NARAYANEEYAM DASAKAM - 10 - VARIETY OF CREATION

Dasakam - 10 - Variety of Creation

With the grace of the Lord, Brahma got strength to create plants, trees, birds, animals, human beings, yaksha, kinnara, other living and non-living things on earth. He also seeded ignorance by way of false apprehension, egoism, attachment, anger and fear in the living beings. Brahma repented for the creation of the negative qualitites and realised that this act was due to his tamo guna. To get rid of the dosha Brahma meditated upon the lotus feet of the Lord for purification.

Brahma from his mind created four sages Sanaka, Sananda, Sanatana and Sanatkumara to help him with creation work. The sages however spent time on meditation and contemplation on Lord's lotus feet due to their extreme devotion to Lord and did not offer to help in creation. This made Brahma angry which he tried to control. That caused the creation of Rudra from the point between Brahma's eyebrows. 

Rudra, a part of lord's incarnation, saw the world around and the undesirable happenings in it and started to shed tears. Brahma gave eleven forms to Rudra, gave wives and abodes and directed him to start the creation. Rudra started to create frightful rudras and filled the three worlds with them. Prompted by Lord within, Brahma asked rudra to stop creation and directed him to perform penance for the sake of welfare of the world. 

Brahma from his own body then created nine prajapathis namely Mareechi, Atri, Angiraas, Kritumuni, Pulaha, Pulastya, Bhrigu, Vasishtha, the Dakshas and also Shri Naarada, an ardent devotee of  Lord's lotus feet. These prajapathis then continued the creation of the world.

Brahma created Dharma(righteousness), adharma (unrighteousness), Kama(desire), Krodha (anger), Lobha (Lust) and Kardamar from his shadow. Brahma created Saraswathy and got attracted and became desirous of possessing her. Prompted by Lord, Sanakas enlightened Brahma which led him to leave his desire as illusion. 

Brahma from his four faces created Rig, Yajur, sama and atarvana vedas, veda-angas (parts of vedha), puranas and all branches of learning and taught them to his sons. The process of creation got stalled by this process and eventually Brahma surrendered to Lord once again. Gaining wisdom to further begin creations, Brahma created a couple from his two sides of his body. The male was called Swayambhumanu and female Satarupa, his wife, who then took care of creation of species.

After explaining the process of creation of species, Bhattathiri prayed to Lord Guruvayoorappan who was responsible for evolution of human race, to cure him of his disease. Lord acknowledged his request immediately.

Lyrics of Dasakam 10

वैकुण्ठ वर्धित बलोऽथ भवत्प्रसादात्

अम्भोज्योनि:-असृजत् किल जीवदेहान् ।

स्थास्नूनि भूरुहमयानि तथा तिरश्चां

जातिं मनुष्य निवहानपि देव भेदान् ॥१॥

vaikuNTha vardhita balO(a)tha bhavatprasaadaat

ambhOjayOni: asR^ijat kila jiivadehaan |

sthaasnuuni bhuuruhamayaani tathaa tirashchaaM

jaatim manuShya nivahaanapi deva bhedaan || 1 ||

मिथ्याग्रहा-अस्मिमति-राग विकोपभीति:

अज्ञानवृत्तिं -इति पञ्चविधां स सृष्ट्वा ।

उद्दाम तामस पदार्थ विधानदून:

तेने त्वदीय चरण स्मरणं विशुद्ध्यै ॥२॥

mithyaagraha-asmimati-raaga vikOpa bhiiti:

aj~naana vR^ittim-iti pa~nchavidhaaM sa sR^iShTvaa |

uddaama taamasa padaartha vidhaanaduuna:

tene tvadiiya charaNa smaraNaM vishuddhyai || 2 ||

तावत् ससर्ज मनसा सनकं सनन्दं

भूय: सनातनमुनिं च सनत्कुमारं ।

ते सृष्टिकर्मणि तु तेन नियुज्यमाना:

