Pranam
OMNIPRESENCE INCLUDES ALL AND EVERYTHING
Chapter 10: The Opulence of the Absolute
*TEXT 16 *vaktum arhasy asesena divya hy atma-vibhutayah
yabhir vibhutibhir lokan imams tvam vyapya tisthasi
vaktum—to say; arhasi—deserve; asesena—in
detail; divya—divine; hi—certainly; atma—Yourself;
vibhutayah—opulences; yabhih—by
which; vibhutibhih—opulences; lokan—all the
planets; iman—these; tvam—You; vyapya—pervading; tisthasi—remain.
Please tell me in detail of Your divine powers by which You pervade all
these worlds and abide in them.
*TEXT 23 *rudranam sankaras casmi vitteso yaksa-raksasam
vasunam pavakas casmi meruh sikharinam aham
rudranam—of all the Rudras; sankarah—Lord Siva; ca—also; asmi—I
am; vittesah—the lord of the treasury; yaksa-raksasam—of the Yaksas and
Raksasas; vasunam—of the Vasus; pavakah—fire; ca—also; asmi—I
am; meruh—Meru; sikharinam—of all mountains; aham—I am.
Of all the Rudras I am Lord Siva; of the Yaksas and Raksasas I am the lord
of wealth [Kuvera]; of the Vasus I am fire [Agni], and of the mountains I
am Meru.{ Meru is a mountain famed for its rich natural resources.}
*TEXT 24*
purodhasam ca mukhyam mam viddhi partha brhaspatim
senaninam aham skandah sarasam asmi sagarah
purodhasam—of all
priests; ca—also; mukhyam—chief; mam—Me; viddhi—understand; partha—O son of
Prtha; brhaspatim—Brhaspati; senaninam—of all commanders; aham—I
am; skandah—Kartikeya; sarasam—of all reservoirs of water; asmi—I
am; sagarah—the ocean.
Of priests, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brhaspati, the lord of
devotion. Of generals I am Skanda, the lord of war; and of bodies of water
I am the ocean.
*TEXT 25*
maharsinam bhrgur aham giram asmy ekam aksaram
yajnanam japa-yajno 'smi sthavaranam himalayah
maharsinam—among the great sages; bhrguh—Bhrgu; aham—I am; giram—of
vibrations; asmi—I am; ekam aksaram-pranava; yajnanam—of
sacrifices; japa-yajnah—chanting; asmi—I am; sthavaranam—of immovable
things; himalayah—the Himalayan mountains.
Of the great sages I am Bhrgu; of vibrations I am the transcendental om. Of
sacrifices I am the chanting of the holy names [japa], and of immovable
things I am the Himalayas.
{Whatever is sublime in the worlds is a representation of Krsna. Therefore
the Himalayas, the greatest mountains in the world, also represent Him. The
mountain named Meru was mentioned in a previous verse, but Meru is
sometimes movable, whereas the Himalayas are never movable. Thus the
Himalayas are greater than Meru.
The Tejabindu Upanishad
सर्वं ब्रह्मेति नास्त्येव ब्रह्म इत्यपि नास्ति हि ।
चिदित्येवेति नास्त्येव चिदहम्भाषणं न हि ॥ ३९॥
39. All is Brahman only and nothing else – all is Brahman only and
nothing else. There exists then nothing (or Statement) as that
‘consciousness alone is’; there is (then) no saying such as ‘Chit is I’.
II Nasadiya suktam
न मृत्युरासीदमृतं न तर्हि न रात्र्या अह्न आसीत्प्रकेतः |
आनीदवातं स्वधया तदेकं तस्माद्धान्यन्न परः किञ्चनास ॥२॥2
2. ná mr̥tyúr <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrtyu> āsīd amŕ̥taṃ
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amrita> ná tárhi
ná rā́triyā áhna āsīt praketáḥ
ā́nīd avātáṃ svadháyā tád ékaṃ
tásmād dhānyán ná paráḥ kíṃ canā́sa
2. Then there was neither death nor immortality
nor was there then the torch of night and day.
The One *breathed* windlessly and self-sustaining.
There was that One then, and there was no other.
