R: Question to the Group-Savarni

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In CHAPTER 1 OF the Chandi, Markandeya Rishi was sitting with his

disciples and one of the disciples asked the question,"How did

Savarnih become the manu of the 8th manvantara? That is the question

the Chandi proposes to answer.

WHAT IS A MANVANTARA?

There are 4 yugas.A manvantara is one hundred revolutions of

Sattwa, Dwapara, Treta, and Kali yuga. One revolution of the four

yugas is called a kalpa. One hundred kalpas is a manvantara. One

manvantara is a day of Brahma, one manvantara is a night of Brahma,

two manvantaras are equal to a day and a night of Brahma. There are

14 manvantaras in a period of time of Brahma and then they repeat.

WE ARE PRESENTLY IN THE 8TH MANVANTARA. Each manvantara is presided

over by a manu.MANU is the existence of mind, the prevailing

attitude of mind of that manvantara. PRESENTLY WE ARE IN THE PERIOD

OF TIME PRESIDED OVER BY SAVARNI.As Nitya already said, Savarni

means, "He who belongs to all colors, castes, tribes, and creeds, he

who belongs to everyone."

So the first Chapter of the Chandi begins with the story of King

Surat, the conveyor of excellence, good thoughts. Good thoughts had

dominion over the earth and a bad thought was never allowed to enter

the kingdom. Then one time his enemies , the destroyers of worship

attacked and although he had greater numbers in his forces, he was

defeated. He returned to his own kingdom but the destroyers of good

thoughts would not allow him to meditate there either so he fled

from his kingdom and took refuge in the ashram of the Intellect of

Love upon which he met a business man, named Samadhi. Both the

Business man and the King wondered, "HOW CAN WE MAKE OUR MINDS SIT

STILL SO WE CAN ENJOY THE PRESENT MOMENT?" So Intellect of Love, a

great rishi, began to narrate the story of the Chandi.

IN CHAPTER 13 the Divine mother gives a boon and Good Thoughts

asks for his kingdom back. He not only gets his earthly kingdom back

but he gets an imperishable kingdom. Good Thoughts also becomes the

vehicle through which pure intuitve vision (Samadhi) shares his

vision. Both of them work hand in hand.

Good Thoughts also gets the boon that he will become the 8th

incarnation of wisdom.(This is the 8th Manvantara). He will take

birth from the light of wisdom. The greatest wisdom is to belong to

everybody. Wisdom belongs to every color, tribe and caste. When we

unite with wisdom we belong to all. We have become Savarni.