Param Brahma-परब्रह्म,- Parabrahma in Hindu philosophy is the "Supreme Brahman" that which is beyond all descriptions and conceptualisations. It is described as the formless (in the sense that it is devoid of Maya) that eternally pervades everything, everywhere in the universe and whatever is beyond.
Param Brahma is conceptualised in diverse ways.
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In
the Advaita Vedanta tradition, the Param
Brahma is a synonym of Nirguna Brahman, i.e. the attribute-less
Absolute.
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Conversely,
in Dvaita Vedanta and Vishistadvaita
Vedanta traditions, the Param Brahma is defined as Saguna Brahman,
i.e., the Absolute with attributes.
· In Vaishnavism, Shaivism and Shaktism, Vishnu, Shiva and Shakti respectively are Param Brahma.
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Mahaganapati is
considered as Param Brahma by the Ganapatya sect.
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Kartikeya is considered as
Param Brahma by the Kartikeya sect.
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Para is
a Sanskrit word that means "higher" in some contexts, and "highest
or supreme" in others.
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Brahman in
Hinduism connotes the Absolute, the Ultimate Reality in the
universe. In major schools of Hindu philosophy it is the material,
efficient, formal and final cause of all that exists.
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Brahman
is a key concept found in the Vedas and is extensively
discussed in the early Upanishads and in Advaita
Vedanta literature(Wiki)
A seeker needs to know well from the above that Brahman is only one, and for the convenience of the Sadhaka different names- Saguna- are given. Neither Vyasa or Shakaracharya had any confusions on that. Only half baked followers have such doubts over the superiority issue.
Even Gods may be helpless in solving their eternal confusions -caused by either Maya or Kali !!!
This Brahman is discussed extensively
in all the Kritis by Jagad Guru Sri Shankaracharya.
One such small ,but not much known, important treatise is Brahmanuchintanam. In this the Acharya has dealt with Brahman comprehensively. First sloka reads-
Ahameva
Parabrahmam Vasudevaakhya mavyayam
Itisyad nischito muktah, bandha eva anyadha bhavet.
I am the imperishable Brahman alone, also called Vasudeva, whoever
understands this is liberated, others are
still in bondage.
( A highly philosophical/Vedantic
poem for the serious sadhakas to recite and meditate. In some 29 slokas, the
Acharya takes the true seeker to sublime heights of awareness/ realization). Needless to add, this poem is addressed to advanced Sadhakas- definitely not beginners.
How simply the Acharya has tried to put the highest truth for awareness and understanding! Only difficulty for anyone will be understanding this fully and abiding by it, as human mind with its vagaries dismisses such wholesome thoughts and wanders aimlessly- birth after birth -after the fleeting, like the child playing with sand castles/bubbles or Sita Devi wanting the Golden Deer!
***ASK NOT WHAT HINDUISM WILL DO FOR YOU,
BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR HINDUISM**
ॐ तत् सत्
8 AM
Param Brahman is itself a great topic .Covers everything. Regards.
ReplyDeleteSir, At the end it says the mind wanders aimlessly. It's absolutely true. The misery of meseries is aimless wandering of mind. How wonderful it would be if the mind is fixated on the present happenings and deeply engrossed in it. If the mind is cultivated to be just free from all worries, emotions,doubts,fears,wantings, and other vagaries and merge with supreme the heaven could be experinced here on this earth alone and in this janma itself perhaps. Aimless mind is the sole reason of all miseries experinced by humans. But the Herculean task is how to tame the mind and keep it in our fold?.
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