barahmaa bisan mahays upaa-ay maa-i-aa moh vaDhaa-idaa. She created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva

[Guest guest]

" The Devi, as Para-brahman, is beyond all form and guna. The forms

of the Mother of the Universe are threefold. There is first the

Supreme (para) form, of which, as the Vishnu-yamala says, " none

know. " There is next her subtle (sukshma) form, which consists of

mantra. But as the mind cannot easily settle itself upon that which

is formless, She appears as the subject of contemplation in Her

third, or gross (sthula), or physical form, with hands and feet and

the like as celebrated in the Devi-stotra of the Puranas and

Tantras. Devi, who as Prakriti is the source of Brahma, Vishnu, and

Mahesh-vara, has both male and female forms. "

 

Shiva and Shakti

www.globusz.com/ebooks/Mahanirvana/shiva.html

 

 

Guru Granth Sahib, page 1035-6

Maaroo, First Mehl:

 

arbad narbad DhunDhookaaraa.

For endless eons, there was only utter darkness.

 

Dharan na gagnaa hukam apaaraa.

There was no earth or sky; there was only the infinite Command of His

Hukam.

 

naa din rain na chand na sooraj sunn samaaDh lagaa-idaa. ||1||

There was no day or night, no moon or sun; God sat in primal,

profound Samaadhi. ||1||

 

khaanee na banee pa-un na paanee.

There were no sources of creation or powers of speech, no air or

water.

 

opat khapat na aavan jaanee.

There was no creation or destruction, no coming or going.

 

khand pataal sapat nahee saagar nadee na neer vahaa-idaa. ||2||

There were no continents, nether regions, seven seas, rivers or

flowing water. ||2||

 

naa tad surag machh pa-i-aalaa.

There were no heavenly realms, earth or nether regions of the

underworld.

 

dojak bhisat nahee khai kaalaa.

There was no heaven or hell, no death or time.

 

narak surag nahee jaman marnaa naa ko aa-ay na jaa-idaa. ||3||

There was no hell or heaven, no birth or death, no coming or going in

reincarnation. ||3||

 

barahmaa bisan mahays na ko-ee.

There was no Brahma, Vishnu or Shiva.

 

avar na deesai ayko so-ee.

No one was seen, except the One Lord.

 

naar purakh nahee jaat na janmaa naa ko dukh sukh paa-idaa. ||4||

There was no female or male, no social class or caste of birth; no

one experienced pain or pleasure. ||4||

 

naa tad jatee satee banvaasee.

There were no people of celibacy or charity; no one lived in the

forests.

 

naa tad siDh saaDhik sukhvaasee.

There were no Siddhas or seekers, no one living in peace.

 

There were no Yogis, no wandering pilgrims, no religious robes; no

one called himself the master. ||5||

 

jap tap sanjam naa barat poojaa.

There was no chanting or meditation, no self-discipline, fasting or

worship.

 

naa ko aakh vakhaanai doojaa.

No one spoke or talked in duality.

 

aapay aap upaa-ay vigsai aapay keemat paa-idaa. ||6||

He created Himself, and rejoiced; He evaluates Himself. ||6||

 

naa such sanjam tulsee maalaa.

There was no purification, no self-restraint, no malas of basil

seeds.

 

gopee kaan na ga-oo go-aalaa.

There were no Gopis, no Krishna, no cows or cowherds.

 

tant mant pakhand na ko-ee naa ko vans vajaa-idaa. ||7||

There were no tantras, no mantras and no hypocrisy; no one played the

flute. ||7||

 

karam Dharam nahee maa-i-aa maakhee.

There was no karma, no Dharma, no buzzing fly of Maya.

 

jaat janam nahee deesai aakhee.

Social class and birth were not seen with any eyes.

 

mamtaa jaal kaal nahee maathai naa ko kisai Dhi-aa-idaa. ||8||

There was no noose of attachment, no death inscribed upon the

forehead; no one meditated on anything. ||8||

 

nind bind nahee jee-o na jindo.

There was no slander, no seed, no soul and no life.

 

naa tad gorakh naa maachhindo.

There was no Gorakh and no Maachhindra.

 

naa tad gi-aan Dhi-aan kul opat naa ko ganat ganaa-idaa. ||9||

There was no spiritual wisdom or meditation, no ancestry or creation,

no reckoning of accounts. ||9||

 

varan bhaykh nahee barahman khatree.

