15 Jan 2018
Shri Durgaprasad asked: Padanamaskaram Swami,
1) You said that after Jesus crucifixion, Mohammed removed the concept of Human incarnation whole together at that time. But any Human incarnation can save Himself, as Krishna saved Himself from demons many times. Can you please explain. At your lotus feet, -Durgaprasad
Swami replied:- In such case, how do you explain the silence of Krishna, when He was shot dead by a hunter? When the hunter was repenting Krishna consoled him not to repent since it happened as per the divine program of God (Himself called as Vidhi). The reason behind this is that Krishna wanted to leave this materialized body to go to His abode. Similarly, it is the divine program that Jesus should be crucified to melt the stony hearts of the people in future so that devotion can develop. Devotion (love to God) can’t develop when the heart is hard and harsh. In fact, before crucifixion Jesus prayed God to avoid the crucifixion if possible since the body will be unable to tolerate the torture. This means that Jesus knows that the crucifixion is going to happen. He also said that let the crucifixion, which is will of God, take place. This means whatever happens in the case of human incarnation, it proceeds as per the divine program set by unimaginable God (Parabrahma).
Shri Balaji asked:
2) Namaste Swamiji, Kindly clarify on the Antaryaami and Archa forms of God as worshipped by Vaishnavas. Sincerely, Balaji
Swami replied:- There are four departments of divine administration. The first department is human incarnation indicated by Vasudeva (Lord Krishna) in whom the unimaginable God (Parabrahma) exists, who is the director of the entire administration. Vasudeva serves the purpose of expression of Parabrahma as the ultimate authority to hear any grievance and give final order (turiya) like Supreme Court. The second department is Adisesha or Sankarshana (incarnated as Balarama, brother of Vaasudeva) acting as overall controller in implementing the divine constitution of Parabrahma. The third department is Pradyumna (son of Vaasudeva) standing for the mind connecting and correlating all the offices of divine administration, called as Sutraatman. This is the department of information connecting all the offices to follow the main divine constitution. The forth department is Aniruddha (grandson of Vaasudeva) representing ego (ego makes the soul to become ignorant having inertness) indicating inertness and indicates inert energy called as Viraat. This is the fundamental first item of creation, called as energy (Mula Prakrutti) that does all the works. These four departments are called as four vyuhas, which are powers of God only. This is called as Pancharaatra Aagama preached to sage Narada by divine sage Narayana. Sage Narayana is none but sage Dattaatreya or Eshwara. This is very important subject not only for Vaishnavaas, but also, to all theists.
Archa forms are statues, which are only representative models of energetic incarnations and the past human incarnations to be worshipped by the beginners, who are not ripened to conquer ego and jealousy to worship contemporary human incarnations of God. These statues in temples serve the purpose of improving theoretical devotion of devotees, who form 99% majority. This is indirect worship of God, which is not wrong at all as criticized by many religions. The people of such religions, who criticize the statue-worship maintain the photos of their kith and kin to see them often through the photos! The same concept is maintained in worshipping statues in temples catered for majority of devotees. The devotees feel the statues as alive forms of God and such feeling must be present as the basis for such devotion. God Brahma represents Parabrahma or unimaginable God, who can never be even imagined not to speak of His worship. The Shivalinga represents the wave of energy representing worship of energy (Sun, fire etc.) as representative model of God. Statues in human form represent God Vishnu, which introduce the alive human incarnation to be worshipped. In this type of worship, life initiation (Praana Pratishtaa), which means that the statue representing inert human body shall be associated with life so that alive human body of God is to be actually worshipped. Without understanding this message, people think that life enters the statue! Archa form means the divine statue formed by itself by the will of God (Svayambhu) for the sake of worship of the majority of the devotees like statues in temples of Srirangam, Tirupati etc., for Vaishnavaas. Similar concept exists for Shaivaas also in Kashi etc. Similarly, for other types of devotees. This is indirect worship. Even though alive human incarnation in the form of Lord Krishna existed, Rukmini as bride went to the temple of Shakti for worship, which means that even though Lord Krishna exists for direct worship of God, the statue worship was going on. Only a blessed devotee can see, recognize and worship contemporary human incarnation (Kashchit dhirah pratyagaatmaanamaikshat… Veda).
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