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Shri Datta Swami

 20 Aug 2021

 

How to justify Shiva representing miracles which happen only when the ignorance is removed?

[Ms. Laxmi Thrylokya asked: Swami, Lord Shiva represents Tamas which means ignorance and rigidity. In Datta Vedam, You said that Shiva stands for ignorance of the worldly knowledge and Vishnu stands for the Sattvam which is knowledge of God. In order to perform miracles, God (human incarnation) removes ignorance (Māyā) on Himself. How to justify Shiva (Satya Kāma) representing miracles which happen only when ignorance (māyā) is removed?]

Swami replied:- Lord Shiva requires ignorance while He is destroying the world because it is a total destruction irrespective of discrimination between good and bad souls. Except this one occasion, Shiva has full knowledge of discrimination and remains in Sattvam. This is the reason why Shiva is white (Sattvam-discrimination) while the final dissolution is absent. Vishnu is originally white due to Sattvam (Tatra Nārāyaṇaṃ devam, Śukla Varṇaṃ caturbhujam— Skānda Purāṇam). But, He requires some Tamas (firmness) also in punishing sinners. In this way both Sattvam and Tamas are mixed so that His colour becomes pale blue. Miracles are related to the original unimaginable God because miracles are unimaginable events. Only in final dissolution Shiva covers Himself with full ignorance so that He will destroy all without discriminating good and bad souls. While world is in existence, Shiva is fully aware of Himself (unimaginable God) and such awareness is with maximum firmness so that His original unimaginable nature is at climax level allowing any miracle to happen without any obstruction.

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