There were no castes or social classes, no religious robes, no

Brahmin or Kh'shaatriya.

 

day-o na dayhuraa ga-oo gaa-itaree.

There were no demi-gods or temples, no cows or Gaayatri prayer.

 

hom jag nahee tirath naavan naa ko poojaa laa-idaa. ||10||

There were no burnt offerings, no ceremonial feasts, no cleansing

rituals at sacred shrines of pilgrimage; no one worshipped in

adoration. ||10||

 

naa ko mulaa naa ko kaajee.

There was no Mullah, there was no Qazi.

 

naa ko saykh masaa-ik haajee.

There was no Shaykh, or pilgrims to Mecca.

 

ra-ee-at raa-o na ha-umai dunee-aa naa ko kahan kahaa-idaa. ||11||

There was no king or subjects, and no worldly egotism; no one spoke

of himself. ||11||

 

bhaa-o na bhagtee naa siv saktee.

There was no love or devotion, no Shiva or Shakti - no energy or

matter.

 

saajan meet bind nahee raktee.

There were no friends or companions, no semen or blood.

 

aapay saahu aapay vanjaaraa saachay ayho bhaa-idaa. ||12||

He Himself is the banker, and He Himself is the merchant. Such is the

Pleasure of the Will of the True Lord. ||12||

 

bayd katayb na simrit saasat.

There were no Vedas, Korans or Bibles, no Simritees or Shaastras.

 

paath puraan udai nahee aasat.

There was no recitation of the Puraanas, no sunrise or sunset.

 

kahtaa baktaa aap agochar aapay alakh lakhaa-idaa. ||13||

The Unfathomable Lord Himself was the speaker and the preacher; the

unseen Lord Himself saw everything. ||13||

 

jaa tis bhaanaa taa jagat upaa-i-aa.

When He (Waheguru/God Almighty) so willed, She (Aykaa Mayee/His

Shakti) created the world.

 

baajh kalaa aadaan rahaa-i-aa.

Without any supporting power, She sustained the universe.

 

barahmaa bisan mahays upaa-ay maa-i-aa moh vaDhaa-idaa. ||14||

She created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva; She fostered enticement and

attachment to Maya. ||14||

 

virlay ka-o gur sabad sunaa-i-aa.

How rare is that person who listens to the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

 

kar kar daykhai hukam sabaa-i-aa.

She created the creation, and watches over it; the Hukam of His

Command is over all.

 

khand barahmand paataal arambhay guptahu pargatee aa-idaa. ||15||

She formed the planets, solar systems and nether regions, and brought

what was hidden to manifestation. ||15||

 

taa kaa ant na jaanai ko-ee.

No one knows His limits.

 

pooray gur tay sojhee ho-ee.

This understanding comes from the Perfect Guru.

 

naanak saach ratay bismaadee bisam bha-ay gun gaa-idaa. ||16||3||15||

O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Truth are wonderstruck; singing

His Glorious Praises, they are filled with wonder. ||16||3||15||

 

Guru Nanak Ji

Page 1035 and 1036, Sri Guru Grath Sahib

 

 

 

Gurmukh naadang, gumukh vaydang, gurmukh rahe-aa samaa-ee. (stanza 4)

Through the Enlightener's Word is attained the Mystic Sound; Through

the Enlightener's Word, the Divine Knowledge; And through the

Enlightener's Word is realized the All-Pervasiveness of God.

 

Gur eesar, gur gorakh barmaa, gur paarbatee maa-ee.

The Enlightener Herself is Shiv, Vishnoo, Barmaa; The Enlightener

Herself is Paarvati, the Mother-Goddess....

 

Su-ast aath, baanee barmaa-o. Sat suhaan sadaa man chaa-o. (stanza

20)

Obeisance to Her, who is Herself Mahamaya, the Primal Word and

Barmaa. She is Truth, Consciousness, and Bliss....

 

Aakhaih barmay, aakhaih ind. Aakhaih, gopee tai govind. (stanza 25)

The Barmaa and Indr utter Her Greatness, So also the Gopees and

Krishna.

 

Aakhaih eesar, aakhaih sidh. Aaakhaih, kaytay keetay budh.

Shiv and Sidh speak of Her Glories, so also many gnostics created by

Her....