What does it mean? Duality? As Brahmam and Air? Stupid idea since word used
is EKAM; that means all that would follow as creation in future, is all
with Brahmam as EKAm which does include not only air but all the purusha
and the Prakrithi.
ānīdavātaṃ svadhayā tadekaṃ
Meaning: That matchless principle (tadekaṃ) existed unconstrained by time
(ānīda), unaffected by changes (avātaṃ), by his own will (svadhayā).
During this state, both sentients and insentient are in subtle form,
indistinguishable from each other. Thus, matter has undergone
transformation from gross to subtle form. The individual selves, though
being unchanging in their essential nature, have underwent changes in their
attributive knowledge due to karmas.
“*ekaṃ” *means he is of a unique nature or matchless.
“*ānīda*” *– breathing* – means living, to exist. In present context, it
means one who is not constrained by time. Despite Bhagavān using Time as an
instrument to ensure that matter and individual selves go through the cycle
of creation and destruction, he himself is not constrained by it. Thus he
is older than the oldest. The nāma “sthavirah” in the sahasranāma conveys
this.
“*avātaṃ*” – untroubled by the changes such as creation and destruction.
So, this means Brahman is devoid of karmas that cause susceptibility to
such changes of time.
“*svadhāya*” signifies that it is by his own will, as he has no support but
is the support of all.
tasmāddhānyan na paraḥ kiṃ canāsa || 2 ||
Meaning: On account of this, that (the indistinguishable subtle form of
Jīvās and Matter) which was different than (the Supreme Brahman), was not
other than him whatsoever (ie, everything was dependent on him).
The rk concludes by saying, on account of the Supreme Brahman existing in
such a manner, as the regulator of time, matter and the individual selves
but himself being unaffected by time, that which is different to him (the
Jīvās and matter) is not other than him — it means, everything is
inseparably associated with him as his body and his dependants.
What is meant here is that everything is his body and hence dependent on,
supported by and existing solely for the sake of Bhagavān. When we say
“Only Devadutta is here”, it refers to Devadutta’s body and the self inside
the body; similarly when we say “Only Brahman exists” – it is meant he
exists with everything else as his body. It does not mean nothing other
than him exists, but that everything exists dependent on him.
Just as “Devadutta” refers to two entities (body and self) as one,
similarly, for the statement “Nothing other than Brahman”, the term
“Brahman” denotes Brahman as the self of its body (the Jīvās and matter),
the latter being dependent on him.
Everything depends on his will to exist, while he doesn’t require any
external support to exist himself.
III The knowledge is to be taught only to those interested in learning
and not for the Avivekas; *बुद्ध्या* *विशुद्धया* *युक्तो* *धृत्यात्मानं*
*नियम्य* *च* *|*
*शब्दादीन्विषयांस्त्यक्त्वा* *रागद्वेषौ* *व्युदस्य* *च* *|| **51**||*
*विविक्तसेवी* *लघ्वाशी* *यतवाक्कायमानस**: **|*
*ध्यानयोगपरो* *नित्यं* *वैराग्यं* *समुपाश्रित**: **|| **52**||*
*अहङ्कारं* *बलं* *दर्पं* *कामं* *क्रोधं* *परिग्रहम्* *|*
*विमुच्य* *निर्मम**: **शान्तो* *ब्रह्मभूयाय* *कल्पते* *|| **53**||18*
vimuchya nirmamaḥ śhānto brahma-bhūyāya kalpate
buddhya vishuddhaya yukto dhrityatmanam niyamya cha
shabdadin vishayans tyaktva raga-dveshau vyudasya cha
vivikta-sevi laghv-ashi yata-vak-kaya-manasah
dhyana-yoga-paro nityam vairagyam samupashritah
ahankaram balam darpam kamam krodham parigraham
vimuchya nirmamah shanto brahma-bhuyaya kalpate
*BG 18.51-53*: One becomes fit to attain *Brahman* when he or she possesses
a purified intellect and firmly restrains the senses, abandoning sound and
other objects of the senses, casting aside attraction and aversion. Such a
person relishes solitude, eats lightly, controls body, mind, and speech, is
ever engaged in meditation, and practices dispassion. Free from egotism,
violence, arrogance, desire, possessiveness of property, and selfishness,
such a person, situated in tranquility, is fit for union with *Brahman* (i.e.,
realization of the Absolute Truth as *Brahman*).
