Vishnupurana 1.3.2

The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition 1.3.2

Language: English

1.3.2

PARÁŚARA.--The essential properties of existent things are objects of observation, of which no foreknowledge is attainable; and creation, and hundreds of properties, belong to Brahma, as inseparable parts of his essence, as heat, oh chief of sages, is inherent in fire. Hear then how the deity Náráyána, in the person of Brahmá, the great parent of the world, created all existent things.

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Agency depends upon the Rája guna, the quality of foulness or passion, which is an imperfection. Perfect being is void of all qualities, and is therefore inert:

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Viṣṇupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit