[Advaita-l] Which one is first in the creation sequence

[Srirudra]

Dear
The Seven Sages and four manus were born of Lord's mind.So this should be the first.These are the generators of all the creations to follow.As it is I think there is no contradiction.R.Krishnamoorthy.

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> On 26-Feb-2014, at 2:03 am, ramesh badisa <badisa66 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Namaskaram.
> 
> At the beginning of email, I would like to seek your forgiveness for raising a silly question. I could not figure out the answer for myself. So, I am requesting all members to help me.
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> My confusion was related to two Bhagawad Gita slokas - 
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> 4/13 (chatur varnyam ...)  & 
> 10/6 (Maharsayah Sapta ..).
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> The first sloka talks about four varnas. So, it is obvious that it is concerned to the creation; 
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> The second sloka talks about creation of seven great sages by the Lord. This is also concerned to the creation.
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> My confusion was that which one stands first in the creation. 
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> If you say, "it doesn't matter", then, sorry the matter ends there. 
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> However, if you would like to help me, please read further.
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> 
> Is it 4/13 first or 10/6 first
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> When there is no creation, then, there are no varnas.
> Similarly, when seven great sages were born, there are no four varnas but only one varna - the first varna. 
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> For me, it appears that the classification of varnas by Lord came much later after the creation. Please correct me if I am wrong.
> 
> Namaskaram,
> ramesh
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