GK
THE UNIVERSE
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Rigveda
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Brahmanda
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Bindu
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Brahmanda’s Egg
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Orphic Egg in the ancient Greek Orphic tradition is the cosmic egg from which hatched the primordial hermaphroditic deity Phanes/Protogonus (variously equated also with Zeus, Pan, Metis, Eros, Erikepaios and Bromius) who in turn created the other gods.
Detailed explanation-2: -It created the primordial waters first and placed the seed of creation into it, which turned into a golden womb, the Hiranyagarbha. The Golden Egg or Hiranyagarbha floated around in the ocean of non-existence till it broke into two and Life began.
Detailed explanation-3: -creator deity first creates an egg. Within the egg are two pairs of twins, each pair consisting of one male and one female. These twins are supposed to mature within the egg, becoming at maturation androgynous (both male and female) beings, the perfect creatures to inhabit the earth.