Saturday, December 8, 2012

Soundarya Lahari - Part 313

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That is why I told you earlier that this nIrAjanaM is the ‘sthiti-nIrAjanaM’ (the waving of lights corresponding to the Sustenance function). For that very reason also, Rudra, the God of Dissolution function, is not mentioned.

Further there is an esoteric purpose. The attributeless Brahman transcends the three qualities satva, rajas and tamas. Of these three, the first is usally associated with the Sustenance Function and with Vishnu.

The second, with the Creation function and BrahmA. The third is associated with the Dissolution function and with Rudra.

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