NaaraayaNeeyam

[soundararajan50]

Dasakam: 010 -- Shlokam: 02
मिथ्याग्रहास्मिमतिरागविकोपभीति-
रज्ञानवृत्तिमिति पञ्चविधां स सृष्ट्वा ।
उद्दामतामसपदार्थविधानदून -
स्तेने त्वदीयचरणस्मरणं विशुद्ध्यै ॥२॥

mithyaagrahaasmimati raaga vikOpa bhiitiraj~
naana vR^ittimiti pa~nchavidhaaM sa sR^iShTvaa |
uddaama taamasa padaartha vidhaanaduunastene
tvadiiya charaNasmaraNaM vishuddhyai ||

Brahma then created the five-fold effects of ignorance i.e."false apprehension", Egoism, attachment, anger and fear. . Having created these extremely negative qualities Later he repented for creating these qualities and contemplated upon the Lord for purification.