The Divine Origin Parabrahma, Sadashiva and Adi Shakti Explained
Before a Cosmic Creation cycle (the Creation) starts, the ultimate reality is undifferentiated as Parabrahma; it is infinity, abstract, without manifestation. The Creation starts when this reality separates into two; Shri Sadâshiva, the Primordial Father and Shri Adi Shakti, the Primordial Mother. “HE” is the Eternal Witness; “SHE” is His power, the Holy Ghost.
Through energy of Aum, the Primordial Word, SHE then creates the whole universe. Aum is the expression of the three seed energies which structure the
cosmos: ‘A’ – the seed energy of desire, Shri Mahâkâli; ‘U’ – the seed energy of action, Shri Mahâsaraswati; and ‘M’ – the seed energy of evolution, Shri Mahâlakshmi.
Aum also stands for the principle of Divine innocence and purity which permeates the cosmos and is personified at a later stage by the elephant God, Shri Ganesha.
Three Deities: Brahmadeva, Vishnu and Shiva Explained
Then, before our own material universe, the world of the deities is created; the three main deities are Shri Brahmadeva, Shri Vishnu and Shri Shiva. Of these
three, Shri Shiva never incarnates, He is the manifestation of pure spiritual existence.
His wife (shakti or power) is Shri Pârvati. Shri Vishnu is the guide of evolution and the one who incarnates to trigger the next step in evolution. His wife is Shri Lakshmi, giver of prosperity. Shri Brahmadeva, the creator, incarnates very rarely.
One example however, is Shri Hazrat Ali, the son-in-law of Mohammad Sâhab and husband of Fâtimâji. The wife of Shri Brahmadeva is Shri Saraswati, Goddess of beauty, arts and music.
An incarnation can come in complete form (Avatâr) or as a limited manifestation (Anshavatâr). The most famous and most recent avatârs of Shri Vishnu are Shri Rama and Shri Krishna. The incarnations are of four types the Father, the Primordial Master, the Son, The Mother
The Father Aspect
Shri Vishnu incarnated as Shri Râma some 8,000 years ago in India. Shri Rama was the son of a King and educated as the heir to the throne. He was the “philosopher
King” described by Plato, a warrior of unmatchable courage, skill and decorum. His life was a platform on which He demonstrated how to lead a very righteous (Dhârmic) life. Shri Râma provides us with a model for a perfect pattern of human relationships;
He was perfect as a son, husband, brother, father, and king. He is the Deity of the heart chakra and on this subtle level He establishes the potential within man to manifest the qualities needed as a father, son and husband.
Shri Vishnu incarnated as Shri Krishna some 6,000 years ago, also in India. He expresses the all pervading greatness of God the Almighty (Virâta). One most remarkable aspect of Shri Krishna is that He is Yogeshwara, the Lord of Yoga, absolutely detached from worldly involvements while performing all worldly functions very successfully indeed.
He introduced to the human consciousness the notion of “leela”, the play, the detached action where man acts as a detached instrument of the Unconscious, freed from the interferences of the ego’s own desires. The witnessing power of Shri Krishna is established within the Vishuddhi Chakra. It can be awakened in man by the power of the Kundalini.
The Primordial Master Aspect
The innocence of Shri Brahmâ, Shri Vishnu and Shri Shiva integrates to manifest yet another aspect of the one reality: The Primordial Master, (Adi Guru). He is the one who incarnates very often to assist Shri Vishnu in His evolutionary task.
There have been ten major manifestations of the Primordial Master aspect: Abraham, Moses, Confucius, Zarathustra, Lao Tzu, Socrates, Râjâ Janaka, Mohammed, Guru Nânak, Sâi Bâbâ of Shirdi (second half of 19th century).
The Primordial Master aspect relates to the area of the subtle body known as the Void (or Ocean of Illusion). His incarnations have given man the principles for maintaining a balance in his daily life and avoid extremes. When the energy of the Kundalini enlightens the void area man becomes his own master (his own guru).
The Son Aspect
Shri Ganesha incarnated as Lord Jesus Christ some 2,000 years ago in Israel. His shakti is the Virgin Mary. Lord Jesus established within the Agnyâ chakra the potential for man to forgive and be forgiven, to clear himself from the effects of his sins and karmas.
The Divine child, Lord Jesus was the word Aum made flesh. In the Indian tradition Christ is known as Shri Mahâvishnu. The Divine child also came on this earth in his warrior aspect as Shri Kârttikeya.
The Mother Aspect
The Adi Shakti is the Great Mother, The Holy Ghost. She also incarnates, either in Her own right (as Shri Durgâ, 10,000 years ago) or in one of Her many aspects. She is the one who controls the whole cosmic show.
She has incarnated, for instance, in her Mother aspect as the Mother of Christ (Mary); in her wife aspect as Shri Sitâ, in the case of Shri Râma; and Shri Râdhâ the wife of Shri Krishna. She was the sister (Nânaki) of the Primordial Master, Guru Nânak; and the daughter Fâtimaji of the Primordial Master, Mohammâd Sahab.
Today
Her most complete incarnation is living on the earth to start the Golden Age: in this incarnation Her name is Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi. Shri Mataji, as the Shakti or Power of all the Deities, integrates all their qualities within the love of the Mother. It is the power of the Mother that awakens all the aspects of the Deities in man. She has the power to comfort, counsel and redeem.
All the Deities are aspects of the one God. The incarnations are those aspects at work in universal history. They all control some specific element of the inner mechanism; a chakra or nâdi. They are eternally living and acting to support the great work of Sahaja Yoga. By mastering the art of mantras, and, above all, by awakening the devotion of the heart, the Sahaja Yogi can enter into contact with all these aspects of God to be helped and protected. Finally, the Divine qualities will blossom and manifest through his chakras.
.The Deities are ruling over a very complex pantheon of beings other than human beings: On the side of goodness are the Devas which control the forces of nature; Indra: rain, Vâyu: wind, Agni: fire, Adi Bhoomi: the earth, Varuna; the ocean. (and many others). In fully establishing one’s relationship with these Devas one can ultimately control the elements. There are also Celestial beings, such as the Archangels: Gabriel: Hanumâna, Michael: Bhairava
On the side of evil various categories of Satanic beings exist also. These forces are at work to deprive man from achieving his spiritual becoming: Shri Mataji named the Satanic forces which are now in human form when She visited America in 1972 and warned of the damage they can do to the spiritual body of men. They have all been destroyed by Shri Mataji in previous incarnations and will be destroyed again. In the meantime it is up to us to take advantage of Her advent
and become Spiritual Beings through Self-Realisation.
Reference :- Originally printed in Nirmala Yoga magazine, Dec 1984
