Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is one of the three major gods who constitute the trinity (trimurti) with Brahma and Shiva. When, in Hindu mythology, the devas come to Brahma to solve a problem, the latter answers them; "I am only the creator and can not intervene, we must see Vishnu, the preservative".
The term Vishnu is extracted from a Sanskrit root which gives the idea of the absolute spirit "immanent", the one that interpenetrates all that is manifested and which is the force that maintains, feeds and produces. It is not a question of energy, as electricity might be, but rather of a consciousness fueling and changing the three domains of the body, the soul and the spirit of everything. It is the period in time between pure creation (Brahma) and destruction or transformation (Shiva).
In Vedic times, His role was considered as assistant to Indra, even to his brother (Indranuvas).
His vehicle is Garuda, the Man-bird.
Vishnu in his role of preserving, ensures that the creation lives according to the cosmic balance but when an imbalance threatens, He incarnates himself as Avatar, with the human and divine means necessary to succeed his mission. These actions are different because they are adapted to the world and to help it fully. His job will be to bring back the balance with men or despite them because the divine plan will always be a priority. This divine work will visibly and invisibly transform the creative energy of the world to bring it back to its right balance. If we observe the ten major incarnations of Vishnu, we will be struck by this evolution to which, unconsciously, modern science adheres.
The term Vishnu is extracted from a Sanskrit root which gives the idea of the absolute spirit "immanent", the one that interpenetrates all that is manifested and which is the force that maintains, feeds and produces. It is not a question of energy, as electricity might be, but rather of a consciousness fueling and changing the three domains of the body, the soul and the spirit of everything. It is the period in time between pure creation (Brahma) and destruction or transformation (Shiva).
In Vedic times, His role was considered as assistant to Indra, even to his brother (Indranuvas).
His vehicle is Garuda, the Man-bird.
Vishnu in his role of preserving, ensures that the creation lives according to the cosmic balance but when an imbalance threatens, He incarnates himself as Avatar, with the human and divine means necessary to succeed his mission. These actions are different because they are adapted to the world and to help it fully. His job will be to bring back the balance with men or despite them because the divine plan will always be a priority. This divine work will visibly and invisibly transform the creative energy of the world to bring it back to its right balance. If we observe the ten major incarnations of Vishnu, we will be struck by this evolution to which, unconsciously, modern science adheres.
THE TEN MAJOR VISHNU INCARNATIONS
List of services
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MatyaList Item 1Matya is a fish whose arrival was at first age, the sea is dominant and he saves the first king, Manu, and the 7 rishis, son of Bhrama.
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SetupList Item 2Kurma is a reptile of water (tortoise) and again, the contact is the water but heavenly because his intervention allows to obtain the immortality for the devas only, to the detriment of the demons who nevertheless participated in the quest.
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VaharaList Item 3Varaha is a wild boar, a mammal that must intervene in the heavenly water but it is a terrestrial animal and moreover its intervention brings the earth out of the depths of the cosmic ocean to live its life.
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NarasimhaList Item 4Narasimha is half man-half animal, he makes the connection between the two worlds. He is the best of the human world (man) and the animal world (lion).
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With Narasimha, incarnations related to the animal world come to an end. It will be noted that this evolution of incarnations (from animal to human) is very Darwinist in its progression (fish, reptile, mammal, human). However, it was formulated several thousand years before Darwin.
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VamanaVamana is a dwarf. This incarnation also links two extremes; a person of small size but who will grow up to walk on the three worlds (hell, earth, paradise), that is to say that the spirit dominates matter. It will also be noted that in his mission he announces the existence of other worlds.
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ParashuramaParashurama is a human of the Brahmanic caste but not as the present system of castes. At that time, a priest could be peasant, king and warrior because of his tendency because classification was not done by birth. On the other hand, the war which he led separated into two distinct castes the religious and the warriors. There is no use of any divine power. He is called Rama with the ax and destroyed 21 generations of ksatriyas, until almost provoking the extinction of this caste. When he died, the widows asked the Brahmans to replace their deceased husbands to ensure descent and restore the caste.
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RamaRama revived the Dharma by his discipline of life and fighting against Ravana, the demon king. His life was, despite the trials of exile, the most perfect and the epitome of devotion to the extreme. It will be noted, on the other hand, that he was victorious, being helped by monkeys, notably Hanuman, the son of gods, who possessed many powers (leaps and prodigious strength, diminution and increase in size). If Rama was the perfect human husband in his life, Hanuman was the perfect disciple in devotion. The divine powers expressed themselves through a monkey.
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KrishnaKrishna Of royal birth but raised by a woman of lower caste (Caste sudra). Remember that this caste united the original inhabitants of the country but defeated, while that of the ksatryas represented the Indo-European invaders victors. The divine powers of the Avatar were expressed throughout his life and the famous song, the Bhagavad Gita is a hymn where expresses the deity of Krishna and his vision of the existence and goals of the Human . The knowledge of the ksatryas in the profession of arms allowed them to obtain, through mantras, weapons of massive devastation, which was a threat to the universe and the gods.
