Uttar Kaanda
210 - Kakabhusundi narrates the story of his previous lives and tells Garuda the glory of the Kali age
Chaupais
Description
Each universe had its own Brahma (Creator), its own Visnu (Preserver), Siva (Destroyer), Manu (lord of creation presiding over a single Manvantara, consisting of a little more than 74 rounds of the four Yugas), regents of the quarters, human beings, Gandharvas (celestial musicians), spectres and goblins, Kinnaras (another class of heavenly musicians having a human figure with the head of a horse), Raksasas (giants), quadrupeds, birds, serpents, gods and demons of all classes, all the creatures having a shape peculiar to that universe. The earth with its multitudinous rivers, oceans, lakes and mountains, nay, the entire creation in each universe had a distinctive character. In all these universes I found myself possessed of manifold incomparable forms. Each universe had its own Ayodhya with its own Sarayμu and its own men and women. And listen, dear Garuda : Sri Rama's parents-Dasaratha and Kausalya-as well as Sri Rama's brothers, Bharata and others, were all different in each universe. In each such universe I witnessed the descent of Sri Rama as well as the infinite variety of His childish sports.