As per Vedas, how the universe was formed.

According to Hindu vedas the universe is not a single creation. Bramhan - Bramha+Vishnu+Shiva, Bramha - Big Bang, Vishnu - Time/Consciousness/Forces, Shiva - Creation and Destructive energy(Can sometimes be referred as Linga meaning a blackhole) Most of us have read and accepted the verdict of science - that we are the chance result of billions of years of evolution from single-celled creatures, to sea-born creatures, to reptiles, birds, mammals, to apes and finally to man. But the Vedas and Puranas have different stories to tell. Read on to know about a few concepts that converse beyond science.

Vedas say that before the creation of the universe Lord Vishnu is sleeping in the ocean of all causes. His bed is a giant serpent with thousands of cobra like hoods. While Vishnu is asleep, a lotus sprouts of his navel (note that navel is symbolised as the root of creation). Inside this lotus, Brahma resides. Brahma represents the universe which we all live in, and it is this Brahma who creates life forms.

Vishnu is the personification of the eternal multiverse that exists forever without any beginning or end. Brahma is the personification of our temporary physical universe that was created in the big bang. Brahma is said to have been created from the navel (which is a single point) of Vishnu, described as a lotus blooming out of the navel, much like our big bang universe.

Now this universe represented by Brahma is not a permanent universe, it is temporary, Brahma lives for 100 years, says the Vedas, and then dies and then a new universe (Brahma) is born. So as per Vedas, our universe lives for 100 years. Talking of time measurements - Brahma lives for hundred years say Vedas and we are in the first day of the 51st year of the Brahma.

For now, Brahma represents our universe which has birth and death, a big bang and a big cruch, from a navel singularity. Vishnu represents the eternity that lies beyond our universe which has no birth or death and that which is eternal! Many such universes like ours exist in Vishnu. Vedas say that thousands of Brahmas have passed away! In other words, this is not the first time universe has been created. In the Rig Veda (the first scripture of Hinduism, containing spiritual and scientific knowledge) it says that the universe was created out of the parts of the body of a single cosmic man Purusha when his body was sacrificed. There the four classes (varnas) of Indian society come from his body: the priest (Brahmin) from his mouth, the warrior (Kshatritya) from his arms, the peasant (Vaishya) from his thighs, and the servant (Shudra) from his legs.

In the Chandogya Upanishad it says that in the beginning was the Brahman, and through heaven, the earth, and the atmosphere and the three seasons of summer, rains, and harvest he produced the entire universe. Some scientists have suggested that, following the Big Bang, the process of the expansion of the universe will eventually be reversed and at some distant point in the future will start to contract, eventually imploding into a `Big Crunch’. This could lead to another ‘Big Bang’, with a new universe being formed. This somehow relates to the present Brahma years coming to an end.

A universe endures for about 4,320,000,000 years (one day of Brahma, the creator or Kalpa) and is then destroyed by fire or water elements. At this point, Brahma rests for one night, just as long as the day. This process, named Pralaya, repeats for 100 Brahma years (311 Trillion, 40 Billion Human Years) that represents Brahma's lifespan. Brahma is regarded as a manifestation of Brahman as the creator.

The Holy Vedas were the first Holy Scriptures which were given by supreme God for his beloved souls. The knowledge of Holy Vedas was given during the origin of the universe. At that time there was no religion. So the Vedas are actually of the whole humankind. There is evidence of Creation of Nature in Atharva Ved. Atharvaved Kaand no. 4 Anuvaak no.1 Mantra no.1

“Brahm – ja – gyanm - prathmm - purastaat - visimatH – suruchH – venh – aavh – sah – budhanyah – upma – asya – vishthah – sath – ch - yonim′ - asath – ch – vi vah”

(Prathmm') Primordial i.e. Eternal (Brahm) God (ja) manifesting/appearing (gyanm') by His wisdom (purustaat') on the summit i.e. Satlok etc (suruchH) by His own desire, with great passion, self-illuminated (visimatH) boundless i.e. different loks with vast boundaries, that (venH) weaver, weaving like a warp i.e. cloth (aavH) secured (ch) and (saH) that Purna Brahm only does all the creation (asya) therefore that (budhanyaH) same Original God (yonim') has created the original place Satyalok (asya) to this (upma) similar (satH) the loks of Akshar Purush i.e. ParBrahm; somewhat permanently (ch) & (asatH) the temporary loks etc of Kshar Purush (vi vaH) residing places separately (vishthaH) established.

Atharvaved Kaand no. 4 Anuvaak no.1 Mantra no. 2: Iyam - pitrya – rashtri – etu – agre - prathmaay – janushe – bhuvneshthaH – tasma – etam￠ - surucham￠ - hvarmhyam - dharmm - shrinantu – prathmaay – dhaasyave

The Universal Father God with His word power created a Rashtri, the First Maya Rajeshwari. Through that Parashakti only, He has established all the aforesaid brahmands with the neverending quality of holding each other with an attractive force.

Atharvaved Kaand no. 4 Anuvaak no.1 Mantra no. 3: Pr – yaH – jagye – vidwanasya – bandhuH – vishwa – devanam - janima – vivakti – BrahmH – BrahmnH – ujjbhaar – madhyat - nichaeH – uchchaeH – swadha – abhiH – prtasthou

Purna Parmatma Himself correctly tells the knowledge of the nature created by Him, and the knowledge of the origin of all the souls to His personal Das (servant/disciple) that, the Purna Parmatma gave rise to Brahm (Kshar Purush / Kaal) from within Him i.e. from His body by His word power and has secured all the brahmands, the Satlok, Alakh lok, Agam lok, and Anami lok above and the ParBrahm’s seven sankh brahmands and Brahm’s 21 brahmands below with His acquirable attractive force.