*इदं* *ते* *नातपस्काय* *नाभक्ताय* *कदाचन* *|*
*न* *चाशुश्रूषवे* *वाच्यं* *न* *च* *मां* *योऽभ्यसूयति* *|| **67**||*
idam te natapaskyaya nabhaktaya kadachana
na chashushrushave vachyam na cha mam yo ‘bhyasutayi
*BG 18.67*: *This instruction should never be explained* to those who are
not austere or to those who are not devoted. It should also not be spoken
to those who are averse to listening (to spiritual topics), and especially
not to those who are envious of me.
Hence explanations are rendered in various vedic scriptures which shall
be learned as for as possible. There is no use of vidandavadham is veen
vadham. KR IRS 4521
On Mon, 3 May 2021 at 22:41, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty <
[email protected]> wrote:
> *CULTURAL QA 05-2021-03*
>
> *Being a compilation there may be errors*
>
> Q1 What will be the impact on my electricity bill if I put my AC
> on the whole night at 26 degrees, rather than keeping the AC on only for 2
> hours but at 16 degrees?
>
> A1 Prasanna Bhalerao Fri Technology geek, Amateur Photographer,
> History enthusiast
>
> A typical and slight misconception that people have about ACs is that *AC
> will bring down the room temperature to the value set on the AC*. This is
> true till something like 21° C (in India). Beyond that, the AC tries hard
> to cool down; the compressor keeps running; but the room temperature does
> not drop below that point. It can do so only if the room is very properly
> protected against heat exchange (like glass cabins). Room size and AC
> capacity also matters.
>
> So assuming a 1.5T AC, a room of 140~180 square feet, usual doors and
> windows, will never cool down to 16° C. However, the compressor will keep
> running for all the 2 hours. Each hour will typically consume 2.2 units -
> so 4.4 units.
>
> Now imagine the whole night of 8 hours. First of all, 26° C cooling will
> be too chilly in India. But let assume so. In my experience of ~4 hours
> of continuous running (1.5T Window AC, 154 sq. ft bedroom), the AC
> compressor runs for approximately half the time. Modern inverter bases ACs
> are more efficient. So assuming the same, the AC will run 3 hours at full
> load and 5 hours on fan. Fan mode consumes about 0.5 units per hour. *The
> total consumption is therefore (3 * 2.2) + (5 * 0.5) or total of 9.1 units.*
>
> I have no real basis for exact readings and consumption. But logically, an
> AC at balanced load for the full night will consume more electricity than
> AC at full load for 2 hours.
>
> *My note- I have checked meter reading before and after switching 1.5 ton
> AC in bed room about a week. It comes to above 10 units per day. Setting
> room temperature to 24 degree centigrade.*
>
>
>
> Q2 What do you do as a student to stand out or be unique?
>
> A2 Nehaa Sharm 10m ago Studied at Nagpur University
>
> As a student I always want to be good in studies however not to stand
> unique then but now I think yes I was unique by point as always stay quite
> opposite to my personality a did not talk to everyone one in class but just
> my friends.
>
> Specially after 10 I was so bossy in class everyone was afraid me someone
> say on my back that I was a egoistic. I only one who in class handle 100
> students together and also favourite of teacher now also to make friend
> anyone and do friendship easily my point of view regarding friendship is
> different I want a life time friend who always support me so that I have
> very less friends compare to other and also I was so deeply attached my
> love ones that sometimes it hurt…*I think it make me unique*
>
> Q3 What is the greatest invention that we take for granted?
>
> A3 3 Answers-
>
> Answer 1Tim Morten, lives in High Peak, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
> Answered 41m ago
>
> If you are from a developed country I would suggest *the effective sewage
> system.* It is something we use daily, is largely invisible and unnoticed
> (until it goes wrong!) and has saved countless people from death and
> disease.
>
> 2nd answer Hilmar Zonneveld, Translator (1985-present) Answered
> 41m ago
>
> One important invention is the *TCP/IP* protocol stack. Most people can
> probably not even tell you what it is… but it’s an essential part of the
> Internet!
