| Vishnu Dreaming the Cosmic Dream of Creation |
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| Brahma (Ultimate Creator) sits on a lotus, the symbol of divine energy and divine grace. The lotus grows from the navel of Vishnu, who is the sleeping god, whose dream is the universe. . . . Brahma opens his eyes and a world comes into being . . . Brahma closes his eyes, and a world goes out of being. –Joseph Campbell |
In Indian Mythology from the Vedic texts, it is Lord Vishnu who sleeps and dreams, preserving
Creation in it's Divine Dream.
In Cosmic Sleep there was a lull. Nothing stirred. Vishnu rested in perfect tranquility on the endless
coils of Anant-Shesha, the great serpent of infinity, awaiting the reawakening of the world. Around him,
stretching into infinity stood the still primeval waters. In them lay dissolved, without form or identity,all
that once existed. This is yoga-nidra, the cosmic slumber.
Vishnu opened his eyes, setting the stage for creation. The seed of life present in his body emerged
from his navel as a thousand petalled lotus. On it sat Brahma, the creator. The creator looked in the
four cardinal directions: he found nothing he could create the new world with. He closed his eyes and
pondered over the problem. Vishnu’s consort Lakshmi supports her husband by rubbing his legs.
Creation in it's Divine Dream.
In Cosmic Sleep there was a lull. Nothing stirred. Vishnu rested in perfect tranquility on the endless
coils of Anant-Shesha, the great serpent of infinity, awaiting the reawakening of the world. Around him,
stretching into infinity stood the still primeval waters. In them lay dissolved, without form or identity,all
that once existed. This is yoga-nidra, the cosmic slumber.
Vishnu opened his eyes, setting the stage for creation. The seed of life present in his body emerged
from his navel as a thousand petalled lotus. On it sat Brahma, the creator. The creator looked in the
four cardinal directions: he found nothing he could create the new world with. He closed his eyes and
pondered over the problem. Vishnu’s consort Lakshmi supports her husband by rubbing his legs.
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