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* An allegorical reference to the "Sacred Animals" of the Zodiac and other heavenly bodies. Some Kabalists see in them
the prototypes of the animals.
** In "Hesiod," Zeus creates his third race of men out of ash-trees. In the "Popol Vuh" the Third Race of men is created
out of the tree Tzita and the marrow of the reed called Sibac. But Sibac means "egg" in the mystery language of the
Artufas (or Initiation caves). In a report sent in 1812 to the Cortes by Don Baptista Pino it is said: "All the Pueblos have
their Artufas -- so the natives call subterranean rooms with only a single door where they (secretly) assemble. . . . . These
are impenetrable temples . . . . and the doors are always closed to the Spaniards. . . . . They adore the Sun and Moon . . .
. fire and the great SNAKE (the creative power), whose eggs are called Sibac."
*** There is a notable difference esoterically between the words Sarpa and Naga, though [[Footnote continued on next
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[[Vol. 2, Page]] 182 THE SECRET DOCTRINE.
". . . . . In these were incarnated the Lords of the three (upper) worlds, the various classes of Rudras, who had been
Tushitas, who had been Jayas, who are Adityas;" for, as explained by Parasara, "There are a hundred appellations of the
immeasurably mighty Rudras."
Some of the descendants of the primitive Nagas, the Serpents of Wisdom, peopled America, when its continent arose
during the palmy days of the great Atlantis, (America being the Patala or Antipodes of Jambu-Dwipa, not of Bharata-
Varsha). Otherwise, whence the traditions and legends -- the latter always more true than history, as says Augustin
Thierry -- and even the identity in the names of certain "medicine men" and priests, who exist to this day in Mexico? We
shall have to say something of the Nargals and the Nagals and also of Nagalism, called "devil-worship" by the
Missionaries.
In almost all the Puranas, the story of the "Sacrifice of Daksha" is given, the oldest account of which is to be found in
Vayu Purana. Allegorical as it is, there is more meaning and biological revelation in it to a Naturalist, than in all the
pseudo-scientific vagaries, which are regarded as learned theories and hypotheses.
Daksha, who is regarded as the Chief Progenitor, is, moreover, pointed out as the creator of physical man in the "fable,"
which makes him lose his head from his body in the general strife between the gods and the Raumas. This head, being
burnt in the fire, is replaced by the head of a ram (Kasi-Khanda). Now the ram's head and horns are ever the symbol of
generating power and of reproductive force, and are phallic. As we have shown, it is Daksha who establishes the era of
men engendered by sexual intercourse. But this mode of procreation did not occur suddenly, as one may think, and
required long ages before it became the one "natural" way. Therefore, his sacrifice to the gods is shown as interfered with
by Siva, the destroying deity, evolution and PROGRESS personified, who is the regenerator at the same time; who
destroys things under one form but to recall them to life under another more perfect type. Siva-Rudra creates the terrible
Virabhadra (born of his breath) the "thousand-headed, thousand-armed" (etc.) monster, and commissions him to destroy
the sacrifice prepared by Daksha. Then Virabhadra, "abiding in the region of the ghosts (ethereal men) . . . .
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[[Footnote continued from previous page]] they are both used indiscriminately. Sarpa (serpent) is from the root Srip, serpo
to creep; and they are called "Ahi," from Ha, to abandon. "The sarpa was produced from Brahma's hair, which, owing to
his fright at beholding the Yakshas, whom he had created horrible to behold, fell off from the head, each hair becoming a
serpent. They are called Sarpa from their creeping and Ahi because they had deserted the head" (Wilson). But the
Nagas, their serpent's tail notwithstanding, do not creep, but manage to walk, run and fight in the allegories.
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[[Vol. 2, Page]] 183 ARCHAIC ZOOLOGY.
created from the pores of the skin (Romakupas), powerful Raumas,* (or Raumyas)." Now, however mythical the allegory,
the Mahabharata, which is history as much as is the Iliad, shows** the Raumyas and other races, as springing in the
same manner from the Romakupas, hair or skin pores. This allegorical description of the "sacrifice" is full of significance
to the students of the Secret Doctrine who know of the "Sweat-born."
In the Vayu Purana's account of Daksha's sacrifice, moreover, it is said to have taken place in the presence of creatures
born from the egg, from the vapour, vegetation, pores of the skin, and, finally only, from the womb.
Daksha typifies the early Third Race, holy and pure, still devoid of an individual Ego, and having merely the passive
capacities. Brahma, therefore, commands him to create (in the exoteric texts); when, obeying the command, he made
"inferior and superior" (avara and vara) progeny (putra), bipeds and quadrupeds; and by his will, gave birth to females . . .
. to the gods, the Daityas (giants of the Fourth Race), the snake-gods, animals, cattle and the Danavas (Titans and
demon Magicians) and other beings."
. . . . "From that period forward, living creatures were engendered by sexual intercourse. Before the time of Daksha, they
were variously propagated -- by the will, by sight, by touch, and by Yoga-power."*** And now comes the simply zoological
teaching.
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29. ANIMALS WITH BONES, DRAGONS OF THE DEEP AND FLYING SARPAS (serpents) WERE ADDED TO THE
CREEPING THINGS. THEY THAT CREEP ON THE GROUND GOT WINGS. THEY OF THE LONG NECKS IN THE
WATER, BECAME THE PROGENITORS OF THE FOWLS OF THE AIR (a).