Narayaneeyam Dasakam: 10 -- Variety of Creation

Dasakam: 010 -- Shlokam: 01

वैकुण्ठ वर्धितबलोऽथ भवत्प्रसादा-
दम्भोजयोनिरसृजत् किल जीवदेहान् ।
स्थास्नूनि भूरुहमयानि तथा तिरश्चां
जातिं मनुष्यनिवहानपि देवभेदान् ॥१॥

vaikuNTha vardhita balO(a)tha bhavatprasaadaadambhOjayOnirasR^
ijat kila jiivadehaan |
sthaasnuuni bhuuruhamayaani tathaa tirashchaaM
jaatiirmanuShya nivahaanapi deva bhedaan || 

Oh Lord of Vaikunta !  Due to Thy blessing, God Brahma created varieties of beings, those that grow on earth and are non-moving like trees etc., as well as the moving, like animals of human beings and the various gods like yaksha ,Kinnara in order to provide bodies for all the  Jivas who takebirth according to their past Karmas.

Dasakam: 010 -- Shlokam: 02

मिथ्याग्रहास्मिमतिरागविकोपभीति-
रज्ञानवृत्तिमिति पञ्चविधां स सृष्ट्वा ।
उद्दामतामसपदार्थविधानदून -
स्तेने त्वदीयचरणस्मरणं विशुद्ध्यै ॥२॥
mithyaagrahaasmimati raaga vikOpa bhiitiraj~
naana vR^ittimiti pa~nchavidhaaM sa sR^iShTvaa |
uddaama taamasa padaartha vidhaanaduunastene
tvadiiya charaNasmaraNaM vishuddhyai ||

Brahma then created the five-fold effects of ignorance i.e."false apprehension", Egoism, attachment, anger and fear. . Having created these extremely negative qualities Later he repented for creating these qualities and contemplated upon the Lord for purification.

Dasakam: 010 -- Shlokam: 03

तावत् ससर्ज मनसा सनकं सनन्दं
भूय: सनातनमुनिं च सनत्कुमारम् ।
ते सृष्टिकर्मणि तु तेन नियुज्यमाना-
स्त्वत्पादभक्तिरसिका जगृहुर्न वाणीम् ॥३॥
taavat sasarja manasaa sanakaM sanandaM
bhuuyaH sanaatana muniM cha sanatkumaaram |
te sR^iShTi karmaNi tu tena niyujyamaanaastvatpaada
bhakti rasikaa jagR^ihurna vaaNiim ||

Then Brahma created out of his mind, the four sages, Sanaka, Sananda, Sanatanaand Sanatkumara. Although he asked them to carry on the work of creation, But these sages were solely devoted to the worship of the Supreme Lord.

Dasakam: 010 -- Shlokam: 04

तावत् प्रकोपमुदितं प्रतिरुन्धतोऽस्य
भ्रूमध्यतोऽजनि मृडो भवदेकदेश: ।
नामानि मे कुरु पदानि च हा विरिञ्चे-
त्यादौ रुरोद किल तेन स रुद्रनामा ॥४॥

  taavat prakOpamuditaM pratirundhatO(a)sya
bhruumadhyatO(a)jani mR^iDO bhavadekadeshaH |
naamaani me kuru padaani cha haa viri~nchetyaadau
rurOda kila tena sa rudranaamaa ||

Lord Brahma got angry and from between the eyebrows, RUDRA came. who was a part of Thine ownself. Mrida cried out to Brahma to provide him with names and abodes. Thus Mrida came to be known as Rudra. or one who came from tears.

Dasakam: 010 -- Shlokam: 05

एकादशाह्वयतया च विभिन्नरूपं
रुद्रं विधाय दयिता वनिताश्च दत्वा ।
तावन्त्यदत्त च पदानि भवत्प्रणुन्न:
प्राह प्रजाविरचनाय च सादरं तम् ॥५॥

ekaadashaahvayatayaa cha vibhinnaruupaM
rudraM vidhaaya dayitaa vanitaashcha datvaa |
taavantyadatta cha padaani bhavatpraNunnaH
praaha prajaavirachanaaya cha saadaraM tam ||

Brahmaa then prompted by Thee, gave Rudra eleven names andgave as many wives and an equal number of places. Then he kindly requested him to help in the creative process

Dasakam: 010 -- Shlokam: 06

रुद्राभिसृष्टभयदाकृतिरुद्रसंघ-
सम्पूर्यमाणभुवनत्रयभीतचेता: ।
मा मा प्रजा: सृज तपश्चर मङ्गलाये-
त्याचष्ट तं कमलभूर्भवदीरितात्मा ॥६॥
rudraabhisR^iShTa bhayadaakR^iti rudrasangha
sampuuryamaaNa bhuvanatraya bhiitachetaaH |
maa maa prajaaH sR^ija tapashchara mangalaayetyaachaShTa
taM kamalabhuurbhavadiiritaatmaa ||

Rudra's creations were frightful and he was asked to stop creation and concentrate onpenance for the welfare of the world.

