Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Para Brahma - Supreme God

Brahma(ब्रह्म), God, paramātmā (परमात्मा), khudā (ख़ुदा), allāha (अल्लाह ) are all synonymous names for Supreme God, the Lord of the universe. The literal meaning of brahma is great or big. He is not only bigger than other big things, He is the biggest of all. A mountain is big, the sea is bigger than a mountain and the sky are bigger than the sea. So how big is He? The Vedas say-
सत्यं ज्ञानमनंतम् ब्रह्म । (वेद)
satyaṃ jñānamanaṃtam brahma Veda
"He is infinitely big". Nothing is bigger than Him. If that was not so, during pralay, how would everything enter Him? So, the definition of brahma in the Vedas is-
Religions of the world
At present there are 11 major prevalent religions in the world
वृहति वृंहयति इति तत्परं ब्रह्म ।  रहस्य अग्नाय ब्राह्मण)
vṛhati vṛṃhayati iti tatparaṃ brahma - Rahasya Āgnāya Brāhmaṇa
"Brahma is the one who is infinitely big and who also makes others big (great)". This is because at God realization He bestows all of His powers upon the individual soul
जानत तुमहिं तुमहिं है जाई ॥
Jānata tumahiṁ tumahiṁ hai jā'ī
"Those who know You become You". No other entity is even equivalent to God, let alone being greater!
न तत्स्मश्चाभ्यधिकश्च दृश्यते । (श्वेताश्वतरोपनिषद् ६-)
na tatsmaścābhyadhikaśca dṛśyate - Śvetāśvataropaniṣad 6-8
Altogether there are only three entities in existence: God (brahma), the souls (jīvātmā) or jeev and the cosmic energy (maya). All of these are eternal and everlasting, but God and the individual souls are conscious and māyā is inert. The world created by maya is temporary. The souls and God both have consciousness. Although God and the souls are both conscious and eternal, there are vast differences between them.
  1. God is infinite consciousness while the consciousness of the souls is restricted only to their respective bodies.
  2. God is unlimited bliss while the souls (jeev) are devoid of that bliss and are looking for it
  3. God is omniscient while the souls are ignorant.
  4. God is the supreme controller of all while the souls are controlled (by māyā).
  5. God sustains everything while the souls are sustained (by God).
  6. God is omnipresent while the souls can only exist at one place at a time.
  7. God is almighty while the souls are endowed with very limited powers.

There are many forms of the same Almighty Supreme God. We can divide them mainly into two forms:

Nirākāra Brahma

This is the imperceptible, all pervading, formless aspect of Supreme God. All powers of God are dormant in this state except for the power of sat (the unlimited power of existence), chit (the unlimited knowledge) and ānanda (unlimited divine bliss). That is why the abstract form of brahma is called the form of "saccidānanda." The followers of the path of gyan or nondualism (gyanis) worship this aspect of God to attain the ultimate goal of absolute liberation (mukti). After being liberated from the clutches of māyā, their soul merges into the formless aspect of Supreme God. From then on is drowned in divine bliss and the extent of that bliss never changes.

Sākāra Brahma

This is the perceivable divine personal form of God. Supreme God appears in two types of personable (sākāra) forms:

(1) Paramātmā

Parmatma a form of Brahma
Paramātmā (परमात्मा) is endowed with form, name, attributes and abode. It is a majestic form of God with four arms also known as Mahāviṣṇu. Those who pursue the path of yoga, called yogis, worship this form of God. Mahāviṣṇu's divine abode is called Vaikuṇṭha. Devotees of this form attain unlimited divine bliss, unlimited divine knowledge and go to Vaikuṇṭha. There they enjoy the association and the vision of God constantly. This bliss is superior to the bliss of keivalya (कैवल्य​) mukti.

(2) Bhagavān

Hanuman Serving Lord RamHanuman Serving Lord Ram
The appearance of the same sākāra brahma on the earth in a human-like form is called Bhagavān. In this form, the Supreme Lord hides all of His divine powers and reveals the unique power of divine love through His form, name, attributes, pastimes and associates. This form of God is what is adored by devotees because God's love potency is predominant in this form. So, the devotees drown in their feelings of love for God. They forget about His divinity as God and enjoy intimate loving relationships with Him with any of the four bhav; as their Master, Friend, Son and Beloved. The nectar of this form of God and freedom of loving Him, without an inkling of His divine status as almighty God, is unfathomable. That is why devotees reject the bliss of liberation and the bliss of Vaikuṇṭha. Even atmagyanis (see Gyan) reject their brahmanand and become devotees e.g. being Shukdev Paramhans, King Janak, Shri-Krishna's friend Uddhav etc. But there hasn't been a single bhakt who became a gyani.

