16 May 2023
[Devotees asked some questions during some recent Satsangas and Swami replied to them, which are given below.]
[Shri Amit Narang asked:- There are huge number of temples of Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva whereas there are only few (only one I can remember in Pushkar) temples of Lord Brahma. I would like to know why there is this discrimination or there is no need to please Lord Brahma.]
Swami Replied:- You must remember that the Veda says that Narayana is Brahma and that Narayana is Shiva (Brahmā ca Nārāyāṇaḥ Śivaśca Nārāyaṇaḥ). Moreover, the Veda says that one God alone creates, maintains and destroys this world (Yato vā imāni…). We all know that Brahma is the creator, Vishnu is the maintainer and Shiva is the destroyer. What is the final result now? The result is that there is only one God, called God Datta, Who is called Brahmā while creating, called Vishnu while maintaining and called Shiva while destroying.
This being the background story, I like to say something more about Brahmā, Who is the first form of God Datta being the first creator. God Brahmā is the primary form of God Datta since creation is the first step. There is no difference between the ultimate original unimaginable God (Parabrahman) and God Datta. Parabrahman is the unmediated, unimaginable God, Who can never be even imagined by intelligence. The same unimaginable God mediated by energetic form (energetic incarnation) is God Datta and God Datta mediated by further energetic forms is the other energetic incarnations like Brahmā, Vishnu, Shiva etc. The same God Datta mediated by human forms is the other human incarnations like Rama, Krishna etc.
Brahman is common to the ultimate God Parabrahman and God Brahmā since this form is the foremost form to create the world for the entertainment of Himself (Who is God Datta or Parabrahman). The word ‘Brahman’ is also used for Parabrahman, Who is unimaginable. Parabrahman mediated Himself to facilitate the worship of God for devotees. The unimaginable God or Parabrahman can never be imagined and hence, can never be worshipped. Due to this special similarity between Brahman (Parabrahman) and Brahmā, Brahmā became beyond worship. Brahmā has also a lot of similarity with God Datta. Brahmā is the creator of the Vedas (spiritual knowledge) preaching knowledge by keeping Goddess Saraswati on His tongue. He resembles God Datta (Who is Parabrahman Himself) since God Datta is also the ultimate preacher of spiritual knowledge and is called as Guru Datta. Hence, all the temples of Guru Datta are the temples of God Brahmā only. Brahmā is given the highest first position and prayers on Brahmā exist even in the Vedas indicating that God Brahmā is always worshipped by devotees.
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