Eternal associates of Lord Siva

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> Dear Sri Visnupada,

> please accept my most humble obeisances.

>

> Yesterday I heard your lecture tape where you said that when a pure

> devotee of Lord Siva attains perfection he will go to Kailasa and

> there he may associate with Lord Sadasiva ETERNALLY. Does it mean

> that somebody's constitutional position is to be an eternal

> associate of Lord Sadasiva? Or this position is still within the

> jurisdiction of maha-maya?

>

> Your servant, Mundita-mastaka das

 

The associates of Lord Siva develop this relationship with him while

in the material world and then remain in that position from then on.

This position is not in maha-maya, but is also not in the Vaikuntha

abode of Lord Visnu. Some living entities can indeed develop such a

relationship with Lord Siva (in his eternal form as Sada-Siva) and

remain there eternally, unless they also want to develop further in

their loving service to Lord Visnu when they would elevate to Lord

Visnu's abode.

 

The quote below, from Srila Prabhupada's purport to SB 1.3.28 confirms

that one can become an eternal associate of God in Mahesa-dhama. That

this position is not in maha-maya is also confirmed. One of the quotes

below says that one can be elevated from Sada-siva-loka to

Vaikuntha-loka, but this does not contradict the possibility to remain

as an associate of Lord Siva in his abode eternally.

 

Quotes:

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A living being can become godly by developing the

seventy-eight-percent transcendental attributes in fullness, but he

can never become a God like Siva, Visnu or Krsna. He can become a

Brahma in due course. The godly living beings who are all residents of

the planets in the spiritual sky are eternal associates of God in

different spiritual planets called Hari-dhama and Mahesa-dhama. (SB

1.3.28 purp)

 

Next above Devi-dhama is located Siva-dhama one portion of which,

called Mahakala-dhama, is enveloped in darkness; interpenetrating this

portion of Siva-dhama there shines the Sadasivaloka, full of great

light. (Bs 5.43 purp)

 

There is also a planet called Sivaloka, or Sadasivaloka, which is

situated in a marginal position between the spiritual and material

worlds. If, after being situated in Brahmaloka, one becomes more

qualified, he is promoted to Sadasivaloka. Similarly, when one becomes

even more qualified, he can attain the Vaikunthalokas. (SB 4.24.29

purp)

 

In the Vayu Purana there is a description of Sadasiva in one of the

Vaikuntha planets. That Sadasiva is a direct expansion of Lord Krsna’s

form for pastimes. It is said that Sadasiva (Lord Sambhu) is an

expansion from the Sadasiva in the Vaikuntha planets (Lord Visnu) and

that his consort, Mahamaya, is an expansion of Ramadevi, or Laksmi.

(Adi 6.79 purp)