AITAREYA UPANISHAD : 7. - Rishi Maheedasa Aitareya.

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Sunday, June 05, 2022. 20:40.

3 Parts, 6 Chapters, 33 No. Mantras - “By a Peasant for the Peasant”

Introduction : PART - 1 : Chapter One : THE THEORY OF CREATION.

PART 1: Chapter 1, 4 Mantras - The Creation of the Worlds

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Chapter- 1, 

Section-1.

Mantram - 4 : The Eight Chief Devatas are Created :- continued

Post-7.

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5.) The Vanaspataya Devata


16 Tvak nirabhidyata;  tvachah lomaani; lomabhyah oshadhih vanaspatayah; = v) Then the Skin

 suddenly appeared;  from the Skin came out hair; and from hair,  Vanaspatayah, the Deity of ‘Herbs

 and Trees’;

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6.) The Chandrama Devata


17 Hridayam nirabhidyata; hridayaat manah;  manasah chandramaah; = vi) Then the Heart 

sprung up;  from the Heart proceeded the mind;  from the mind, Chandramaah, the Moon Deity.

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7.) The Mrityuh Devata


18 Naabhih nirabhidyata; naabhyaa apaanah; apaanaat mrityuh; = vii) Then a Navel burst 

forth;  from the Navel, the Apana or power of excretion;  from Apana came Mrityuh, the Lord of 

Death.

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8.) The Aapah Devata

19 Shishnam nirbhidyata; shishnaad retah;  retasah aapah; = viii) Then the Generative Organ 

burst out;  from this Organ, the semen or seed;  from semen came Aapah, the Water Deity.

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There are many more Deities for all the little functions of the body. However, the

point is made that for each function there is a Deity to govern and oversee its operation.

All the above information is placed in the Table below:

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THE EIGHT DEITIES

   1.                       2.                                               3.                                             4
LINE /  DEVATA OF ORGAN /  APPEARANCE OF ORGAN /     OBJECT OF ORGAN

12 /Fire (Agni Devata) Cleft, /Mouth (Mukha)/Speech (Vaak)

13/ Air (Vayu Devata) Nostrils/ (Naasika) /Smell (Prana)

14 /Sun (Aditya Devata) /Eyes (Akshinee) /Sight (Chakshu)

15 /Space (Disha Devata) Ears/ (Karna) /Hearing (Shrotram)

16 /Earth (Vanaspatayah) Skin (Tvak) /Hair (Lomaani)

17/ Moon (Chandramaah) Heart/ (Hridayam) /Mind (Manas)

18 /Death (Mrityuh) Navel/ (Naabhi) Excretion (Apana)

19 /Water (Aapah) Genitals /(Shishnam)/ Semen or Seed (Retas)

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If we bring to mind a developing foetus, we may well be tempted to link the

appearance of the above eight organs to the development of a human foetus. After all, as

out” through the lump of human flesh which is the foetus in its early stages. The idea is to

relate the process of creating the Deities of this universe to the process of childbirth so that

the common man can understand it better.


We are familiar with the 5-element model of Creation. This theory also has the same

5 elements, each of which has its own Deity. The three additional Deities mentioned are the

Sun, Moon and Death. All eight Deities play a major role in governing the Universe.

In some theories of Creation, a 3-element model is used, as in the Chhandogya

Upanishad. Variations of this sort are not to be taken too seriously. They are illustrative of a

common principle at work. Hence, it should not alarm us to find such variations in the

scriptures.

Here ends Chapter 1 of Part 1 

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Next :

PART 1: Chapter 2, 5 Mantras : ABODES for the Devatas

To be continued ....


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know the self, know the self in Nature, know the self in Jiva, Further Oneness.

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