Creation and Destruction June 14, 2008

“That Highest Maha S’akti is transcendent of all the Gunas; but you and I are with Gunas. Know me as the S’akti, all of Sattva Guna who is widely known as Maha Laksmi. After this the Prajapati Brahma, full of Rajo Gunas, the creator of all the Lokas, will come into existence from your navel lotus and will create the three worlds. Then he will perform severe tapasya and acquire the excellent power to create, and will create the three worlds by his Rajo Guna. That highly intelligent Prajapati will create first, the five Maha bhutas (great elements), all endowed with Gunas and then create mind with sensory organs and the presiding deities of the senses, and thus with all the ingredients, fit for creation, will create all the worlds.

Therefore He is denominated by all as the Creator of Brahmanda. O highly fortunate one! You will be the Preserver of this Universe. When the Prajapati Brahma will be angry at the beginning of the creation on his four mind-born sons, Rudra Deva will appear.He will appear then from the centre of his eye brows. On being born this Rudra Deva will practise very severe tapasya and will get the Samhara S’akti, who is all of Tamo Guna and at the end of the Kalpa will destroy all this universe of five elements.” – Chapter XVI, Devi Bhagavatam

“But in no way Mother’s love is going to allow you to destroy your Guru Principle.  As I told you that the Guru Principle is a very sensitive thing and is destroyed if you yourself do not try to maintain it. First of all the destruction starts from the very source of our being.  I mean to say that our being is created by five elements, and the five elements have a capacity all the time to get destroyed.

Any one of these elements, if they are not looked after, gets destroyed.  That is the built in capacity of the elements or of the matter as you can say. So to maintain them is important. So people have an idea that once you become a Guru you need not maintain anything, it is maintained by itself.  It is not. Agreed that the Spirit definitely enhances the beauty and health of this element, but at the human level there is always a greater force trying to destroy it. So till we have completely become the Spirit there is a chance of this destruction working it out.” – Shri Mataji

 

“She sustained the universe”- Sri Guru Grath Sahib- Creation June 1, 2008

Arbad narbad dhun dhookaaraa. For endless eons, there was only utter darkness.

Dharan na gagnaa hukam apaaraa. There was no earth or sky; there was only the infinite Command of His Hukam.

Naa din rain na chand na sooraj sunn samaaDh lagaa-idaa.| |1|| There was no day or night, no moon or sun; God sat in primal, profound Samaadhi. ||1||

Khaanee na banee pa-un na paanee. There were no sources of creation or powers of speech, no air or water.

Opat khapat na aavan jaanee. There was no creation or destruction, no coming or going.

Khand pataal sapat nahee saagar nadee na neer vahaa-idaa. ||2|| There were no continents, nether regions, seven seas, rivers or flowing water. ||2||

Naa tad surag machh pa-i-aalaa. There were no heavenly realms, earth or nether regions of the underworld.

Dojak bhisat nahee khai kaalaa. There was no heaven or hell, no death or time.

Narak surag nahee jaman marnaa naa ko aa-ay na jaa-idaa. ||3|| There was no hell or heaven, no birth or death, no coming or going in reincarnation. ||3||

Barahmaa bisan mahays na ko-ee. There was no Brahma, Vishnu or Shiva.

Avar na deesai ayko so-ee. No one was seen, except the One Lord.

Naar purakh nahee jaat na janmaa naa ko dukh sukh paa-idaa. ||4|| There was no female or male, no social class or caste of birth; no one experienced pain or pleasure. ||4||

Naa tad jatee satee banvaasee. There were no people of celibacy or charity; no one lived in the forests.

Naa tad siDh saaDhik sukhvaasee. There were no Siddhas or seekers, no one living in peace. There were no Yogis, no wandering pilgrims, no religious robes; no one called himself the master. ||5||

Jap tap sanjam naa barat poojaa. There was no chanting or meditation, no self-discipline, fasting or worship

Naa ko aakh vakhaanai doojaa. No one spoke or talked in duality.

Aapay aap upaa-ay vigsai aapay keemat paa-idaa. ||6|| He created Himself, and rejoiced; He evaluates Himself. ||6||

Naa such sanjam tulsee maalaa. There was no purification, no self-restraint, no malas of basil seeds.