>
> 3rd answer Ferroccio Viridiani, B.A. Science, University of Cambridge
> (1989) Answered 1h ago
>
> The handbag : carries all a lady’s most deadly weapons (nail file,
> scissors) and useful to bash that thief.
>
> Q4 Can we plan to settle in Ooty from other states?
> What are the pros and cons of it?
>
> A4 Bhuvana Rameshwar Updated 14h ago Former Teacher,
>
> We stayed in Ooty from. 1987. Most of our years there were spent in jobs
> so time flew away whether the weather was pleasant , sunny, cool, cold,
> misty, rainy or stormy . Because we were young and son was in school. *We
> stayed in big rented houses and cottages as rent was paid by my husband's
> company. So life was comfortable.*
>
> After 15 years we got our own apartment hoping to stay there for many more
> decades as soon my husband would start consultation after retiring from
> mushroom business. Meanwhile son went away to college in the plains.
>
> Only when we were retired we realized that stay in Ooty in old age is not
> easy as it was in youth and middle age . Joint pain in winter and rainy
> months is common in elders.
>
> The climate irritated us as it rained more than 8 months in a year. We
> needed room heaters throughout the day. Any depression in the Bay of Bengal
> or Arabian sea would bring heavy rain, misty, bone biting cold weather.
> *Visiting
> shops or wet rainy markets would be very difficult. So we discussed and
> relocated to Bangalore.*
>
> Children going to school, studying in the cold rainy months is most
> exhausting. So it is good for men and women with jobs. Summers and winters
> are good. Otherwise plan only the summer months.
>
> *Season time always saw a rush of tourists, long lines of traffic jams,
> rising prices, no parking spots, every* where no entry roads and dirty
> Ooty roads every year.
>
> Ooty also has water shortage in summers if your area doesn't have a good
> annual water supply. We have only two main roads with all shops in these
> two roads and a few movie theatres. So time pass may be difficult for some .
> Sightseeing gets boring after a few years. Usually our houses will become
> holiday resorts for relatives and friends and you will get tired of
> entertaining them every season and becoming tour guides and car drivers.
>
> Ooty is good only for tourists or for short vacation in the summer months
> of Mar, Apr, May and mid Sep to Oct. But be ready for high prices called
> as season rates for groceries vegetables, fruits, seafood, meat etc . So
> come, take a cottage for a month or two, take rest, enjoy the weather,
> beautiful scenery and go back. That is better. Stay only if you are a
> resident or have a job to keep you busy.
>
> Most senior Ooty residents have a house in the plains like in Metupalayam,
> Coimbatore or Mysore for stay in the cold rainy months. Even dry winter is
> bearable as it is sunny in the mornings . The ghats roads towards
> Coimbatore and Mysore also become dangerous during rainy months with
> constant unpredictable landslides.
>
> My note- I was in Kodaikkanal for 3 years during 1973-76. First year went
> well with sightseeing, seeing film shooting, boat riding etc. *I took my
> father during summer in Kerala to Kodaikkanal. He felt very comfortable*.
>
> *One year went by my preparing and writing class II Examination.*
>
> Cost of living was very high. Quarters were there. So rent was not felt.
> Admitting my son in Kodaikkanal private schools, I couldnot imagine
> because of the mountain fees. I took a transfer in next year to planes.
>
>
>
> Q5 Are all Hindu gods the same?
>
> A5 Anshuman Sharma 6m ago
>
> Hinduism has only one supreme god or you can say ultimate reality Para
> Brahman, deities are nothing but pluralistic manifestations of the same
> concept of the divine as per peoples believes.
>
> Understand Manifestations in simple concept as -god is inside every human
> Being. So if you want to achieve Para Brahma by worshiping or helping
> other human beings then so be it. Use any method you find suitable to
> understand Brahman.
>
> So God is only one, worship it in any form you want and there is only one
> ultimate aim to achieve Moksha:
>
> Atma (which is inside every human being ) combines/ achieves Brahman
> (Utimate reality) by doing good Karma leaving behind Maya (worldly
> influences).
>
> Q6 Where is lightning most likely to occur?
