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Padarthadharmasangraha. He uses the term 'mahesvara' for Isvara. There arises a desire in Maheśvara to create worlds so that mundane souls may experience fruits of their past actions. As a result of his desire, the adrstas (i.e. merits and demerits) of all mundane souls become prone to give their respective fruits and come in contact with air-atoms. Due to the contact of adṛṣṭas with air-atoms, there arises in air-atoms motion capable of producing effects. By such motion airatoms come in contact with one another and dvyanukas are formed and then tryanukas are formed and thus väyumahābhūta originates. In this very manner, ap-mahābhūta, then tejas-mahābhūta and then pṛthivimahābhūta originate. After the origination of these four mahābhütas; by the mere will of Mahesvara a Great Egg is created out of the tejas atoms associated with pärthiva atoms. Then Mahesvara creates Brahmiä, the Great Grand Father of all living beings, along with all the worlds and allots him the task of creating praja (living beings of various classes). Brahmā possesses jñāna(knowledge), vairagya (non-attachment) and aisvarya (miraculous powers). Having known the fruits of the actions performed by each and every soul in the past, he creates prajapatis, manus, devarșis, pitrs, Brahmins, Ksatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras and all other living beings-all possessing jñāna, bhoga and ayus according to their past karmas. Having created them, Brahma joins them with dharma, jñāna, vairagya and aiśvarya according to their past karmas. When there arrives the time for absolution (mokṣa) of Brahma, Mahesvara desires to destory the worlds in order that living beings tired of the transmigratory journey may take rest. As soon as he desires to destory the worlds, all the effects gradually in due order disintegrate into ultimate atoms. Thus pralaya (Dissolution) takes place. In pralaya there exist disintegrated and discrete atoms as also souls associated with merit, demerit and past impressions.
Thus according to Prasastapāda, Creation and Dissolution take place according to the will of Mahesvara. Mahesvara's will is not the direct cause of the initial effect-producing motion generated in atoms. His will simply causes adṛṣṭas to give their fruits, and it is these adṛṣṭas - when come in contact with atoms that generate such motion. Again, Mahesvara having created all the worlds and Brahma, appoints Brahma to create living beings of all classes, to give them fruits according to their past karmas, thus to govern them and to dispense justice according to their desert.
By his will Mahesvara creates four Mahabhütas, the bhuvanas
