Guest guest Posted February 15, 2001 Report Share Posted February 15, 2001 "Jaldhar H. Vyas" wrote: > On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, V.M.Sundaram wrote: > > > I have heard this story. But have not understood its esoteric > > meaning. There should be an inner meaning to saying that Brahmaaji, > > who is recognized as one of the Trinity, "told a lie." Can some > > member of the group explain the significance of this incident ? > > > > I was talking to my father and he reminded me of a detail I had ommitted. > As Brahmaji searches upwards, he sees a falling lotus. He thinks it must > have been placed atop the lingam so He is near the top. > > So it was incorrect of me to say He "lied" but He did jump to conclusions. > > Compare also the Vaishnava-oriented version of why He is not worshipped. > At the srshti, in order to create the worlds created Narada from the power > of his mind and asked him to perform creation. But from the beginning, > Naradaji was engrossed in Vishnubhakti and he refused to take part in the > creation of samsara which would estrange living creatures from the > experience of Bhagawan. Brahmaji cursed him to eternally wander the > worlds and Naradji in return cursed him to not be worshipped anymore. > > In both these accounts, it seems Brahmajis sin is short-sightedness. He > assumes the infinite is finite and the phenomenal world is all there is > and that makes Him unsuitable to be the object of our devotions. Initially Brahmaa , vishhNu, and shiva - are the Trinity, with equal status. Somewhere along the line, Brahmaa becomes less equal than the other two ! Brahmaa the creator, gets listed among the created beings. ref. such expressions as brahmaadi stamba paryantam (from brahmaa down to a blade of grass) ; aa-brahma-kiiTa-jananii ( mother of all beings from brahmaa down to a worm) ; brahmAdyAH sthAvarAntAshcha pashavaH parikIrtitAH [all creatures from brahmaa to the non-moving plant life are called pashuu-s]; etc. Is this some kind of "glass ceiling" ? V.M.Sundaram > > > > I beleive that he is worshipped in Thailand, and > > some > > other countries > > of south- east asia. > > > > I've heard that the word Burma comes from Brahma. > > -- > Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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