3. THE CREATION OF THE LOWER WORLDS
The essence of Shakti was mixed with her, and the name Gayatri was given to her. Gayatri bowed to her mother, kissed her feet and placed her head on her feet. Joining both her hands, Gayatri made this request: “Listen, mother, to my only question: Why have you created me? Tell me so that I may obey your commands. » Adhya said, “My daughter, listen to this: Brahma is your elder brother. He has gone to heaven to have his father’s darshan. Go and bring him back after making him understand That he will never have that father’s darshan.
Adhya Worries for Brahma Brahma did not have his father’s darshan; meditating on the Void, many yugas passed. His mother worried in her heart: “Where is my eldest son, Brahma? How can I continue to create? When will he return?” The Creation of Gayatri By scrubbing her body, the mother removed the dirt and created the form of a daughter.
The essence of Shakti was mixed with her, and the name Gayatri was given to her. Gayatri bowed to her mother, kissed her feet and placed her head on her feet. Joining both her hands, Gayatri made this request: “Listen, mother, to my only question: Why have you created me? Tell me so that I may obey your commands. » Adhya said, “My daughter, listen to this: Brahma is your elder brother. He has gone to heaven to have his father’s darshan. Go and bring him back after making him understand That he will never have that father’s darshan.
He will waste his life in searching for him. Whatever it takes to bring him back, go and do it and bring him back.” Gayatri sets out in search of Brahma
Kabir said to Dharam Das: Gayatri set out with her mother’s words in her heart. The tender-bodied girl walked thinking of her mother’s words.
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On reaching there, she saw the Sage, whose eyes were closed; she stayed there for a few days; then she thought of a plan. “How will he get up? Now what to do?”
Remembering her mother, she thought and thought, and finally came into contact with her. KEEP ON CREATING Brahma is the Creator, though he uses the help of others; while he is gone, the creation of the lower worlds, though begun, is suspended.
SHAKTI is a Power, the manifestation of the Root Seed or Seed of Life which Adhya has received. It is because she has custody of the Seed that she is able to create forms by herself.
Gayatri is an eminent Hindu goddess; the “dirt” mentioned does not imply anything about Gayatri, but refers to the inner parts of Adhya (the equivalent of her blood, bile, etc.); though Adhya is not physical, she is, after all, Maya, and therefore no matter how clean and beautiful she is on the outside, she is by definition otherwise on the inside.
Adhya tells Gayatri how to awaken Brahma.
When Gayatri contacted
Adhya, she received this message: “Brahma will awaken only when you touch him.”
So Gayatri did as her mother had told her: after some thought, she touched his lotus feet.
Brahma’s awakening; his anger at Gayatri .
When Brahma woke up and his attention was disturbed, he became angry and said: “Who is this sinner, this culprit, who has made me abandon my Samadhi? I will curse you because you have disturbed me in the remembrance of my Father!” Gayatri said: “First know my sin and then curse me.
I tell you the truth; your mother has sent me to bring you back.
Now come, quickly, do not delay! Without you, who will spread the creation?” Brahma said: “How can I go?” I have not yet had my father’s darshan!” Gayatri said, “You will have his darshan, but now come quickly with me or you will repent.”
