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we have already seen. The Vaikarika Devas, who may be identified
with the Vedic Devas, are created or rather manifested in the Trilo-
ki before the Individual creation. They appertain to what the Purana
calls Karana or causal Creation. The Vaikritika Devas and Deva Yo-
nis, known as Elemental in Theosophical language, are created accord-
ing to their Karma in the previous Kalpa and are subject to gradual
evolution during the Kalpa. The Vaikarika Devas, however, remain
as they are during the whole of the Kalpa. Similarly the Devas of
the higher planes, e. g., Kumudas, Ribhus, Pratardanas, Anjanabhas
and Pratitabhas of Mahar Loka, Brahma Purohitas, Brahma Kayikas,
Brahma Maha Kayikas and Amaras of Jana Loka, Abhasvaras,
Mahabhasvaras, and Satya Mahabhasvaras of Tapas Loka and
Achyutas, Suddha Nibasas, Satyabhas and Sanjna Sanjnins of Satya
Loka these are not affected by creation in Triloki. The dwellers of
those Lokas other than Devas are also similarly not affected. The
story of creation is a simple one. As the Linga Purana says, when
Earth is scorched up in the summer season, it becomes fallow and the
roots of vegetation remain underground. They, however, wait for the
rainy season to germinate again and grow in all the varieties of the
previous vegetation. Similarly when the previous creation is burnt
up by the fires of Pralaya, the roots remain imbedded in Prakriti,
which becomes fallow. The fallowness is removed on the approach
of the creative period or Kala. Kala, according to Bhagavata, is a
Sakti of Purush or the Unmanilested Logos. Then transformation
follows in Prakriti according to Svabhava or the inherent nature of
Prakriti and Karma, or the root-record of the previous Kalpa gives
shape to the transformation.
Sridhara Svami quotes a sloka, which says that there are three
Purusha manifestations. The first Purusha is the creator of Mahat
and other elemental principles (Tatvas). The Second Purusha is the
dweller of the Cosmic Egg. The Third Purusha is the pervader of
all beings.
Creation is divided into two stages. First the creation of the
principles themselves or Tatvas, which unite to form globes and in-
dividuals. This is called Karana creation. Secondly the creation
of individuals and of globes. This is called Karya or resultant crea-
tion. Following the law of periodicity, the First Purusha energises
the latent Karma or Jiva-record of the previous Kalpa, and prepares
the ground for the development of that Karma, by setting Prakriti
into active transformation. This is the First Life Wave which caused
the principles to appear by themselves. The First Purusha permeated
these principles as pure Atma.
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