The Upanishads - Mandhata Global

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Chapter IV
The Creation and Its Cause
In the beginning, this universe was the self (Viraj)
alone, in the shape of a person. He reflected and saw
nothing else but His self. He first said: "I am He."
Therefore He came to be known by the name I (Aham).
Hence, even now, when a person is addressed, he first
says: "It is I," and then says whatever other name he
may have. And because He, before (purva) the whole
group of aspirants, burnt (aushat) all evils, therefore He
is called Purusha. He who knows this verily burns up
him who wishes to be Viraj in advance of him.
He was afraid. Therefore people still are afraid when
alone. He thought: "Since there is nothing else but
Myself, what am I afraid of?" Thereupon His fears
were gone; for what was there to fear? Assuredly, it is
from a second entity that fear arises.
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He was not at all happy. Therefore a person even today
is not happy when alone. He desired a mate. He became
the size of a man and wife in close embrace. He divided
this body into two. From that division arose husband
(pati) and wife (patni). Therefore, as Yajnavalkya said,
the body before one accepts a wife is one half of oneself,
like the half of a split pea. Therefore this space is indeed
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