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)
therefore the Self-existent One has declared his mouth to be the purest part of him.
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.
therefore the Self-existent One has declared his mouth to be the purest part of him.
Then the divine Self-existent One, himself unmanifest, manifesting this universe with the great elements and so forth, appeared with creative power, dispelling the darkness.
For the Self-existent One, having performed *tapas*, created him from his own mouth at the beginning, for the conveyance of offerings to the gods and ancestors, and for the protection of this all.
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.