[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v7.c95.47 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c95.47 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c95.47 - **Language:** English ### [v7.c95.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c95.47) The Tai. Br. states "Prajāpati created Gods and asuras (II. 2. 3) but he did not create Indra; the Gods said to him 'create Indra for us'; just as I created you by means of \*tapas\* in the same way you create Indra, they practised tapas and they saw Indra (abiding) in themselves (i e in their hearts) they said to him 'be born'". In II. 2. 9 1 the Tai.²⁴⁴⁷ Br. states "this universe was nothing at all in the beginning; there was no heaven nor earth nor mid region; that non-existent created Mind with the thought 'let me be'". In II. 6. 2 3 the same Brāhmaṇa says "Prajāpati created by the help of Veda the two forms 'sat' and 'asat'". The Tai Br. in II. 8. 8 9-10 cites as Puronuvākyā and Yājyā of puroḍāśa and puronuvākyā of 'havis' as follows: 'Brahma produced the Gods and all this world; - [Previous: v7.c95.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c95.46) - [Next: v7.c95.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c95.48) - [Up: v7.c95](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c95) ## Cites (1) - [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.taittiriya.2.2.3) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c95.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c95.47) · Pramāṇa