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Srishti: Hiranya GarbhaThe waters desired, “how can we be repro-duced?” They toiled and perormed erviddevotions [or, and became heated]; when theywere becoming heated, a golden egg wasproduced. The year, indeed, was not then inexistence; this golden egg oated about or aslong as the space o a year. In a year’s time aman, this Prajapati, was produced thererom.He broke open this golden egg. There was then,indeed, noresting place, only this golden egg.At the end o a year he tried to speak. He said“bhuh”; this [word] became this earth-bhuvah:this became the air-svah: this becameyonder sky. Prajapati, according to this text,then continues to create through

sel-impregnation.

Pancha MahabhuthaAccording to Hinduism there are 5 subtle ele-ments which are responsibleor lie. They are called the Panchamahabhutas:Earth or Prithvi; Water or Jal; Fire or Agni; Air or Vayu and then Ether or Akasha. It was not that

they were created in random order. All the ele-ments were created rom the subtle energy called‘Tanmatra’. Another meaning o tan is mother, andmatra also means matter- the mother o matter.The mother o this whole world is the tanmatras.The tanmatras are in the womb o the CosmicMother, Prakruti. It is this energy that gives rise tothe objective ve elements.

Samudra ManthanThe Asuras- demons and the Gods decided tochurn the primordial waters to nd nectar or elixir.Meru parvat was used as a pivot and the serpentVsuki was used as a churning rope- with Gods andDemons on either side they began churning. Onewas one o the many precious entities that came

out and perhaps that explains the relationshipbetween tides and the moon.

Rituals and IconographyThe Rig Veda hymns praise the water, whichcleanses at both-spiritual and physical planes.The jar stands as a divine womb sometimes inthe Vedas; the water-lled jar is a symbol o the

mother goddess in present times. The jar is alsoconsidered to be symbol o Parvati’s organ,which when holds the organ o Shiva (linga)orms the source o maniestation, the union,along with an arrow, which symbolises thegenerative organ.Poorna Kalash- the lotus ower, representsthe whole universe.Lotus- One petal o the ower represents theearth. A lotus is also the symbol o the womb,spreading ertility to each and every direction.It stands at the base o all cosmos.Purna Kumbha- An earthern pot lled withwater symbolises prosperity.Conch- Shankha or conch was born duringSamudra Manthan in primordial waters rom

which the creative word OM emerges. It isSacred to vishnu.

Revive the reverence.

SrishtiCosmos



Atman and BrahmanWater is lie. Water is the creative eminine prin-ciple. From the womb o water re was born andthe Srishti or cosmos came into being. Water isthe part o the macrocosm that is the world aswell as the microcosm that is the sel.

Its a known act that 70% o earth is covered bywater. Same is the amount o water in the humanbody approximately. Thus each one o us is indeeda ragment o the whole that is the cosmos or theBrahman.

Sustaining water is sustaining lie. India is said tobe Nadi-matrika, a motherlan ed by rivers. Indiahas Seven main rivers. These rivers provide irriga-

tion, potable water, cheap transportation, elec-tricity and livelihoods. They help sustain valuableora and auna. The apa principle that ows inthe orm o rivers also ows through all the liv-ing beings. Apa takes orm o honey, water, bllod,milk, sap, mestrual ux and semen in the the livingcreatures.

PrakritiSymbolically, water isa source and grave o liea vehicle o cleansinga centre o regeneration

The mass o water represents the innite na-ture o possible, the ormless potential repre-sented by the Apsara. The primaeval waters,the image o prima matter, also contained allsolid bodies beore they acquired orm andrigidity. Limitless and immortal, the waters arethe beginning and end o all things on earth,orever in ow (pravah). It is the preserver o lie, circulating throughout the whole o nature,in the orm o rain, sap, milk, blood.


PravahFlow



Pralay: ChaosWater: Social issuesAter more than 60 years o independenceequitable access to sae and pure drinkingwater to all cross sections o society is merelya dream. Access or the lack o it based on thecaste o the person is still a prevalent systemin many places in rural India.Pollution:The amount o sewage treated andotherwise that is being dumped into riverstoday will only lead to urther contaminationo the already scarce resource. Even industriesdump efuents into water leading to poisoningand major destruction o human lie as well asora and auna inhabiting those waters.Water and politics:As states battle it out

over who gets more water rom the said river dams are being constructed without takinginto account the environmental impact andthe displacemetn issues into account. Push-ing nature over the edge.Water and corporateconsumption- Big sotdrink companies havingestablished their base in ertile soils o Indialong back are not only draining the ground levelo water but also contaminating the armlands.

The situation as it stands today is such thatyou have no water or poisonous one to irrigateyour barren land however you can purchase itbottled up at an expense. What was sacred,pure and available to all earlier, is contaminat-ed, branded and comes at a heavy price.The sacred waters o India which were onesbeing respected are getting polluted today.Pollution, indiscriminate consumption, wast-age and many such problems are the modernday asuras or the demons plauging the sacredwaters o India. Whenever thers is an imbal-ance and disorder in the environment the lieprinciple dissolves, absorbs everything intoitsel in order to start the creative processonce again. Kali is chosen as the symbol o the

sacred eminine principle that will cause theworld to get completely destroyed so that newworld can come into being again.


PralayChaos

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