Gopee kaan na ga-oo go-aalaa. There were no Gopis, no Krishna, no cows or cowherds.

Tant mant pakhand na ko-ee naa ko vans vajaa-idaa. ||7|| There were no tantras, no mantras and no hypocrisy; no one played the flute. ||7||

Karam gharam nahee maa-i-aa maakhee. There was no karma, no Dharma, no buzzing fly of Maya.

Jaat janam nahee deesai aakhee. Social class and birth were not seen with any eyes.

Mamtaa jaal kaal nahee maathai naa ko kisai dhi-aa-idaa. ||8|| There was no noose of attachment, no death inscribed upon the forehead; no one meditated on anything. ||8||

Nind bind nahee jee-o na jindo. There was no slander, no seed, no soul and no life.

Naa tad gorakh naa maachhindo. There was no Gorakh and no Maachhindra.

Naa tad gi-aan Dhi-aan kul opat naa ko ganat ganaa-idaa. ||9|| There was no spiritual wisdom or meditation, no ancestry or creation, no reckoning of accounts. ||9||

Yaran bhaykh nahee barahman khatree. There were no castes or social classes, no religious robes, no Brahmin or Kh’shaatriya.

Day-o na dayhuraa ga-oo gaa-itaree. There were no demi-gods or temples, no cows or Gaayatri prayer.

Hom jag nahee tirath naavan naa ko poojaa laa-idaa. ||10|| There were no burnt offerings, no ceremonial feasts, no cleansing rituals at sacred shrines of pilgrimage; no one worshipped in adoration. ||10||

Naa ko mulaa naa ko kaajee. There was no Mullah, there was no Qazi.

Naa ko saykh masaa-ik haajee. There was no Shaykh, or pilgrims to Mecca.

Ra-ee-at raa-o na ha-umai dunee-aa naa ko kahan kahaa-idaa. ||11|| There was no king or subjects, and no worldly egotism; no one spoke of himself. ||11||

Bhaa-o na bhagtee naa siv saktee. There was no love or devotion, no Shiva or Shakti – no energy or matter.

Saajan meet bind nahee raktee. There were no friends or companions, no semen or blood.

Aapay saahu aapay vanjaaraa saachay ayho bhaa-idaa. ||12|| He Himself is the banker, and He Himself is the merchant. Such is the Pleasure of the Will of the True Lord. ||12||

Bayd katayb na simrit saasat. There were no Vedas, Korans or Bibles, no Simritees or Shaastras.

Paath puraan udai nahee aasat. There was no recitation of the Puraanas, no sunrise or sunset.

Kahtaa baktaa aap agochar aapay alakh lakhaa-idaa. ||13|| The Unfathomable Lord Himself was the speaker and the preacher; the unseen Lord Himself saw everything. ||13||

Jaa tis bhaanaa taa jagat upaa-i-aa. When He (Waheguru/God Almighty) so willed, She (Aykaa Mayee/His Shakti) created the world.

Baajh kalaa aadaan rahaa-i-aa. Without any supporting power, She sustained the universe.

Barahmaa bisan mahays upaa-ay maa-i-aa moh vaDhaa-idaa. ||14|| She created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva; She fostered enticement and attachment to Maya. ||14||

Virlay ka-o gur sabad sunaa-i-aa. How rare is that person who listens to the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.

Kar kar daykhai hukam sabaa-i-aa. She created the creation, and watches over it; the Hukam of His Command is over all.

Khand barahmand paataal arambhay guptahu pargatee aa-idaa. ||15|| She formed the planets, solar systems and nether regions, and brought what was hidden to manifestation. ||15||

Taa kaa ant na jaanai ko-ee. No one knows His limits.

Pooray gur tay sojhee ho-ee. This understanding comes from the Perfect Guru.

Naanak saach ratay bismaadee bisam bha-ay gun gaa-idaa. ||16||3||15| | O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Truth are wonderstruck; singing His Glorious Praises, they are filled with wonder. ||16||3||15| |

Guru Nanak Ji Page 1035 and 1036, Sri Guru Grath Sahib