Now about full manifestation of Omnipotence, Purana avatar(पूर्ण अवतार).
Such avatar is Krishna. When He appears, Chatturviu (चतरव्यूह, four potencies) also come with Him. Look at
the word Aum (ॐ). The ‘a’(अ)` of ‘om’ is Sankarshan or Balram (संकर्षण या बलराम) representing
the waking state(जागृतावस्था); “u” (उ) of om is Praduman (प्रद्युमन) of the Sleeping state(सुप्तावस्था); ‘M’(म) of Om is Anirudh(अनिरुद्ध) of sushupti
state(सुषुप्ति अवस्था); while the half
Matra(अर्ध -मात्रा)means Krishna who
represents the whole Om (ॐ) and the toriya
state(तुरीयावस्था). All the four personalities are
co-equal. (compare this with the trinity of christian thought where the
Father the Son and the Holy Ghost are all God, distinct persons but one).
Ram and Krishna are same have the same powers; however of the four
feelings and dispositions, that is, bhav (भाव), Krishna has
all four while Lord Ram has only three ----- servant, that is
Dasya(दास्यभाव), friendship, that is Sakhya (साख्य भाव), parental love,
that is, Vatsalya (वात्सल्य भाव), love for the beloved, that is, Madhurya( माधुर्य भाव) is dormant in Ram
avatar except towards Sita. Madhur Ras(मधुर रस) is not manifested. This is the august
view of HH Prakashanand in ‘Divine Vision of Radha Krishna’. (From the
sexual point of view Ram has love for his wife only and that too only one wife
for the whole life time). Avatar of Krishna 5000 years ago was of God
Him- Self. It is not out of place to mention that Maha Vishnu is the plenary
portion of Krishna responsible for all material creation; he is called
carnoduck Sai(कारणों दकशायी). From Him emanate other vishnus known as
Garbodhakshayi (गर्भोदक शायी) and Kshrodaksayi (क्षीरोधकशायी); from the last one appear avatars. When Krishna appears, Vishnu also
appears, who does the work of eliminating demons, while Krishna distributes
love in Vrindavan. In the 28th Dwaper Yug (द्वापर युग) of the seventh
manvanter (सातवां मन्वंतर) in the present
kalpa( श्वेतवराह कल्प) God Himself that is Bhagwan Swayamam(भगवान स्वयं) came as Krishna. Ram had
appeared in Treta (त्रेता युग) before Krishna. The gap between Ram
and Krishna is 1 crore 81 lacs and 44000 years as per Markandeya
Purana chapter 47. This avatar of Krishn can be called vimba avatar(विंब अवतार). This happens once in every
kalpa which is but a day of Bramha. For us it is 4,32,00000000yrs.(4 अरब और 32 करोड़ वर्ष). These
avatars of Ram and Krishn are lila avatars, lots of pass-times in these
two descensions.
Gun avatar(गुणवतार) :
Vishnu is the permanent avatar of the positive force satgun(सतगुण), the negative force or tamogun(तमोगुण) is manifested as Shiv the destroyer, while Brahma
the creator represents rajogun(रजोगुण). About Brahma, Sri
Prakashanand writes in ‘Divine Vision of Radha Krishna’ - “Most of the time a
divine personality becomes Brahma, but sometimes God may occupy that seat….’’
Archavatar (अर्चावतार) depends on the
faith and belief of the worshipper. God takes the form of the idol or the photo
that the devotee worships. It is a sacred and secret relation between the Lord
and his devotee bhakt (भगवान और भक्त के बीच का संबंध). According to
Brahmand Puran Archa Avata is of four types--1)Self manifested eg
Shriranga, Prayag,2) Divine that is
established or made by Brahma or Devas eg Madhav in Kashi, Ramaa Madhav
in Hastishell, 3) Made by some god realised soul eg Lord Vishnu’s
Idol by King Shivi in Nandi Puri,4)
Icons established by man and temples built by man eg uncountable The
power of these i d o l s extends for three
yogans, one yojan, two kos and one kos respectively.This Avtar is always
available, and at all times.
Whether it is a time when God is
in manifestation(avtar), or a time when God is not in manifestation.
During avtar-time,it is rather difficult to have faith--who can believe that a
man crying hysterically for his wife and askinq trees and creepers whether they
have seen her is Omnipotent.This happened in Ramavtar.However,faith can be
easily be established in an idol. Arachavtar can be of stone,mud,wood,paper or
anything,even imaginaryमानसिक। As far as
showering grace is concerned ,this Archa Avtar has given grace to maximum
number of souls.It began in treta yug when people started disrespecting
one another,the learned hit upon the
idea of Omnipotent in idol (प्रतिमा )---7/15/39-40.
Then the antaryami (अंतर्यामी) lives within each
one of us, He is the Indwelling Lord. He can give darshan that is show
himself to devotees in the form of “ishtamoorthy’’(इष्टमूर्ति). And we all live in the same
body with Him. Both of us are like two birds on a tree. However, He is
different from us . He is only an observer while we are doing our acts that is karm(कर्म ) with attachment. This truth is repeated in our scriptures----rig ved
1/164/20, kath up.3/1 mundak.up.3/1/1, svetashvar up.4/6 ,bhagvat 11/11/6
.. Besides this we have kalpavatar( कल्प अवतार ), yugavatar( युगावतार ) , appearing in every kalp and every yug
respectively. Four yugs are sat (सत), treta (त्रेता) , dwaper (द्वापर) and kaliyug (कलियुग) . Kalp is
one day of Brahmah as already explained above . Satyug has1728000 years, Treta 1296000,Dwaper 864000 ,and Kali 432000
-------all together the four have 43,20,000 years . This figure x
1000 is one day of Brahma.And the full
lifetime of Brahma is 100 years.His life is, therefore, 311040000000000 years. Broadly speaking,wherever,we see glory,power
brilliance,any extra-ordinariness,know this to be manifestation of Krishna,the
omnipotent,---gita 10/41 and bhag11/16/40.