>
> A6 Ritwik Sunny, former Customer Support Executive at Ashok
> Leyland Answered 1h ago
>
> Central Africa is the area of the world where lightning strikes most
> frequently. Lightning forks and rejoins itself over Table Mountain and
> Lion's Head in Cape Town, South Africa. Central Africa is the area of the
> world where lightning strikes most frequently.
>
> Q7 What are some financial tips that everyone should know?
>
> A7 Srinath Nalluri Sun Most Viewed Writer in Behavioral, Social &
> Human Psychology
>
> When you get into a position to lend money to your relative or friend or
> some close well-wisher or person in financial difficulties,
>
> First check if you are okay with the money you are lending not coming back
> to you for some reason.
>
> Ask yourself if that would damage your happiness or peace or your overall
> financial stability.
>
> If the answer is no, then go for an agreement, like a promissory note.
>
> It is very important because the person who is good to you today might
> change tomorrow. Your relationship might get broken and he might not be
> willing to pay you back.
>
> Or when he passes away suddenly, his family might not be interested to pay
> you back and they might even tell you that they are not aware of your help.
>
> I often see in various interviews, where people tell that they were
> cheated by the people close to them or their families, and they could do
> thinking as they were no written agreements. Also, some say that, when they
> lent, they were rich and the receiver was poor and so they never bother to
> ask back; but now their conditions became worse, but the receiver who is
> doing well refuses to pay them back.
>
> A person I know who runs an NGO told me once that they help students from
> underprivileged background with their education. Later when they grow up,
> and get jobs in famous companies, *and when they are asked for donations
> for sponsoring children, they come up with fancy reasons and dodge the
> requests.*
>
> There is a lot of difference in the attitudes of people when they are
> hungry and when they are desiring to have a dessert after meal.
>
> So it doesn’t matter what others would think, when it comes to your money,
> try to be as careful as you can.
>
> Trust is something that can be broken very easily, especially in the
> presence of money.
>
>
>
> Q8 Story about a paati and district collector!
>
> A8 This happened in chinnanayakanpatti village near karur,Tamil
> Nadu.
>
> Paati(refers to grandmother) lives alone in a small house and she lost her
> husband. She is a daily wager, worked hard and *made sure both of her
> daughters are married to good families.*
>
> As a daily wager she wasn't able to go to work due to her old age. *She
> managed to have food by getting rice from ration shop.*
>
> District collector Mr.Anbazhagan came to know about patti and decided to
> meet her.
>
> *He went to her home with food and asked her to have the food. She said
> ,Even my children didn't care about me.Who are you to provide food to me?*
>
> *Collector responded, I'm your son. Tell others that your son is the
> collector of Karur and his name is Anbhazhagan.*
>
> This happened in April 2018.*Collector made sure patti receives pension
> through old age pension scheme.*
>
> Collector went to visit paati a year later with cotton sarees.
>
> Paati said,I'm happy to get you as my son.I don't need these sarees. After
> collector insisted her to take up the sarees, paati finally agreed.
>
> Collector said, Don't worry and be bold. I will come and meet you
> frequently and be with you till your life.
>
> Paati's name is Rakkammal.
>
> My note- There are smelling flowers
>
>
>
> Q9 I found out that mustard oil is banned in the U.S and Canada
> can you tell me why is it so?
>
> A9 Viola Yee April 28 Canada: I live here.
>
> If the oil has a high content of erucic acid, then it is banned in Canada.
>
> Through traditional plant breeding, Canadian researchers developed a
> mustard oil seed that has a very low level of the acid. The plant was
> formerly called Rape (from the Latin name for mustard: Brassica rapa),
> which obviously did not sound all that great. It was not called Mustard
> Oil here, but rapeseed oil.
>
> The new plant was called Canola and that is used widely in Canada. We grow
> a lot of it. Corn oil is still more popular in the US, and the corn oil
> lobby is constantly publishing articles about how corn oil is better. It
> isn’t.
>
> *So never fear, you can still get mustard oil in Canada. Just look for
> Canola oil instead. It’s cheap* and easy to find. They are even growing
> it locally in Newfoundland.
>
> *All the above QA are based on Quora digest on 03-05 - 2021. Quora answers
> need not be 100% correct answers *
>
> *Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 3 -5- 2021*
>
>
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