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many births. My abode is still further, inaccessible even to the
virtuous. But the votary of Vishnu attains His holy state, only
when this life is ended. I and the Devas shall also attain that state
after the final break up of our Linga Sarira. Learn therefore this
prayer to Vishnu. (Siva then recited the prayer to Vishnu, known
as Rudra Gita). Concentrate your mind on this prayer, meditate
on it and recite it constantly."
The Prachetas brothers entered the waters of the deep and
there prayed to Vishnu for a thousand years. Vishnu appeared and
asked them to chose a boon and without waiting for a reply address-
ed them thus: "You are dutiful sons and shall ever be known as
such. You shall have a son in no way inferior to Brahma. All the
three Lokas shall be filled with his progeny. Indra had sent Pram-
lochS, to decoy Kandu Rishi in his penances and the Apsara succeed-
ed in winning the heart of the Rishi. She had by him one daughter
whom she brought forth from her pores as she brushed against the
tops of the trees. She left her child there and ascended to heaven.
The moon nourished the child by putting his nectar-bearing fore-
finger into her mouth. Have that daughter of the trees for your
wife. You are all alike in your virtues and she is like to you all. So
she shall be the wife of all the brothers."
The brothers then rose up from the waters. They found the
earth overgrown with innumerable plants, so high that they almost
reached the high heavens. The Prachetas brothers were angry to
find such growth in plants and they resolved to destroy them. They
emitted fire and air from their mouths, which caused havoc in the
vegetable kingdom. Brahma came and pacified the sons of Barhi-
shad. He advised the surviving plants to give their adopted daught-
er Marisha in marriage to the Prachetas brothers. The offspring of
this marriage was Daksha. He is the same as Prajapati Daksha,
son of Brahma. His degradation was owing to his former disre-
gard of Siva. The Chkshusa Manvantara witnessed his work of
creation.
The Prachetas brothers reigned for 1000 Deva years. They
were succeeded by Daksha.
THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE.
[Consciousness in organic life had appeared with Prithu. The
table of further evolution may be here reproduced for facility of
reference,
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