Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.6
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साश्वाभवत्। अश्ववृष इतरः। सा गर्दभी। गर्दभ इतरः। तां समेवाभवत्। तत एकशफमजायत। अजाभवत्। अज इतरः। अविरभवत्। मेष इतरः। तां समेवाभवत्। ततोऽजावयोऽजायन्त। एवमेव यदिदं किंच मिथुनं आ पिपीलिकाभ्यः तत्सर्वमसृजत॥
sāśvābhavat | aśvavṛṣa itaraḥ | sā gardabhī | gardabha itaraḥ | tāṃ samevābhavat | tata ekaśaphamajāyata | ajābhavat | aja itaraḥ | avirabhavat | meṣa itaraḥ | tāṃ samevābhavat | tato\'jāvayo\'jāyanta | evameva yadidaṃ kiṃca mithunaṃ ā pipīlikābhyaḥ tatsarvamasṛjata ||
"She became a mare, he a stallion. She a she-donkey, he a donkey. She a ewe, he a ram. He united with her. Thus all pairs were created, down to the ants."
What This Means:
The pattern continued - mare/stallion, donkey/she-donkey, sheep/ram - down to the smallest ants. All paired creatures came from this.
Going Deeper:
Every species, down to the tiniest, arises from the primal Self playing as pairs. Mithuna (pair/couple) is the creative principle.
How To Apply This:
See all creatures as expressions of the one Self. From elephants to ants - all are the Self playing.
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