srishti ka kram– brahma ji ke dvara medini, parvat, samudr, dvip, maryada parvat, patal, svarg adi ka nirman; kritrim jagat ki anityata tatha vaikunth, shivalok tatha golok ki nityata ka pratipadan
sauti kahate haian– shaunak ji! tab bhagavan ki ajna ke anusar tapasya karake abhisht siddhi pakar brahma ji ne sarvapratham madhu aur kaitabh ke mede se medini ki srishti ki. unhoanne ath pradhan parvatoan ki rachana ki. ve sab b de manohar the. unake banaye hue chhote-chhote parvat to asankhy haian, unake nam kya bataooan? mukhy-mukhy parvatoan ki namavali suniye– sumeru, kailas, malay, himalay, udayachal, astachal, suvel aur gandhamadan – ye ath pradhan parvat haian. phir brahma ji ne sat samudroan, anekanek nadoan aur kitani hi nadiyoan ki srishti ki. vrikshoan, gaanvoan aur nagaroan ka nirman kiya. samudroan ke nam suniye– lavan, ikshuras, sura, ghrit, dahi, doodh aur susvadu jal ke ve samudr haian. unamean se pahale ki lanbaee-chau daee ek lakh yojan ki hai. bad vale uttarottar dugune hote gaye haian. in samudroan se ghire hue sat dvip haian. unake bhoomandal kamal patr ki akriti vale haian. unamean upadvip aur maryada parvat bhi sat-sat hi haian.
brahman! ab ap un dvipoan ke nam suniye, jinaki pahale brahma ji ne rachana ki thi. ve haian–jamboodvip, shakadvip, kushadvip, plakshadvip, krauanchadvip, nyagrodh (athava shalmali) dvip tatha pushkaradvip. bhagavan brahma ne meru parvat ke ath shikharoan par ath lokapaloan ke vihar ke liye ath manohar puriyoan ka nirman kiya. us parvat ke moolabhag–patal lok mean unhoanne bhagavan anant (sheshanag) ki nagari banayi. tadanantar lokanath brahma ne us parvat ke oopar-oopar sat svargoan ki srishti ki.shaunak ji! un sabake nam suniye– bhoorlok, bhuvarlok, param manohar svarlok, maharlok, janalok, tapolok tatha satyalok.
meru ke sabase oopari shikhar par jara-mrityu adi se rahit brahmalok hai. usase bhi oopar dhruvalok hai, jo sab or se atyant manohar hai. jagadishvar brahma ji ne us parvat ke nimn bhag mean sat pataloan ka nirman kiya. mune! ve svarg ki apeksha bhi adhik bhog-sadhanoan se sampann haian aur kramashah ek se doosare uttarottar niche bhag mean sthit haian. unake nam is prakar haian– atal, vital, sutal, talatal, mahatal, patal tatha rasatal. sabase niche rasatal hi hai. sat dvip, sat svarg tatha sat patal– in lokoan sahit jo sampoorn brahmand hai, vah brahma ji ke hi adhikar mean hai.
shaunak! aise-aise asankhy brahmand haian aur mahavishnu ke romaanch-vivaroan mean unaki sthiti hai. shrikrishn ki maya se pratyek brahmand mean dikpal, brahma, vishnu aur maheshvar haian, devata, manushy adi sabhi prani sthit haian. in brahmandoan ki ganana karane mean n to lokanath brahma, n shankar, n dharm aur n vishnu hi samarth haian; phir aur devata kis ginati mean haian? vipravar! kritrim vishv tatha usake bhitar rahane vali jo vastuean haian, ve sab anity tatha svapn ke saman nashvar haian. vaikunth, shivalok tatha in donoan se pare jo golok hai, ye sab nity-dham haian. in sabaki sthiti kritrim vishv se bahar hai. thik usi tarah, jaise atma, akash aur dishaean kritrim jagat se bahar tatha nity haian.