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continual transformation. Forms changed and dissolved. Change
is continually going on all round and is called Nitya Pralaya.
During the transformation that goes on, combinations are
guided by rulers, who are the Pitris. They lead the combinations
on till the human form is reached. When the human form is reached
each combination is a man. The highest of the Pitris can give only
germinal Manas. When the Pitris give to the combination, all that
they could give, their work is over, for this Kalpa.
Then come the Kumaric souls, the Puranjanas from the Manasa
Laka (P. 89). They find the abode ready made and leaving their
friend and companion they enter their chosen abodes. There are
nine gate ways in that abode, and every enjoyment reaches Puranjana
through those gate ways. He becomes mad in the pursuit of enjoy-
ments. He forgets himself. He forgets his friend the eternal compa-
nion of Jiva. He identifies himself with the abode. He thinks that
he is inseparable from that abode. So he goes on and on hopelessly
in his course of riotous joy and the Friend whom he forgets gives him
rebuff for every joy that he meets. The rebuffs at last make him a
little attentive. The friend then speaks through the Vedas, the
Smritis through sages and at last He comes down Himself as an
Avatara.
The Eternal Frisnd first allows Puranjana to run on in the
midst of enjoyments, just as he likes. If he goes beyond the limits
of temperance and moderation he gets some unpleasant experience.
If he does something wrong, he feels the painful consequence. The
sting of pain makes Puranjana ponder over what he does. He
registers the pleasurable and painful experiences and reasons about
the causes and effects. He tries to know what is right and what is
wrong.
With the power of discrimination in its infancy, with the
"enjoyment" nature or the self-seeking Asuric element too strong
in him, Puranjana, the Kumaric soul, is helpless. He is drifted away,
though sometimes much against his will.
The Friend comes to the rescue. The Devas and Asuras com-
bine and with their joint efforts, the ocean of Milk is churned, and
the Goddess of Evolution, the Energy of Vishnu, makes Her divine
appearance in our universe. The Devas become more than a match
for the Asuras. The Vaivasvata Manvantara steps in, the Manvan-
tara teeming with the fate of man and of the universe.
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