Dasakam: 010 -- Shlokam: 07

तस्याथ सर्गरसिकस्य मरीचिरत्रि-
स्तत्राङिगरा: क्रतुमुनि: पुलह: पुलस्त्य: ।
अङ्गादजायत भृगुश्च वसिष्ठदक्षौ
श्रीनारदश्च भगवन् भवदंघ्रिदास: ॥७॥
 tasyaatha sargarasikasya mariichiratristatraangiraaH
kratumuniH pulahaH pulastyaH |
angaadajaayata bhR^igushcha vasiShThadakshau
shriinaaradashcha bhagavan bhavadanghridaasaH ||

Brahma again started the work of creation Thereafter, from the body of Brahma, he created the ten great sageswere born Marichi, Atri, Angiras, Kratu,Pulaha, Pulasthya, Bhrigu, Vasishta,Daksha and Sri Narada. Among them Narada was an ardent devotee of Thy lotus feet.

Dasakam: 010 -- Shlokam: 08

धर्मादिकानभिसृजन्नथ कर्दमं च
वाणीं विधाय विधिरङ्गजसंकुलोऽभूत् ।
त्वद्बोधितैस्सनकदक्षमुखैस्तनूजै-
रुद्बोधितश्च विरराम तमो विमुञ्चन् ॥८॥

dharmaadikaanabhisR^ijannatha kardamaM cha
vaaNiiM vidhaaya vidhirangaja sankulO(a)bhuut |
tvadbOdhitaissanakadakshamukhaistanuujairudbOdhitashcha
viraraama tamO vimu~nchan ||

Brahma then created Dharmadeva, Kardama, Saraswathi and others. Brahma wasinfatuated by love at the sight of Saraswathi . He was then overcome with desire for her, his own creation He also brought out the Vedas and the Puranas and taught them to his sons. However, prompted by Thee, Sanaka Daksha and his other sons enlightened him and he gave up desire born of ignorance.

Dasakam: 010 -- Shlokam: 09

वेदान् पुराणनिवहानपि सर्वविद्या:
कुर्वन् निजाननगणाच्चतुराननोऽसौ ।
पुत्रेषु तेषु विनिधाय स सर्गवृद्धि-
मप्राप्नुवंस्तव पदाम्बुजमाश्रितोभूत् ॥९॥

vedaan puraaNa nivahaanapi sarvavidyaaH

kurvannijaanana gaNaachchaturaananO(a)sau |
putreShu teShu vinidhaaya sa sargavR^iddhim
apraapnuvamstava padaambujamaashritO(a)bhuut ||

Brahmaa then brought out the Vedas and all the Puraanas and all the other branches of learning, from his four faces and taught them to his sons. He then found himself unable to further the process of creation and so he took refuge at Thy lotus feet.

Dasakam: 010 -- Shlokam: 10

जानन्नुपायमथ देहमजो विभज्य
स्रीपुंसभावमभजन्मनुतद्वधूभ्याम् ।
ताभ्यां च मानुषकुलानि विवर्धयंस्त्वं
गोविन्द मारुतपुरेश निरुन्धि रोगान् ॥१०॥

jaanannupaayamatha dehamajO vibhajya

striipumsa bhaavamabhajanmanutadvadhuubhyaam |

taabhyaaM cha maanuShakulaani vivardhayamstvaM

gOvinda maarutapuraadhipa rundhi rOgaan ||

As he was not able to continue further 'creation',he meditated upon the lord. Wisdom dawned onhim and he symbolically divided his body intotwo halves i.e. the "MALE" concept and the "FEMALE" concept.From the Male concept emergedthe first man in the world,SWAYAMBHUVA MANU and from the female concept sprungthe first woman in the world, SATARUPA.They were the first man and womanwho multiplied the species of man toits present level of population explosion.

" O Lord of Guruvayoor," concludesthe author of "Narayaneeyam" at theend of the 10th Dasaka, Guruvayurappa ! Oh Thou who multiplies the human race ! Thus, please save me fromall my affliction

Narayaneeyam Dasakam: 9 -- Creation of the Universe

Dasakam: 009 -- Shlokam: 01

Brahma searching on all four Directions:

स्थितस्स कमलोद्भवस्तव हि नाभिपङ्केरुहे

कुत: स्विदिदमम्बुधावुदितमित्यनालोकयन् ।

तदीक्षणकुतूहलात् प्रतिदिशं विवृत्तानन-

श्चतुर्वदनतामगाद्विकसदष्टदृष्ट्यम्बुजाम् ॥१॥

sthitassa kamalOdbhavastava hi naabhipankeruhe

kutaH svididamambudhaavuditamityanaalOkayan |

tadiikshaNa kutuuhalaat pratidishaM vivR^ittaananashchaturvadanataamagaad

vikasadaShTadR^iShTyambujaam || 1

Sitting in the lotus on Thy navel Brahma could not at first discover the source of that lotus.Being eager to know its origin, He was thus endowed with four faces and lotus-like eight beautiful eyes. thereby acquiring four faces with eight eyes like full-blown lotuses.he turned his face on all directions and thereby got four faces with eight eyes.He could not yet find out his origin. 

