A Study of the Bhâgavata Purâna; or, Esoteric Hinduism
Religion
A Study of the Bhâgavata Purâna; or, Esoteric Hinduism
Puranas. Bhagavatapurana. English
Perhaps the Rishis represent the sense perceptions which are guided by
the Adhidevas who have their abode in the heart of the sun. The
Balakhilya Rishis are therefore said to accompany the sun’s chariot.
Their connection with Vedic sacrifices is also intelligible, as they are
generally directed to the Adhidevas.
TABLE I.
Vaśisthâ is the Controller. He is the spiritual teacher of the Solar
Race and represents spiritual Intelligence or Higher Manas. He is the
controller of the senses and the lower mind.
Urjâ is Energy. She is also called Arundhati.
TABLE J.
_Atharvan_ — The Veda called by that name.
_Dadhîchi_ — The name of a Rishi who accepted death In order to serve
the Devas. Visvakarmân forged the thunderbolt with his bones and Indra
defeated Vritra, the Asura King, with that weapon.
The line of Atharvan represents self sacrifice for universal good as
well as magic or occult wisdom.
TABLE K.
_Bhrigu_ — is the Dweller of Mahar Loka, or the Archetypal plane. Upon
the Pralaya of Trilokî, the essence of that triple plane and its Karma
become embedded in Mahar Loka. The creative process sets in again in
strict conformity to the Karma of the past. Bhrigu is therefore father
of:
_Dhâtâ_ — or Universal Karma
_Vidhâtâ_ — or Individual Karma, and
_Sri_ or _Lakshmî_ — the wife of Vishnu, the Energy of Preservation.
_Ayati_ — or potency is the wife of Dhâtâ, Mrikandu and Markandeya, are
in this line.
_Niyati_ — or fate, is the wife of Vidhâtâ. Prâna and Vedasiras are in
this line.
_Kavi_ — is another son of Bhrigu and _Usanas_ or _Sukra_ is Kavi’s son.
But according to some authorities Kavi is the same as Usanas. It is a
matter for reflection how Sukra or the presiding Rishi of the planet
Venus is connected with Mahar Loka or the trans-personal plane. Mahar
Loka is the first approach to universality and therefore may correspond
to Higher Manas. However that be, Venus corresponds to the first plane
of universality.
The consideration of Tables C to K has proved to be an interesting one.
But readers are requested to remember that this is a mere study by an
inquiring student and they are left to think for themselves. I might
have dwelt at some length on this portion of the subject, but that would
be going beyond the scope of the present work.
Briefly speaking then,
_Marîchi_ — is Monâdic ray or Âtmâ-Buddhi,
_Atri_ — is the adjustment of the creative, preservative and destructive
tendencies in a Jiva,
_Angiras_ — is the Essence of Creation, the auric repository of the
Jiva,
_Pulastya_ — is Kâmic Intelligence,
_Pulaha_ — is higher Kâmic Intelligence, or it may be Prânic also,
_Kratu_ — is lower Mânasic Intelligence,
_Vasishtha_ — is Higher Mânasic Intelligence.
TABLE L.
_Daksha_ — is the Able.
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