एतद्योनीनि भूतानि सर्वाणीत्युपधारय |
अहं कृत्स्नस्य जगत: प्रभव: प्रलयस्तथा || 6||
etad-yonīni bhūtāni sarvāṇītyupadhāraya
ahaṁ kṛitsnasya jagataḥ prabhavaḥ pralayas tathā
etat yonīni—these two (energies) are the source of; bhūtāni—living beings; sarvāṇi—all; iti—that; upadhāraya—know; aham—I; kṛitsnasya—entire; jagataḥ—creation; prabhavaḥ—the source; pralayaḥ—dissolution; tathā—and
Translation:
Know this (Prakriti) to be the womb of all beings; I am the source of the outcoming of the whole universe, and like-wise the source of its dissolution.
Commentary:
Prakriti in its two aspects, para and apara, is the womb of all beings. Purusha is the Master and cause of all creation, sustenance, and destruction of the entire universe. Prakriti is the instrument with which he creates, maintains, and destroys the whole universe. Therefore tracing back to the root cause of all things, we find that the whole manifested universe and the unmanifested will be found to come out of Brahman and got dissolved in Brahman. The Omnipotent, Omniscient Brahman is the material and efficient cause of the universe. According to the Advaitic concept, the Supreme Self is just the witness of all creation and destruction and is not affected by them.
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Sri Ramakrishna Says —
“Weeping, I prayed to the Mother: ‘O Mother, reveal to me what is contained in the Vedas and the Vedanta. Reveal to me what is in the Purana and the Tantra.’ One by one She has revealed all these to me.
“Yes, She has taught me everything. Oh, how many things She has shown me! One day She showed me Siva and Sakti everywhere. Everywhere I saw the communion of Siva and Sakti. Siva and Sakti existing in all living things — men, animals, trees, plants. I saw Them in the communion of all male and female elements. (Source: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna)
Vision of Brahmayoni
At one time when Swami Vivekananda would sit for meditation, a large, luminous, multicoloured triangle would spontaneously appear before him. This triangle appeared to be living. One day he went to Dakshineswar and told the Master about it. The latter said: “Very good! You have seen the Brahmayoni [the source of creation]. During my sadhana under the bel tree, I also saw this. It was bringing forth innumerable worlds at every moment.” (Source: Sri Ramakrishna and His Divine Play)
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It was during the practice of Tantra under the guidance of the Brahmani that Sri Ramakrishna’s Kundalini was awakened. He himself described it in his unique way, ‘Something rises with a tingling sensation from the feet to the head. So long as it does not reach the brain I remain conscious, but tho moment it does so, I am dead to the outside world.. .The very distinction between “I” and “Thou” vanishes.
‘When the mind reaches this point between the eyebrows one catches a vision of the Paramatman and falls into Samadhi. Only a thin transparent veil intervenes between the Jiva and the Paramatman.’
Piercing through the veil, Sri Ramakrishna reached the Mother in Her transcendental Brahman aspect, and later on came down and saw the same Mother manifest everywhere.
During this Tantrika sadhana Sri Ramakrishna once saw the ultimate cause of the Universe as a large luminous triangle which was giving birth every moment to an infinite number of universes.
He had another symbolic vision. He saw one day an exquisitely beautiful woman woman rising from the waters, approaching with solemn steps the grounds of the temple. Then he saw that she was with child. She brought forth the baby and nursed it with the utmost tenderness. A moment later, however, she assumed a terrible aspect, put the child into her grim jaws, crushed and swallowed it, and then vanished into the river. This is symbolical of Kali-the Saguna Brahman-who projects the Universe, maintains it, dissolves it and finally withdraws the whole thing into Herself. (Source: Vedanta Kesari Feb 1953)
Related Articles:
- Whatever is born— whether animate or inanimate— know, Ο Bhārata prince, that it is through union of the Field and the Knower of the Field. (BG 13.27)
- And that which is the seed of all beings— that am I, Ο Arjuna. There is no being, whether moving or unmoving, that can exist without Me. (BG 10.39)
- When the seer beholds the self-luminous Creator, the Lord, the Purusha, the progenitor of Brahma, then he, the wise seer, shakes off good and evil, becomes stainless and reaches the supreme unity. (Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.3)
Question: What is the source of all beings?
Answer: Prakriti.
Question: Who is the ultimate cause of the entire universe?
Answer: The Supreme Lord, Purusha, is the cause of the creation and destruction of the entire universe.
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 7 🔻 (30 Verses)