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When the Brahmans, their power was unparalleled but the religious were contaminated by power, war and pride. One discovers while reading the Mahabaratha, that all the Indian pantheon intervened by incarnating in both camps. Krishna helped the Pandavas, incarnations of the gods to fight the kauravas, demonic incarnations and destroyed all enemy generations. However, the Allied generation had only one surviving successor, miraculously saved. According to Krishna, the battle was total and did not spare Krishna's allies, even forcing them to disobey the dictates of the Dharma. From this moment, one enters the Kali yuga and all the divine gifts that the castes possessed are weakened or have simply disappeared.
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BuddhaBuddha: The belief of that time immobilized the man in definite and fixed roles without hope of progress and subject to the good will of the gods and their caprices. This incarnation is born as king's son and safe from all need. His father wants, despite the predictions of the wise who see in him the savior of humanity, to preserve him from all the attacks of the world and that he succeeds to him Despite all his efforts, his son will see the four vicissitudes of life that are sickness, suffering, old age and death. Buddha will decide to seek in him the means to transform this terrible fatality and manage to get rid of the traps of human illusions and temptations. Buddhism teaches a certain independence from symbolism and deities, emphasizing the transformation of the individual through his personal pursuit and not seeking the favor of deities through rituals, beliefs or penances. It does not deny traditional teachings and divinities but projects the individual into the foreground by teaching him that the answers to the essential questions are in everyone.
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KalkiKalki: According to the scriptures, this Avatar is incarnated at the end of the Kali Yuga or Iron Age, thus saving humanity from the destruction it is likely to engender. Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba explained that this Avatara will unfold in three stages because "the world is so corrupt that to destroy the wicked would be to remove all life on earth". The first incarnation is Shirdi Sai Baba who was born in northern India and began his work of transforming humans. It could not be said whether he was Hindu or Muslim because he taught the same values found in both religions.
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The second incarnation is Sai Baba. He was born in Puttaparthi, in the south of India, and by his divine gifts, transformed this region and the hearts of millions of people who came from all over the world to see him. His message is addressed to all, regardless of race, caste or religion. All important festivals of all religions are celebrated in his ashram. His teaching is based on the human values of Truth, Righteous Conduct, Peace, Love and Nonviolence.
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The third incarnation will complete the work of the two previous incarnations. It remains a mystery about his physical birth and his spiritual work because many authors have recounted bridles of conversations with Saï Baba on this subject but they are sometimes contradictory between them. However, we are sure that soon humanity will be able to fully realize its divinity and that the Golden Age will be revealed.
QUOTES
Who are the parents of Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara?
Nobody knows the answer to this question. Neither the Upanishads nor the various other writings bring any light to the subject. Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara have no physical form. However, they are Gunaswaroopa, that is, they represent specific attributes and qualities. Their presence within the body, with the latent Guna and the intrinsic tendencies of the individual, motivates all feelings, thoughts, speeches and actions. Man today does not even understand the exact meaning of a human being. So how can he understand that he is of divine origin? Your first task must be to understand that Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara are immanent in you.Sri Sathya Sai Baba Speech of May 16, 2000
Vishnu is that aspect of the Trinity that is concerned with maintaining, promoting stabilization and strengthening. Vishnu therefore incarnated often in order to save the world. He restored righteousness and morality so that the world could sail and reach the port of liberation so that the world could be transformed into a Prashanthi Nilayam.
SSSB - Speech of 14-1-1970
The place where the Lord took the cosmic form (Trivikrama) is known as Siddhashrama. This siddhashrama is in every human being. Intelligence in man is his spiritual essence. Avatara Vamana is the divine principle in man. The ego stemming from the human consciousness represents Bali. The navel where divinity resides is Siddhashrama. It is called Siddhasrama because it is the place where all aspirations are realized. The three feet of land that Vamana asked for in Bali are: Bhuloka, Bhuvarloka and Suvarloka. Bhuloka means that the whole world is made up of the five senses and five vital tunes. Bhuvarloka represents the subtle life force that is present in the atmosphere enveloping the world. This is the world of Prana (life-force). Suvarloka is the Atma (the divine soul), the consciousness that permeates everything from the atom to the space in the Cosmos. These three worlds are not one on the other, they interpenetrate one and the other, the Suvarloka is omnipresent in the Bhuvarloka and this one enters the Bhuloka. The three worlds symbolically represent the three bodies of man, the physical body, the mental body and the causal body. Man must bring the physical body to the mental path and the mind to the Atmic state (self-realization).
SSSB - ONAM Speech - Prashaanthi Nilayam, August 22, 1983