 

Aadays, tisai aadays. Aad aneel anaad anaahat, jug jug ayko vays.

(stanza 29)

Obeisance, obeisance to Her, the Primal, the Immaculate, without

beginning, without end, Immutable through all ages.

 

Aykaa Maye, jugat viaaee, tin chalay parvaan.

The Mother was conceived alone in some mysterious way and She

procreated three deities.

 

Ik sansaaree, ik bhandaaree, ik laa-ay deeban.

One was Creator, one Sustainer, and one Destroyer of the world.

 

Jiv tis bhaavai, tivai chalaavai, jiv havai phurmaan.

The world moves as She ordains and as She pleases.

 

Oh vaykahi, onaa nadar na aavai, buhutaa ayho vidaan.

She sees all, but no one sees Her: this is a great wonder. (stanza

31)

 

Japji Sahib,

Sri Guru Granth Sahib

 

 

 

" The power or active aspect of the immanent God is Sakti. Sakti is

the embodiment of power. She is the supporter of the vast universe.

She is the supreme power by which the world is upheld. She is the

Universal Mother. She is Durga, Kali, Chandi, Chamundi,

Tripurasundari, Rajesvari. There is no difference between God and His

Sakti, just as there is no difference between fire and its burning

power.

 

He who worships Sakti, that is, God in Mother form, as the supreme

power which creates, sustains and withdraws the universe, is a Sakta.

All women are forms of the Divine Mother.

 

Siva is the unchanging consciousness. Sakti is His changing power

which appears as mind and matter. Saktivada or Saktadarsana is a form

of monism or Advaitavada.

 

A Sakta does Sadhana which helps the union of Siva and Sakti, through

the awakening of the forces within the body. He becomes a Siddha in

the Sadhana, when he is able to awaken Kundalini and pierce the six

Chakras. This is to be done in a perfect practical way under the

guidance of a Guru who has become perfect. The Sakti must be awakened

by Dhyana, by Bhava, by Japa, by Mantra-Sakti. The Mother, the

embodiment of the fifty letters, is present in the various letters in

the different Chakras. When the chords of a musical instrument are

struck harmoniously, fine music is produced. Even so, when the chords

of the letters are struck in their order, the Mother who moves in the

six Chakras and who is the very self of the letters, awakens Herself.

The Sadhaka attains Siddhi easily when She is roused. It is difficult

to say when and how She shows Herself and to what Sadhaka. Sadhana

means unfolding, rousing up or awakening of power or Sakti. Mode of

Sadhana depends upon the tendencies and capacities of the Sadhaka.

 

Sakti may be termed as that by which we live and have our being in

this universe. In this world all the wants of the child are provided

by the mother. The child's growth, development and sustenance are

looked after by the mother. Even so, all the necessaries of life and

its activities in this world and the energy needed for it, depend

upon Sakti or the Universal Mother.

 

No one can free himself from the thraldom of mind and matter without

Mother's grace. The fetters of Maya are too hard to break. If you

worship Her as the great Mother, you can very easily go beyond

Prakriti through Her benign grace and blessings. She will remove all

obstacles in the path and lead you safely into the illimitable domain

of eternal bliss and make you free. When She is pleased and bestows

Her blessings on you, then alone you can free yourself from the

bondage of this formidable Samsara.

 

The first syllable which a child or a quadruped utters is the name of

the beloved mother. Is there any child which does not owe its all to

the affection and love of its mother? It is the mother who protects

you, consoles you, cheers you and nurses you. She is your friend,

philosopher, protector and guide throughout your life. Human mother

is a manifestation of the Universal Mother. "

 

Sri Swami Sivananda, Divine Life Society

 

 

" The Self is the Spirit. This Spirit resides in the heart of every

human being and is in a witness-like state. The Spirit is the

projection of God Almighty, while the Kundalini is the projection of

the power of God, of His desire which is the Primordial Mother, or

you can call it Adi Shakti, Holy Ghost or Athena.

 

So the Kundalini is the projection of the Holy Ghost, while the

Spirit is the projection of God Almighty. The All-pervading Power of

Love is the power of the Primordial Mother, which creates and

evolves, and does all the living work. "

 

Shri Prajnana Ghana-rupini Devi

 

(Prajnana Ghana-rupini (574th): Solidified form of supreme wisdom.

The state of consciousness where nothing else is experienced except

Self.)