Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)
तस्मिन् स शेते भगवान् निद्रां वर्षसहस्रिकीम् रात्र्यन्ते सृजते लोकान् राजसं रूपास्थितः
tasmin sa śete bhagavān nidrāṃ varṣasahasrikīm rātryante sṛjate lokān rājasaṃ rūpāsthitaḥ
Ngay trong đó, Đấng Thế Tôn an nằm trong giấc ngủ suốt hàng nghìn năm; đến cuối đêm vũ trụ, an trụ trong hình thái rājasa (thúc đẩy sáng tạo), Ngài khai sinh các thế giới.
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Creation is portrayed as rhythmic and lawful: after withdrawal (cosmic night/sleep), manifestation resumes through the Lord’s activating power (rajas). The teaching emphasizes order (ṛta) behind cosmic change rather than randomness.
This belongs to Sarga (primary creation): the Lord’s transition from quiescence to manifestation and the production of lokas (world-systems).
The ‘sleep’ signifies unmanifest potential and the cessation of differentiated experience; ‘end of night’ marks the return of time and causality. The rājasa form symbolizes the energizing, outward-turning principle that makes plurality appear.