Lord Sri Venkateshwara is a universal exponent standing on this serpent hills explicating His Divine message.
His Sattvik Shakthi _the Power of Gentleness is transcendental and attracting the people from all over the world to here.




Wednesday, September 27, 2006

3. Brahman and Brahma-gyan

Before starting this epic story of Lord Venkateshwara let us know Brahman and Brahma-gyan. In the Upanishads, Brahman is the ground of all being; that in virtue of which everything exists. It is the ultimate reality, the holy resourceful power sathva_sathvik shakthi and sustainer of the universe. It is also the single absolute being pervading the universe found within the individual soul; atman. In Vedanta its seminal figure was Ramanjuja, for him soul and matter depend on God for their existence.


Brahma the creator God, possessing sathva who had earlier five heads, one burned off by the fire of Shiva’s third eye, because of he spoken disrespectfully. It shows there is no excuse whoever so great disrespects to sathva guna. The creation legend concerns Brahma in different forms. Brahma is the creator of the nature_prakriti, responsible for materialism that physical well-being and worldly possessions constitute the greatest good and highest value in life. He is four headed, creator of four Vedic rituals.  In the beginning Vedas were just in vocals. Vyasa who was the grandson of great sage Vasishta formed Vedas into scriptures. He divided Vedas into four parts-Rigveda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, Athrva Veda.

While detailed description he also composed the abstruse mystics of Brahma sutras. Along with the exegesis of 18 epics, the mythologies like Mahabharata, Bhagavata and other many stories of sages are his unique contributions. Of which Bhagavad geeta of Mahabharata highlights on spiritual concerted action from the complete essence of Vedas. Vedas comprises devotional rhymes and rites for ceremonial sacrifices. In spiritual realm such divine concerts termed as Vedanta, its Upanishads are revealing meditation and Yoga. These are all exegesis irradiating our minds with sparks of divine grace light that exceptionally detailed in Bhagavad geeta_Geethopanishad* driving each individual beyond materialism to the eternal quest.

If man does  eative works relating to infinite nature and for the betterment of all human beings and creatures on this finite world, such useful contribution is considered as knowledge oriented from“Brahma-gyan"  Swamy vikekananda says-All knowledge is of no use; without Brahma-gyan.

On that day, Brahma appeared in deep thinking about continuance of evils, criminality and calamities on the earth. The musical tunings of Sarswathi’s veena was moving in buoyant waves all-around in that deep silence.  Its melodious appealing rhythm waves were refining the sublunary as if urging men to praying all the divinities... By the time Narada entered, he was called as Devarishi because he is a seer at his divine grace able to travel all Trilokas i.e. abode of Trinities at any time at his will. He can rise to the occasion to go ahead as a part taker of forth coming social and spiritual reformations.

Four headed Brahma at those moments was thinking in his first worried face, and in second one with closed eyes chanting the Vedic recitals spontaneously. Ahead in the third one uttering the name of Naryana… Narayana…, in another last one had beloved look towards his spouse Saraswathi Devi.  So this seemed to be confusion, Narada without expecting any welcome honour from Brahma as he was his respectful father-Pitamaha only, he went straight away and took his own seat-asana.  Brahma looked at Narada in his first face, then Narada asked_   

“Oh Pitamaha, you are appearing worried much about some thing. What is the matter?”

“Narada, you are knower of earth’s often evil some situations on the cause of people’s ignorance, greediness and their passionate actions. The dharma is diminishing frequently.  If dharma is completely destroyedthere will be no sun set on the earth.  Ablaze sun itself kindled to fire.  Then how about survival of earth lives? These are all the events of ruthless inhuman activities the Tamasa pravrutti going on by soulless sinners. If this is continued the earth goes to dive in darkness. What is next Narada?”

“Oh, you are the creator, and you know your truth only will prevail forever and get victoriously reverence at the end.  However, from time to time to eliminate the hidden darkness in human beings, and to edifying them intellectually to enrich their knowledge a great sacrifice_ Jnana yajna will be performed by mahrishis on the earth.  I am having a doubt Pitamaha..?”
“What is your doubt Narada?”

“Oh father, all mahrishis gathered therein are performing a big sacrifice_yajna.  Whether the fruitfulness of that sacrifice is dedicated to all the divinities or to the chief divinity only, who is Sathvik Swarupi the pervador all over reasoning for cosmic energy to the existence of universe; which is still under confusion” Narada said.

“Narada, some people on the earth are doing their sacrifice like Nishkama karma i.e. without any expectations, that brings auspiciousness individually, and as well as for the society.  People of self-centered are there, performing Kamyya-karma that too doing intentionally to fulfill their selfish motives and get profits only, which may be harmful to humans and other creatures on the earth; but they don’t care.  Latter on those impulses they should also suffer."

 “Narada, if this Universe is still in entity that is because of the essence of Sathva the fortitude power of gentility; by immensely on divine grace light. To the gratification of that divinity we will have to perform all sacrifices; along with our Sath-Karmas and its genteel activities. Therefore, to confirm that Chief Divinity who is great in self-possession of Sathva, and ever substantiating the universal entity is to be examined. Narada, better you go to earth and visit that Sacrifice spot, meet great sages and seers to clarify this at once.” Brahma said softly.

 Actually, behind it a providential act of almighty was there.  Even it was not known to Brahma who being the creator God,  that first examination would take place to him only!
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* Upanishad says you are always united with God; what it comes from God is the divine grace light for the Mankind i.e. found in Bhagavad geeta called as Geethopanishad.  Vedic knowledge and Goothopanishad says four types of human race, but explicit the aim of human life and welfare of the worldly people.  Some fanatics hallucinates that Vedic culture emphasizes caste hierarchy.

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