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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10

God Is The Beginning, The Middle And The End

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THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM rudrāṇāṁ śaṅkaraścāsmi vitteśo yakṣarakṣasām vasūnāṁ pāvakaścāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇāmaham

Of the Rudras, I am Sankara and of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas, I am Kubera, god of wealth. Of the Vasus, I am fire and of the peaks, I am Meru

Auspiciousness born without a reason, the causeless auspiciousness of Paramaśiva purodhasāṁ ca mukhyaṁ māṁ viddhi pārtha bṛhaspatim senānīnāmahaṁ skandaḥ sarasāmasmi sāgaraḥ

Of the priests, understand, O Pārtha, that I am the chief Brihaspati. Of the warriors, I am Skanda. Of the water bodies, I am the ocean

He is the mighty ocean, infinite in expanse and essential to all life forms. In fact, it is the origin of all life forms.

maharṣīṇāṁ bhṛgurahaṁ girāmasmyekamakṣaram yajñānāṁ japayajño'smi sthāvarāṇāṁ himālayaḥ

Of the great sages, I am Bhrigu. Of the vibrations, I am the OM. Of the sacrifices, I am the chanting of holy names. Of the immovable objects, I am the Himālayas

From the primal sound from which the Universe manifested itself, to the spiritual significance of the Himalayas, all are Kṛṣṇa consciousness

Kṛṣṇa explains the main manifestations that give a glimpse of the unfathomable Divine. Rudras are the elemental powers worshipped by the Ṛg Veda.

Śankara is the doer of good. Śankara is also the precursor to Paramaśiva in the evolution of the Hindu constellation of divinity. Paramaśiva means causeless auspiciousness; auspiciousness born without a reason. Wherever Paramaśiva is, good happens for no reason.

Yakṣas are celestial beings considered to be the creators of wealth. Rākṣasas, Kṛṣṇa says He is the god of wealth, the king Kubera.

The Vasus are the attendants of Viṣṇu. They represent various aspects of Nature. The Brihadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad mentions eight Vasus: agni (fire), pṛthvī (earth), vāyu (wind), antarikṣa (space), āditya (light), dyaus (sky), candramas (moon) and nakṣatrāṇi (stars). Kṛṣṇa says among the Vasus, He is the formless fire.

Meru is the golden peak, the metaphoric abode of gods, and its foothills are the Himalayas. It also represents the human spine.

Amongst the peaks, Kṛṣṇa says He is the majestic Meru. Bṛhaspati is the priest of the gods. He dispels darkness and ignorance and destroys the enemies of the gods. Among the warriors, Kṛṣṇa says He is Skanda, the supreme General of the forces of gods. Skanda is the son of Śiva and Pārvati, who destroyed Tārakāsura, the demon who, along with his hordes of demons, tormented the devas. This is a metaphysical representation of the Divine as the Supreme General of the being, vanquishing the senses, desires and ego.

Of the water bodies, Kṛṣṇa says He is the mighty ocean, infinite in expanse and essential to all life forms. In fact, it is the origin of all life forms.

Of the great sages, Kṛṣṇa says He is Bhṛgu, one of the Saptaṛṣis (seven sages who form the cosmic energy). Bhṛgu is believed to have been created by Brahma to aid him in the creation of the Universe.

OṀ is the primal sound from which the Universe manifested itself. The symbol of OṀ— contains three curves, a semicircle and a dot.

Out of the three curves, the upper curve symbolizes the waking state, the lower curve denotes deep sleep and the right curve denotes the dream state. It thus represents the three states of individual consciousness. The dot represents the fourth state of consciousness, turīya, complete awareness. The semicircle represents māyā, illusion, and separates the dot from the three curves. But the open semicircle represents the Absolute which is unaffected by māyā. Of the different types of sacrifices, Kṛṣṇa says He is the japa or chanting of holy names.

Of the immovable objects in the world, He says He is the mighty and majestic Himalayas. The Himalayas, literally meaning 'the abode of snow', is home to hundreds of peaks, including the highest peak in the world. Some great rivers originate in it and flow through it, including Gangā, Yamunā, Brahmaputra and Indus

The Himalayas have a great unique spiritual significance as well. Kailasa, abode of Śiva, is the earthly representation of the metaphorical Meru. The Himalayan mountains are the spiritual incubator of the world. The Himalayas are truly a powerful energy field.

For thousands of years, millions of Sādhus (sages) have lived there and left their bodies from there. When Enlightened Masters leave their bodies, the result of their penance, the energy of their spiritual penance, is not carried by the spirit. They leave behind this energy in their bodies. Imagine how much energy is in the Himalayas, where so many Enlightened beings have left their bodies! We should be thankful to the Himalayas since their positive energy balances the collective negativity in the world.

GOALS To have a glimpse of the unfathomable Divine

  • ❖ This lesson is Part 2 of Kṛṣṇa glories. Is this now a complete list of the glories of Kṛṣṇa?
  • ❖ What is special about Bṛhaspati and Skanda?
  • ❖ Which mountain chain does Kṛṣṇa say he is?
  • ❖ What do the Himalayas contribute to the world?

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