Dasakam: 009 -- Shlokam: 02

महार्णवविघूर्णितं कमलमेव तत्केवलं

विलोक्य तदुपाश्रयं तव तनुं तु नालोकयन् ।

क एष कमलोदरे महति निस्सहायो ह्यहं

कुत: स्विदिदम्बुजं समजनीति चिन्तामगात् ॥२॥

mahaarNavavighuurNitaM kamalameva tatkevalaM

vilOkya tadupaashrayaM tava tanuM tu naalOkayan |

ka eSha kamalOdare mahati nissahaayO hyahaM

kutaH svididamambujaM samajaniiti chintaamagaat || 2

Brahmaa found himself to be all alone in the huge lotus in the mighty ocean and not perceiving Thy divineform propping it up, He saw the stem supporting the lotus but was unable to see Thy body and wondered as to who he was helpless and all alone and also of the source of the lotus.Thereafter, he began to ask himself,"Who am I? From where did I come from?"This self-enquiry led him on to a search at the physical level.

Dasakam: 009 -- Shlokam: 03

 अमुष्य हि सरोरुह: किमपि कारणं सम्भ्वे-

दिति स्म कृतनिश्चयस्स खलु नालरन्ध्राध्वना ।

स्वयोगबलविद्यया समवरूढवान् प्रौढधी -

स्त्वदीयमतिमोहनं न तु कलेवरं दृष्टवान् ॥३॥

amuShya hi sarOruhaH kimapi kaaraNaM sambhaved

iti sma kR^itanishchayaH sa khalu naalarandhraadhvanaa |

svayOgabalavidyayaa samavaruuDhavaan prauDhadhiistvadiiyamatimOhanaM

na tu kalebaraM dR^iShTavaan || 3

Brahmaa who was of mighty intellect decided that there must definitely be some source of this lotus. Using his yogic power he descended through the hollow of the lotus stem to look for the cause. He, however could not not see Thy most enchanting form.

Dasakam: 009 -- Shlokam: 04

तत: सकलनालिकाविवरमार्गगो मार्गयन्

प्रयस्य शतवत्सरं किमपि नैव संदृष्टवान् ।

निवृत्य कमलोदरे सुखनिषण्ण एकाग्रधी:

समाधिबलमादधे भवदनुग्रहैकाग्रही ॥४॥

tataH sakalanaalikaa vivaramaargagO maargayan

prayasya shatavatsaraM kimapi naiva sandR^iShTavaan |

nivR^itya kamalOdare sukhaniShaNNa ekaagradhiiH

samaadhi balamaadadhe bhavadanugrahaikaagrahii ||4

Even after delving deeply through every hole in the lotus stalk and searching anxiously spent a hundred divine years. Realizing his ignorance, Brahma now started to meditate on the Lord with one-pointed intellect.After absorption in the Lord for a hundred divine years,

Dasakam: 009 -- Shlokam: 05

 Brahma had the vision ofthe Lord

शतेन परिवत्सरैर्दृढसमाधिबन्धोल्लसत्-

प्रबोधविशदीकृत: स खलु पद्मिनीसम्भव: ।

अदृष्टचरमद्भुतं तव हि रूपमन्तर्दृशा

व्यचष्ट परितुष्टधीर्भुजगभोगभागाश्रयम् ॥५॥

shatena parivatsaraiH dR^iDha samaadhi bandhOllasatprabOdhavishadiikR^

itaH sa khalu padminii sambhavaH |

adR^iShTacharamadbhutaM tava hi ruupamantardR^ishaa

vyachaShTa parituShTadhiiH bhujagabhOga bhaagaashrayam || 5

After spending a hundred divine years in a state of deep trance (samadhi), The knowledge of Reality then dawned on him. Brahma had the vision ofthe Lord reclining on Aadisesha. The form of the Lord seen by Brahmawas a wonderful one never seen before. So he was full of happiness and contentment.

