05 Jan 2013
Note: This article is meant for intellectuals only
The word ‘Vishwarupadarshanam’ is understood as seeing the infinite space with infinite matter and energy as planets and radiations based on the Lord by Arjuna. This is not the correct understanding the correct sense of this word. The word ‘darshanam’ means a physical work of seeing something with the eyes. In Sanskrit grammar, it is told that all the verbs meant for physical actions or works like walking, seeing etc., indicate the sense of knowing something (Gatyarthaanaam dhaatunaam jnanaarthakatvaat). Hence, ‘to see’ means ‘to know’. Therefore, the meaning here is that knowing the true concept of infinite cosmos is really the Vishwarupadarshanam. Lord Krishna also says that the Vishwarupadarshanam cannot be done by the physical eyes and it can be done only by the divine eye. The divine eye is said to be on the forehead, which is the third eye. The forehead represents the place of brain having the power of analysis and imagination. Therefore, the divine eye means only the process of sharp analysis and understanding the truth of the concept. What is the big concept that is present in this infinite cosmos? Is it to know simply that the cosmos is infinite? Any person standing on the top of the hill viewing the infinite space can easily understand that the universe or space is infinite. The Lord also said that the universe created by Him is endless (Naantosti mama divyaanaam... Gita). Is the ultimate aim of the Lord is only to say that the universe is infinite, which can be easily understood by viewing the space on all sides? Science also found that space is infinite by using powerful telescopes. If this is the ultimate aim, Arjuna should not have asked and Krishna should not have given this Vishwarupadarshanam. To know that space is infinite through such experiment, it is only an experimental conclusion and the concept should be built from such conclusion. Then only, the experiment becomes meaningful and fruitful.
Initially, the concept is that the infinite universe or space indicates that its boundary is unimaginable. By this, the existence of unimaginable is established through perception (Pratyaksha pramanam). Science needs the perception only as the basic authority. This is also correct because dry logic without the basis of perception and practical experience cannot be valid if you think using sharp analysis. Without this basis, anybody can tell stories based on the power of imagination of the brain. In that case, there is every chance that you may be fooled by others. Atheists say that God is a concept of baseless imagination of intellectuals to fool and exploit the ignorant and innocent people of the society. We have to accept all this in absence of the perception. Therefore, this is the greatest occasion in the spiritual knowledge, which is to observe and conclude that universe is infinite. This observation is based on the perception by the physical eyes looking around in vacant space and the conclusion of such observation is practical experience, which is proposed even by science. Hence, science also says that space is infinite and its boundary is unimaginable. The unimaginable boundary of this infinite universe itself is the unimaginable God. You should not argue that since the unimaginable boundary is not perceived directly, hence its existence also cannot be accepted. The conclusion of your statement is that the boundary of the infinite universe is not unimaginable due to lack of perception and hence, it should become imaginable and perceivable. Actually, you do not perceive the boundary and hence, it is not imaginable. This is the inference based on the perception. Since perception is the basis of the inference, the inference also becomes authority. You have perceived the generation of smoke from fire in the kitchen. Now you see smoke coming from a distant house. You conclude that fire must exist in that house. Your conclusion is the inference based on your previous perception.
When you do not see the boundary of the space, there is no other alternative than to conclude that the boundary is unimaginable. If it is imaginable, you must achieve it. Since you are unable to achieve it, it becomes unimaginable. We say that God is unimaginable. Hence, this unimaginable boundary must be God. There cannot be two unimaginables i.e., God and boundary of universe. There can be two imaginables. Unimaginable must be always one. The word boundary also means that which is different from the existing phase. You travel in the ocean. You always find water. When you reach the boundary of water, you find the land which is totally different from water. Similarly, when you travel through the imaginable cosmos containing imaginable items only, you always find the imaginable only. When you reach the boundary of the cosmos, you will find the unimaginable, which is totally different from the imaginable cosmos. The cosmos and God can be related as effect and cause. Fire is the cause and smoke is its effect. You can replace the ocean by smoke and land by fire. When you travel along the path of the smoke, you will reach the boundary of smoke i.e., fire, which is totally different from the smoke. Hence, the unimaginable God can be the cause and the imaginable universe can be the effect. The cause should not have any trace of the effect in it. The universe contains space. The space is said to be the main constituent of the universe, which is the first of the five elements. Therefore, even a trace of space should not exist in God. If space exists in God, it means that space exists even before its creation. This is impossible. Hence, there is no space in God. This means that God does not have spatial dimensions. You can never imagine anything without spatial dimensions even if you concentrate for millions of years. Based on this reason itself, God is unimaginable. Krishna told that nobody can understand or imagine Him (Maamtuveda Nakashchana...). This statement of Krishna has its experimental validity in the vision of infinite cosmos i.e., Vishwarupadarshanam. In Islam, they worship the wall as God. Wall is considered to be the boundary of a house or room. This wall represents the boundary wall of the universe i.e., the unimaginable God. This is the internal sense of the wall in Islam.
The Conclusions From Vishwarupadarshanam
Therefore, Vishwarupadarshanam means reaching the conclusion by sharp scientific or logical analysis that God is unimaginable. If this conclusion is not arrived, there is no use of the vision of infinite cosmos. A boy sees a representative model of a deep scientific concept and enjoys the model only without understanding the deep concept. If Arjuna enjoyed the vision of infinite cosmos, he should be such boy only. A sharp intellectual may understand the concept through explanation even without seeing the model. Moreover, the vision of the infinite cosmos is very easy and anybody can have it by standing on the top of a palace to look the infinite space around. The person, who has understood this concept, is the only lucky person, who is having the fortune of getting Vishwarupadarshanam.
The greatest fruit of this concept is the end of quarrels between religions in this world. If God is unimaginable, God must be one only because there cannot be two unimaginables. If God is imaginable, there is multiplicity in the imaginables. This results in the multiplicity of God, resulting in quarrels. Lord Krishna as the basis of the universe is one only. The creation exhibited by Him on His body is always multiple with different items. The one unimaginable God comes in different imaginable human forms as media. There is multiplicity in the media but oneness in God charging the different media. Establishment of one God in different media is the ultimate aim of this vision.
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