Not only God but his jwellery, arms and weapons(जेवर और आयुद्ध ) can also take Avatar---- Sudarshan
Chakra,(सुदर्शन चक्र), that is, the
disc, Shank( शंख), that is ,the
counch ,Gada( ग दा) . Then the liberated souls also descend on this earth by the orders of The Almighty.
It is possible for the inhabitants of the Causal world,Karan Jagat( कारण जगत ) to come on earth
as Avatar. It is prudent to conclude that Avatars are infinite. Each
minute infinite Avatars are taking place in
infinite universes. On our earth there are Avatars of Shiv,
Shakti, Ganesh and Vishnu. Vaishnavs (वैष्णव) believe in ten and
twenty-four Avatars mentioned in bhagvat--- 1.3. These include pig, pygmy,
horse, swan; the latest one is buddha and last one of kali yug will be kalki
Avatar(कल्कि अवतार). It is again mentioned at the cost of repetition
that all the Avatars have equal powers, only the power necessary for the
particular purpose is used; other
powers which are infinite are kept in quiescence or abeyance eg. Narsingh
Avatar (नरसिंह अवतार) Parshoram Avatar( परशुराम अवतार ) Mohini Avatar( मोहिनी अवतार), all had equal
powers .
After the work of an avatar is completed, avatar goes back to
divine abode which is called avirbhav (अविर्भाव) disappearance. The
gross body is not left Behind-- Bhagwat11/36/6,7. Some others who
are not exactly avatar have also ascended like Tukaram, Mera, Jesus, his
mother Mary. Jesus ‘died’ on the cross, resurrected after 3 days, appeared to
his disciples who could touch him hear him, and eat with him. Then he rose to
the heavens just like his mother Mary---- acts1/9 -11.
The term avatar should not be confused with incarnation. the
latter means God living in human body; whereas the body of an avatar as
discussed above is divine not material , mayic( माया का).
Jews and Muslims alike reject the factum of avatar. Sufis have “halool’’,
meaning two are so absorbed that they are same eg. juice in orange or
incomplete “halool’’ like water in a glass . Christians do not have a
precise word for avatar. For them Jesus
was ‘Word Made flesh’.... John 1/14. Again from John1/32-33, it
can be interpreted that the divine came to live in human body that is Jesus”.I
saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and he remained upon him….’’.
I did not know him but He(god) who sent me to baptize with water said to me,
“upon whom you see the spirit descending and remaining on him this is he who
Baptizes with Holy Spirit’’. From what we have learnt about Avatars ie. Hindu
scripture, the likely interpretation is that Jesus might have been an
aveshavatar (आवेशावतार).
Arguments against Avatars(अवतारवाद).
How can a personality that is Omnipresent be confined in a small
place that is a body? God is not begotten He does not beget. Why
would the divine dance with millions of
girls?
All the above thoughts are refutable. The one who has created
innumerable forms and bodies, why can't He Himself come to live in a
body. Even in the creation of the world, first subtle matter appears and
then the movement is towards gross.
Aakash (आकाश) space gives rise to vayu(air, वायु) from air comes fire (अग्नि); it materializes water (जल); and from water is born earth (धरती).
God is not born like humans, other mammals birds or reptiles as a result
of union of a male and a female. He is not begotten. He just appears
avirbhav (आविर्भाव) and when the work is completed just
disappears pradurbhav(प्रादुर्भाव). With material intellect matters of God cannot be comprehended by
human beings. “My ways are higher than yours ….. wisdom of man is foolishness with God.Natural
man cannot receive the things of the spirit of God, for they are
foolishness to him; how can we know them, for they are spiritually
discerned. Nobody knows the thoughts of God except The Spirit Of God.’’----
1st Corn. 2/14,11.
About Krishna's dance, Raasleela (रासलीला) with millions of
girls, let's examine what Sukhdev explains to king Parikshit in Bhagwat.
“He, Krishna, sported with these women as a child would play with his own
reflection (in a mirror)----10/33/17. We are parts of God---gita
15/7,13/3. What is wrong with the Whole playing with His parts ie. Self
playing with Self.
Some interesting facts about Avatar:--
1. More than one avatar can exist at the same time and place eg. Ram-
Parushram(राम- परशुराम), Ved Vyas- Krishna(
वेदव्यास- कृष्ण ), Mohini avatar-
Kashyapavtar( मोहिनी अवतार- कश्यप अवतार)
2.When in a particular body, Omnipotent obeys the laws of that body .When in a
human body, lives and acts like an ordinary man. This is what Krishna
explained to Uttank (उतंक) when the former met
the latter while the former was returning to Dwarika after the
Mahabharata war. (we have already discussed this above). This is the reason why
Krishna made humanly efforts to avert the war, and when unsuccessful did not
use divine powers to stop it. Jesus was like this, too. He did not take
recourse to super-natural powers for averting crucification. “Therefore,in all
things He had to be made like his brethren ..’’----heb.2.17. In shukar
avatar(शूकर अवतार ), He behaved
like a wild boar; during Matsya avatar( मत्स्य अवतार ) acted like a fish.
Respect all you meet, who knows he(or it) may be God!
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