त्वत्-पाद-भक्ति-रसिका जगृहुर्न वाणीम् ॥३॥

taavat sasarja manasaa sanakaM sanandaM

bhuuya: sanaatana muniM cha sanatkumaaram |

te sR^iShTi karmaNi tu tena niyujyamaanaa:

tvatpaada bhakti rasikaa jagR^uhurna vaaNiim || 3 ||

तावत् प्रकोपमुदितं प्रति रुन्धतोऽस्य

भ्रूमध्यतोऽजनि मृडो भवदेक देश: ।

नामानि मे कुरु पदानि च हा विरिञ्च-

इत्यादौ रुरोद किल तेन स रुद्रनामा ॥४॥

 taavat prakOpamuditaM prati rundhatO(a)sya

bhruumadhyatO(a)jani mR^iDO bhavadeka desha: |

naamaani me kuru padaani cha haa viri~ncha-

ityaadau rurOda kila tena sa rudranaamaa || 4 ||

एकादशाह्वयतया च विभिन्न रूपं

रुद्रं विधाय दयिता वनिताश्च दत्वा ।

तावन्त्यदत्त च पदानि भवत्-प्रणुन्न:

प्राह प्रजा विरचनाय च सादरं तम् ॥५॥

ekaadashaahvayatayaa cha vibhinna ruupaM

rudraM vidhaaya dayitaa vanitaashcha datvaa |

taavantyadatta cha padaani bhavat-praNunna:

praaha prajaa virachanaaya cha saadaraM tam || 5 ||

रुद्राभि सृष्ट भयदाकृति रुद्रसंघ-

सम्पूर्यमाण भुवनत्रय भीतचेता: ।

मा मा प्रजा: सृज तपश्चर मङ्गलाय-

इत्याचष्ट तं कमलभू: भवदीरितात्मा ॥६॥

rudraabhi: sR^iShTa bhayadaakR^iti rudrasangha-

sampuuryamaaNa bhuvanatraya bhiitachetaa: |

maa maa prajaa: sR^ija tapashchara mangalaaya

ityaachaShTa taM kamalabhuu: bhavadiiritaatmaa || 6 ||

तस्याथ सर्ग रसिकस्य मरीचिरत्रि:

तत्राङिगरा: क्रतुमुनि: पुलह: पुलस्त्य: ।

अङ्गाद-जायत भृगुश्च वसिष्ठ दक्षौ

श्रीनारदश्च भगवन् भवदंघ्रि दास: ॥७॥

tasyaatha sarga rasikasya mariichiratri:

tatraangiraa: kratumuni: pulaha: pulastya: |

angaada-jaayata bhR^igushcha vasiShTha dakshau

shriinaaradashcha bhagavan bhavadanghri daasa: || 7 ||

धर्मादिकान् अभिसृजन् अथ कर्दमं च

वाणीं विधाय विधि:-अङ्गज-संकुलोऽभूत् ।

त्वत्-बोधितै: सनक दक्ष मुखै: तनूजै:

उद्बोधिश्च विरराम तमो विमुञ्चन् ॥८॥

dharmaadikaan abhisR^ijann atha kardamaM cha

vaaNiiM vidhaaya vidhi: angaja-sankulO(a)bhuut |

tvat-bOdhitai: sanaka daksha mukhai: tanuujai:

udbOdhitashcha viraraama tamO vimu~nchan || 8 ||

वेदान् पुराण निवहानपि सर्व विद्या:

कुर्वन् निजानन गणात्-चतुराननोऽसौ ।

पुत्रेषु तेषु विनिधाय स सर्गवृद्धिं

अप्राप्नुवं-तव पदाम्बुजं आश्रितोभूत् ॥९॥

vedaan puraaNa nivahaanapi sarvavidyaa:

kurvan nijaanana gaNaat-chaturaananO(a)sau |

putreShu teShu vinidhaaya sa sargavR^iddhim

apraapnuvam-tava padaambujam aashritO(a)bhuut || 9 ||

जानन् उपायं-अथ देहं-अजो विभज्य

स्त्री-पुंस-भावं-अभजत् मनु-तत्-वधूभ्यां

ताभ्यां च मानुषकुलानि विवर्धयन्

त्वं गोविन्द मारुतपुराधिप निरुन्धि रोगान् ॥१०॥

jaanann upaayam-atha deham-ajO vibhajya

strii-pumsa-bhaavam-abhajat manu-tat-vadhuubhyaam |

taabhyaaM cha maanuShakulaani vivardhayan

tvaM gOvinda maarutapuraadhipa nirundhi rOgaan || 10 ||

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