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arrogantly, "I am also like Thee". Thus Ahriman manifested
himself prior to Ahura Mazda. Ahriman represents the animated
phantom of the collective Evil of the totality of imperfect lights,
i.e. souls with deficiency of divine knowledge.
With the awakening of the lights with deficiency of divine
knowledge called Urvans, which deficiency is the source of all
Evil in this world, there came a great change. The oneness that
ruled there in the pre-cosmo-genesis world so far is gone. There
now set in Duality of two groups, viz., Urvans, imperfect lights
with deficiency of divine knowledge who are activated, and
perfect lights still in dormancy called 'Baodanghs', the brilliance
of perfection of divine knowledge. ('Baodangh' does not mean
'intellect' as erroneously rendered in philology).'
The Quality above mentioned is called "Chithra"" literally
'seed', and this 'seed' is called "Anhuma" literally meaning
'Limitlessness or Innumerableness shall manifest itself and in the
end merge into AHU" (lit. An, (not); Hu (Ahu) ma, (limit).
The imperfect lights only knew opposition and hence there
arose terrific feuds, resulting in the Great Chaos, which continued
for a very long time during which the 3-stage Ahunavar Plan
above mentioned came to a standstill, known as the 'Unmanifest
Logos'.
Then Paourva Fravashi removed the deadlock by pondering
with her blessings on the Baodanghs in dormancy with thoughtforce
supporting co-operation or obedience; and commanded them
to arise. And they arose.
Among the Baodanghs awakened by Paourva Fravashi, there
was one Chithra, pair of lights called "Hu-Chithra"* of which the
higher light which was perfect knew when and how the above
Chaos would end,.while the inferior Light, though not rebellious,
was curious about it. With the showering of her blessings by
Paourva Fravashi, the inferior light also became omniscient, and
perfect as the superior light, and they merged together. This
highest and omniscient light is called MAZDA. When Ahura
manifests the wicked creation, He is then called Ahura Mazda.
Thus the Universe began functioning with the Duality of the
'twins' Ahura Mazda or Ohrmazd and Ahriman for effecting
transmutation and alchemization of soul's Evil into Good.
From the above, it will be understood that the allegorical
father and mother of Ohrmazd and Ahriman are Ahu (though
actually Bagha Ahunavar) and Paourva Fravashi respectively,
mentioned above.
Thus the description of the Pre-Cosmo-Genesis world gives
knowledge of the concept of the divinity, which according to the
*(Ahu Chithra)