those Rajas etc. qualities, only these acts are caused; therefore, you should say that the Rajas etc. traits are found in them. Treating them venerable and supreme God etc. is not befitting. They too are like other mundane beings.
Further, you might say that the mundane beings are under the influence of Maya, so unknowingly they indulge in those acts. But Maya is under the control of Brahma etc., so they indulge in these acts knowingly. So, this too is fallacy. Because by being under the control of Maya, sex-passion, anger-passion etc. only are created, what else is created? Only the vehemency of sex-passion, anger etc. is found in those Brahma etc. Due to the vehemency of sex-passion, they being overpowered by women, started dancing and singing, started becoming impatient, started indulging in bad demeanour in many ways and started combating in various ways under the influence of anger, started adopting various means for exhibiting one's excellence under the influence of pride, started making lot of
* Vishnu Puran, chapter 22/58. Vayu Puran, chapter 7/68-69.
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