Meaning of PRETA

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Dear members,

 

Generally “Preta†means a lifeless being or corpse. The vyutpatti is

“Pra (Karshana) Itah (Gatah) Yasmath Jivah – sah - taadrushah – Dehah ie.,

the Deha from which the Jiva is completely freed or liberated. That Deha or

Body is called Preta.

 

Now, the Pancha-Brahmas ie., Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Ishwara and Sadasiva are

called Pancha – Pretas (5 Corpses) without Sakti.

 

But instead of visualizing the Pancha Brahmas from the angle of Corpses, one

should visualize them as “one who perform their actions and duties alongwith

their respective Saktis and are unusually unitedâ€.

 

Because when “sakti†is not with them, their very existence as “Pancha

Brahmas†cannot be imagined and it is Abhava. During this state, their

“Individual Existence†in the form of 5 murtis does not arise so there is no

concept of “Corpse†which is a negative terminology. One should not imagine

these 5 forms as “Sakti – Abhavaâ€. One should consider these 5 murtis as

unusually united and in communion with Sakti in performing their respective

actions. So, the samanvaya and the vyutpatti is :

 

“PRA (KARSHENA) ITAH – SHAKTYA – YUKTAH ITI PRETA†VIZ., ONE WHO IS

UNUSUALLY UNITED AND IS IN COMMUNION WITH SAKTI†IS PRETA.

 

So, these 5 forms in the form of Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Iswara and Sadasiva

are in communion with their respective powers and consorts and performing their

functions of Srishti, Sthiti, Laya, Tirodhana and Anugraha. Shakti is unusually

united with them and hence they are Pancha-Pretas.

 

 

With regards,

Sriram

 

 

 

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