Self-existent One
deity figure · 3 works · 3 mentions · 6 anchored passages
Brahma · Svayambhū · the Lord · the Male Spirit · the Self-existent One · the divine Self-existent One · the imperishable one
spoken of as
1 expressionThe Self-existent One1 mention
Manusmṛti (Sanskrit)
in it he himself was born as Brahma, the great father of all the worlds.
in the texts
Kātyāyana Smṛti
Creator deity (Svayambhū/Brahmā) invoked as having ordained the Śūdra's servitude.
For he was created by the Self-existent One for servitude itself.
Manusmṛti
The unmanifest, eternal creator deity who manifests the universe, is born as Brahma from the golden egg, and cyclically creates and dissolves all beings.
in it he himself was born as Brahma, the great father of all the worlds.
and desiring to create these beings, he brought forth this entire creation.
when he, the tranquil-souled, sleeps, then the whole universe sinks into slumber.
Nāradasmṛti
Creator deity (Brahmā/Svayambhū) credited as the original promulgator of legal procedure.
This is the introduction to legal procedure, first declared by the Self-existent One.