Lord Rāma offered Hanumān Jī liberation (see Mukti) as a reward for his selfless service. Hanumān Jī refused to take it, saying:
भवबंधच्छिदे तस्मै स्पृहयामि नमुक्तये।
   भवान्प्रभुरहं दास इति यत्र विलुप्यते।।
बा. रामायण
Bhavabandhacchidē tasmai spr̥hayāmi namuktayē.
    Bhavānprabhurahaṁ dāsa iti yatra vilupyatē..
Vā. Rāmāyaṇa
"If I accept mukti, I will be bereft of that inexplicable joy of being a servant of my Lord Rāma!! Hence, I do not wish to attain liberation at all."
Shri Krishna - The source of allThe order of descensions of avatars
The Supreme God is known as Lord Kṛṣṇa. There are many descents of  Supreme God. All those manifestations are revelations of one power of the Supreme Lord. That’s why all other forms of God are called avatāra (अवतार​) or descents, whereas Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself is called avatārī (अवतारी) which means source of the descents.

Karaṇārṇavadaśayī Mahavishnu (कार्णार्णवाशायी महाविष्णु) is a revelation of one power of Lord Krishna Himself (स्वयं श्रीकृष्ण). Since, He is the first manifestation of Shri Krishna He is also referred to as pratham purush (प्रथम​ पुरुष​).

Garbhodaśayī Mahavishnu (गर्भोदशायी महाविष्णु) is in turn the revelation of one power of Karaṇārṇavadaśayī Mahavishnu. Since, He is the second manifestation of Shri Krishna He is also referred to as dwitiya purush (द्वितीय​ पुरुष​).

Kṣīrodaśayī Mahavishnu (क्षीरोदशायी महाविष्णु) is the revelation of one power of Garbhodaśayī Mahavishnu. Since, He is the third manifestation of Shri Krishna He is also referred to as tritiya purush (त्रितीय पुरुष​).

The daśāvatāras (10 descensions) are the revelation of Kṣīrodaśayī Mahavishnu.

Lord Krishna Himself descends once in every kalpa (see kaal-time) in the dwapar of 28th chaturyuga of the 7th manvantar. In this kalpa Shri Krishna Himself descended in 5000 years ago.
In every chaturyuga (see Kaal-Time), which is 4,320,000 human years, several avatāras of God descend on this earth. Since, these avatār descend in every yuga those descents are called yugāvatāra. Being uninformed of this secret, many think Mahāviṣṇu is "Supreme God." Scriptures clarify that Kṣīrodaśayī Mahavishnu is on the fourth level of supremacy. Vishnu is the manifestation of merely one power of Lord Krishna. The Bhagavatam says,
यस्यैक निःश्वसितकालमथावलम्ब्य जीवन्ति लोमविलजाः जगदण्ड नाथा।
विष्णुर्महान्स इह यस्य कलाविशेषो, गोविंदमादि पुरुषं तमहं भजामि ।।      भागवत

Yasyaika niḥśvasitakālamathāvalambya jīvanti lōmavilajāḥ jagadaṇḍa nāthā.
Viṣṇurmahānsa iha yasya kalāviśēṣō, gōvindamādi puruṣaṁ tamahaṁ bhajāmi.. 
Bhāgavatam
Bhagavan-Shri Krishna is the Supreme-Brahm. One can attain divine-love-bliss only upon attaining Lord Krishna. Attainment of divine-love-bliss is possible only with His grace. His grace is attained by exclusively and constantly practicing sincere devotion (see Sadhana Bhakti) to Him. Also, one must desire exclusively for the Lord's happiness. Selfless love is essential to practice devotion and receive the grace of brahma Lord Krishna.
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At last to conclude , krishna is neither male or female ( avtar as mahakali , mohini avtar ) , Nor he has parents , He is there when anything wasnt and he will be there when everything is there , he is reason for causes of causes , he is the supreme personality of Godhead .
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Jai sri krishna Chaitanya
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