Origin of Vishnu and Mahesh

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Priyanka

@priyanka1311

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Posted: 18 years ago

#11

my search for the answer still remains there..

Lors Rama was son of Kaushalaya, But Lord Vishnu Originated before

Lors Shiva came from forehead of Lord Bhrama but Shiva-Shaki still Originated before
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The Origin of Lord Vishnu and Shiva-Shakti is still a Mystery for humans

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Vsakhi

@Vsakhi

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Posted: 18 years ago

#12

Originally posted by: akhl
All scriptures of Hinduism say that Parabrahm is the supreme. They also agree that Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are different aspects of Parabrahm. But they differ in which of these three to be given the biggest importance. In later posts, I will tell about the origin of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh based on different scriptures. After that, I will try to analyze all of them and find what is common.

namaskar everyone, just stumbled upon this discussion and so this is my first ever post here.. just my view on the subject.

i feel the pauranic instances are highly symbolised versions of abstract vedantic concepts, that developed over millenia, woven in simple, lucid storylike formats to make them easily understandable for the common people, with the basic purpose of showing them the path to Ishwara and Dharma.

absloutely agree with all that akhl said. and so i feel it helps if one tries to understand all this from the vedantic perspective first before getting confused (esp in literal interpretations) of the pauranic.

That One, the Param Atman, Parabrahma or Cosmic Soul is ajanma, ajar, amar, beyond birth and death. and since Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are nothing other than aspects of that Cosmic Soul, they too are beyond birth and death. so the question of who of the three was born first or when does not arise. it's as simple a concept as that, but understanding it can take lifetimes.. nay, janmas..

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akhl

@akhl

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Posted: 18 years ago

#13

Prabrahm is supreme. It is also called as Brahman(nominative is Brahm). Lest one should not confuse with a caste called Brahman, I will continue to use the word Parabrahm.

Parabrahm is eternal, genderless, omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. Human language cannot adequately describe Parabrahm. Since it is eternal, the question of how Parabrahm originated does not arise.

Scriptures call Parabrahm as Satyam, Jnanam, Anantam i.e. Truth, Knowledge, and Infinite. They also call Parabrahm as Sat, Chit, Anand i.e. Existence, Consciousness, Bliss. Also Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram i.e. Truth, Auspiciousness, Beauty. Its nature is with form, without form and also beyond form and formlessness.

Parabrahm is the ultimate source of everything in the universe including time, space, energy, matter and anything else. Even the three prime Gods Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are, directly or indirectly, manifestations of Parabrahm.

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Vsakhi

@Vsakhi

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Posted: 18 years ago

#14

^^^^ wonderful post. thank you for explaining so beautifully..

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akhl

@akhl

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Posted: 18 years ago

#15

Om(or AUM) is a syllable, which is the combination of three sounds vowel a, vowel u, and consonant m.
This sound is a symbol that represents Absolute i.e. Brahm. Since everything comes from Brahm and since Brahm is the essence of everything, therefore Om represents the entire universe - what was, what is and what will be; it represents the essense of everything.

Om is the sound that existed when the universe was created. It is the sound vibration that pervades the entire universe. Unlike other sounds, the sound Om is anahat, which means that the sound Om does not require any two objects to be struck. We create a sound by striking one object against another. But Om is exception in the sense that it exists even when no such striking happens.

The three letters of Om i.e. A,U,M represent various things:-
1. A represents waking state, U dreaming state, M deep sleep i.e. sleep without any dreams. When one keeps on chanting Om, then a time comes when he does not hear any external sound. This soundless state is called Turiya state. In this state also a person hears Om but now the sound of Om is not because he is chanting it, and also not because somebody or something else is producing this sound. He hears this sound in his heart even though there is no material source of this sound.

2. A,U, and M represent the three worlds Bhu, Bhuvar and Swarg.

3. A represents Creation, U represents Preservation and M represents Destruction.

4. A represents aspiration to realise God, U represents union with God and M represents manifestation of God in us.

5. The three letters represent the three gunas; A represents rajas, U represents satva and M represents tamas.

Apart from the above five, the three letters represent many other things. Since Om represents the entire universe - past, present, and future, therefore no matter for how long we describe the virtues of Om, we will not be able to finish describing all its virtues.