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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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FOREWORD
does not move with every motion of the pot. In the same way Brahman is both moving and fixed. The highest Brahman is also described as inherent in the elements and yet different from them. Wherever there is space there is also air and in this respect the two are identical. Similarly, Brahman resides in all elements, or rather, is inherent in all elements, and yet differs from them.
The highest Brahman is described as the cause of the creation, its protection and destruction. All created beings emanate from him and everything merges in him after destruc. tion. The creation of Brahman is described in the Jayakhyasamhitã as also in other Pañcarătra works as consisting of three stages which are named as Suddha Sarga or Pure Creation, Pradhānika Sarga or the Creation from Matter, also called as the intermediate Creation, and the Brāhma Sarga or the Creation of Brahmā or the Lower Primary Creation.
1. S'uddha Sarga. The first stage of creation is named as Suddha or Pure, and it implies that the two other stages are not considered similarly Pure as the three Guņas, Sattva, Rajas and Tamas inherent in them give rise to impurities. The highest Brahman of the nature of Knowledge and Joy bimself transforins in the form of Acyuta. Acyuta in his turn transforins himself in the form of Satya, and the latter in his turn by his own power transforms himself in the form of Puruşa. Therefore,
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NESHTË THERLİ FT47: 57ifa 7 ll Ibid. 2. Farsin EHPACIT fargentata AHTI
प्रकाशरूपी भगवानच्युतं चासृजद्विज ॥ सोऽच्युतोऽच्युततेजाश्च स्वरूपं वितनोति च । आश्रित्य वासुदेवं च घमों मेघदलं यथा ॥ क्षोभयित्वा स्वमात्मानं सत्यं भास्वरविग्रहम् । उत्पादयामास तदा समुद्रो बुद्धदं यथा ॥ स चिन्मयप्रकाशाख्य उत्पाद्यात्मानमात्मना । पुरुषाख्यमनन्तं च प्रकाशप्रसरं महत् ॥ पुमान् सत्योऽच्युतश्चैव चिद्रूपं त्रितयं तु यत् । RUSTACEaso a aega safared il p. 28.
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