Atharvaved Kaand no. 4 Anuvaak no.1 Mantra no. 4:“Sa – hi – divH – sa – prthivya – ritstha – mahi – kshemm - rodsi – askabhaayat - mahaan - mahi - askbhaayad - vijaatH – dhaam - sadam - paarthivm - ch – rajH” The Supreme God has permanently i.e. eternally created the upper four loks, Satlok, Alakh lok, Agam lok and Akah/ Anami lok. The same God has also temporarily created and secured the lower Brahm and ParBrahm’s loks and the other smaller loks.

Atharvaved Kaand no. 4 Anuvaak no.1 Mantra no. 5: Sa – budhanyaat - Aashtr – janusheH – abhi – agram - brhaspatiH – devta - tasya – samraat – ahH – yat - shukram - jyotishH – janisht – ath – dhyumantH – vi - vasantu – vipraH. The Purna Parmatma (Supreme God) gave rise to Aashtra i.e. Ashtangi (Prakriti Devi / Durga) in Satyalok, the first from below (lowermost) among the upper four loks. He only is the King of kings, Guru of the Universe and the Purna Parmeshwar (SatPurush) from whom everybody got separated. After that, all the living beings, having born from Jyoti Niranjan’s (Kaal’s) seed (semen) through Durga’s (Aashtra) womb, started living in Heaven lok and Earth lok.

Atharvaved Kaand no. 4 Anuvaak no.1 Mantra no.6: Noonam - tat - asya – kaavyaH – mahH – devasya – poorvyasya – dhaam – hinoti – poorve – vishite - esh – jagye – bahubhiH – saakam - ittha – ardhe – sasan - nu. That same Supreme God takes a devotee, who does true sadhna, to the same first place (Satlok) from where we all got separated. On attaining that real happiness-giving God there, he (devotee) being carried away by happiness prays with joy that Oh God, the wanderers of infinite births have now found the real living place. Its evidence is also present in Holy Rigved, Mandal 10, Sukta 90, and Mantra 16.

Atharvaved Kaand no. 4 Anuvaak no.1 Mantra no. 7: YaH – atharvanm - Pitram - Devbandhum - Brahspatim - namsa – av – ch –gachchhaat - tvam - vishwesham - janita – yatha – saH – KavirdevH – na – dabhaayat - swadhavan. (YaH) who (atharvanm') unchanging i.e. eternal (Pitram') Father of the Universe (Dev bandhum') the real companion of the devotees i.e. the basis of the soul (brahspatim') Guru of the universe (ch) and (namsa) polite worshipper i.e. a worshipper who worships according to the injunctions of scriptures (av) with safety (gachchhaat') who takes those who have gone to Satlok, to Satlok (vishwesham') of all the brahmands (janita) Creator, Jagdamba i.e. who is also endowed with the qualities of a mother (na dabhaayat') who does not betray like Kaal (swadhavan') who has the nature i.e. qualities of (yatha) as it is (saH) He (tvam') Himself

(In this Mantra, it has also been made clear that the name of that God, who has done all the Creation) God who is unchanging i.e. is ‘eternal’ in reality. (It is also evident in Gita Adhyay 15 Shlok 16 –17), the Guru of the universe (Jagat Guru), the basis of the soul; who takes those, who have gone to Satlok after becoming completely liberated, to Satlok, the Creator of all the brahmands, who does not betray like Kaal (Brahm), is, as it is, Himself KavirDev i.e. God Kabir. This God only, because of creating all the brahmands and living beings by His word power, is also called (Janita) Mother and (Pitram') Father and in reality, is (Bandhu) Brother also and He only (Dev) is the Supreme God. Therefore, only this Kavir Dev (God Kabir) has to be worshipped. “Tvamev Maata ch Pita Tvamev, Tvamev Bandhu ch Sakha Tvamev, Tvamev vidhya ch dravinM Tvamev, Tvamev sarvM mm Dev Dev” : You only are my Mother and Father, you only are my Brother and friend, You are my knowledge and wealth, You are my God of all gods.

The magnificence of this very God has been described in detail in Holy Rigved Mandal no. 1, Sukta no. 24 Rigved Mandal 10 Sukta 90 Mantra 1 provides the knowledge about kshar purush - kaal purush. “Sahasrsheersha – PurushaH – sahasrakshH – sahasrpaat - sa – bhumim - vishwatH – vritwa – atyatishthat - dashangulam” The Viraat-form Kaal God i.e. Kshar Purush, who has thousand heads, thousand eyes, thousand feet, that Kaal encircling the twenty-one brahmands of the Earth from all sides with the ten fingers i.e. fully controlling them, is also situated above this i.e. lives separately in his separate lok in the twenty-first brahmand.

Rigved Mandal 10 Sukta 90 Mantra 5 “Tasmaat - viraat - ajaayat – viraajH – adhi – PurushH – sa – jaatH – atyarichyat – pashchaat - bhoomim - athH – purH” Thereafter, Viraat i.e. Brahm, who is also known as Kshar Purush and Kaal, originated from the word-power of that Supreme God. Then, Supreme God, who is greater than Viraat Purush i.e. Kaal God, properly created the loks of the Earth; loks of Kaal-Brahm and ParBrahm. Then that Parmeshwar only created other small-small loks i.e. established them. There is description of these 3 Gods (Kshar Purush, Akshar Purush & other than these two, Param Akshar Purush) in Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Ad. 15 Shlok 16 & 17 also. Thus our Vedas not only gives the information about creation of universe but also about the creator who created them. Om Namah Sivay