Dasakam: 009 -- Shlokam: 06

Namudari Worship The divine Form which was shown to Lord Brahma

 किरीटमुकुटोल्लसत्कटकहारकेयूरयुङ्

-
मणिस्फुरितमेखलं सुपरिवीतपीताम्बरम् ।

कलायकुसुमप्रभं गलतलोल्लसत्कौस्तुभं

वपुस्तदयि भावये कमलजन्मे दर्शितम् ॥६॥

kiriiTa makuTOllasatkaTakahaarakeyuurayug

maNisphuritamekhalaM supariviita piitaambaram |

kalaaya kusumaprabhaM galatalOllasatkaustubhaM

vapustadayi bhaavaye kamalajanmane darshitam || 6

Nambudari was describing that divine form which was shown to lotus-born God Brahma,O Lord! The Lord was shining with a crown,bracelets, necklaces and other ornaments shining with gems.The Lord was wearing the yellow silk (Pitambara)and shining like a blue lily flower and wearing the Kausthubha jewel round the neck and sparkling like the Kalaya flower. I worship that divine form,

Dasakam: 009 -- Shlokam: 07

Brahma  worshipping the Lord

 श्रुतिप्रकरदर्शितप्रचुरवैभव श्रीपते

हरे जय जय प्रभो पदमुपैषि दिष्ट्या दृशो: ।

कुरुष्व धियमाशु मे भुवननिर्मितौ कर्मठा-

मिति द्रुहिणवर्णितस्वगुणबंहिमा पाहि माम् ॥७॥

shrutiprakaradarshita prachuravaibhava shriipate

hare jaya jaya prabhO padamupaiShi diShTyaa dR^ishOH |

kuruShva dhiyamaashu me bhuvananirmitau karmaThaaM

iti druhiNavarNita svaguNabanhimaa paahi maam || 7

Oh Lord of Lakshmi ! Oh Thou of Infinite Glory whose supremacyhas been described by the various scriptures ! It is my good fortune that I have been blessed with this divine vision of You.Pray, O Lord, make my intellect sufficiently sharp so that I will be capable of creating the worlds". Thou, whose abundance of good qualities has thus been praised byBrahma, Oh Lord! protect me.

Dasakam: 009 -- Shlokam: 08

The Supreme Lord blessed Brahma

लभस्व भुवनत्रयीरचनदक्षतामक्षतां
गृहाण मदनुग्रहं कुरु तपश्च भूयो विधे ।
भवत्वखिलसाधनी मयि च भक्तिरत्युत्कटे-
त्युदीर्य गिरमादधा मुदितचेतसं वेधसम् ॥८॥

labhasva bhuvanatrayiirachanadakshataamakshataaM

gR^ihaaNa madanugrahaM kuru tapashcha bhuuyO vidhe |

bhavatvakhila saadhanii mayi cha bhaktiratyutkaTe

tyudiirya giramaadadhaa muditachetasaM vedhasam || 8

The Supreme Lord blessed Brahma with unlimited skill for the creation of the three worlds and advised him todo tapas, penance to intensify his devotion to the Lord.Accordingly, Brahma did intense "TAPAS" for a hundred years.Having gained more spiritual and mental power. encouraged Brahma to pray to Thee with more intense fervour and delighted him withmore boons than he asked for.

Dasakam: 009 -- Shlokam: 09

शतं कृततपास्तत: स खलु दिव्यसंवत्सरा-
नवाप्य च तपोबलं मतिबलं च पूर्वाधिकम् ।
उदीक्ष्य किल कम्पितं पयसि पङ्कजं वायुना
भवद्बलविजृम्भित: पवनपाथसी पीतवान् ॥९॥

shataM kR^ita tapaastataH sa khalu divya sanvatsaraan

avaapya cha tapObalaM matibalaM cha puurvaadhikam |

udiikshya kila kampitaM payasi pankajaM vaayunaa

bhavadbalavijR^imbhitaH pavanapaathasii piitavaan || 9

Then God Brahma did penance for a hundred divine years and acquired more strength from penance and more intelligence than ever before. Seeing the lotus trembling in thewater due to the wind, he inhaled both the wind and water, heartened by Thy moral support.

Dasakam: 009 -- Shlokam: 10

God Brahma, created the three worlds

तवैव कृपया पुनस्सरसिजेन तेनैव स:

प्रकल्प्य भुवनत्रयीं प्रववृते प्रजानिर्मितौ ।

तथाविधकृपाभरो गुरुमरुत्पुराधीश्वर

त्वमाशु परिपाहि मां गुरुदयोक्षितैरीक्षितै: ॥१०॥

tavaiva kR^ipayaa punassarasijena tenaiva saH

prakalpya bhuvanatrayiiM pravavR^ite prajaanirmitau |

tathaa vidha kR^ipaabharO gurumarutpuraadhiishvara

tvamaashu paripaahi maaM gurudayOkshitairiikshitaiH ||10

Once more, by Thy blessing, God Brahma, created the three worlds from that lotus and started creating various kinds of beings.These three worlds, BHUH, BHUVAH and SUVAH comprised all the 14 worlds. Oh Guruvayurappa ! Thy glance overflowing with great mercy on me and protect me soon.