otion ▁of ▁God ▁ <0x09> V id ura ' s ▁questions ▁ <0x09> How ▁were ▁the ▁world s / people ▁created ▁ <0x09> Why ▁are ▁people ▁grouped ▁into ▁V arn as ▁and ▁Ash ram as ▁and ▁what ▁are ▁each ▁one ' s ▁duties ▁ <0x09> What ▁are ▁the ▁re wards ▁and ▁pun ish ments ▁for ▁actions ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 8 ▁ <0x09> R ishi ▁M ait re ya ▁presents ▁another ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁Bh ag av ata ▁ <0x09> S ank ar sh na ▁( a ▁form ▁of ▁V ish nu ) ▁taught ▁the ▁Bh ag av ata ▁to ▁the ▁S ages ▁when ▁they ▁asked ▁Him ▁about ▁this ▁knowledge ▁ <0x09> Before ▁creation , ▁Mah av ish nu ▁was ▁“ sleep ing ” ▁on ▁Sh es ha ▁in ▁the ▁C aus al ▁W aters , ▁with ▁the ▁proto - un iverse ▁present ▁in ▁a ▁dissol ved ▁condition ▁lat ent ▁in ▁Him ▁ <0x09> M ah av ish nu ' s ▁power ▁of ▁Time ▁( as ▁per ▁Mah av ish nu ' s ▁instructions ) ▁aw ak ened ▁Mah av ish nu ▁▁ <0x09> This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁creation ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁Lot us ▁Bud . ▁ <0x09> B rah ma ▁was ▁created ▁from ▁this ▁Lot us . ▁ <0x09> B rah ma ▁tried ▁to ▁see ▁where ▁the ▁Lot us ▁came ▁from , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁find ▁its ▁start . ▁▁ <0x09> After ▁un success fully ▁searching ▁outside , ▁by ▁searching ▁in ▁the ▁C aus al ▁W