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(3) VEDANTA ANDTHE PHENOMENAL WORLDI*cture ITHE THEORY OF CREATIONSouE hold that the universe was created out of nothing by afeat of God and that it will again lapse into nothing at theperiod of deluge. This dogma of creation ex-nihilo is notendorsed by the scientists. They say emphatically that whatexists now should have existed always and will continue toexist always in some form or other. In Sankhya philosophyalso you will find, "That which is, cannot come out of thatwhich is not." (Sankhya Sutra 78). Gita also states: "There canbe no existence out of non-existence nor can the existent ceaseto be. The truth about both has been perceived by seers."(Chap. II-16).According to the Nebular theory, even solar system was inthe beginning a huge mass of gaseous matter in its own axis.As ages rolled on, the gaseous matter attained the igneousstage. The central portion contracted. The mass rotated veryrapidly and threw off rings on the outer side which graduallycooled down and formed into planets. These planets were in amolten or liquid condition for a protracted period. Graduallythey cooled down and became solid.You will find in the Brahmananda Valli of TaittiririyaUpanishad: "From this Atman was born the Akasa; fromAkasa, Vayu; from Vayu, fire; from fire, water; from water,earth; from earth, the herbs; from herbs, food; from food,man, and this man is made of the essence of food." (Chap. I-i).In Brahman there was a Spandan or vibration before theTHE THEORY OF CREATION 197