Thursday, September 20, 2007

NARAYANA THE SUPREME

AS PER VEDAS AND UPANISHADS THE SUPREME POWER IS PARA BRAHMAN. THE WORD 'BRAH' MEANS TO GIVE FORTH , HENCE THE NAME BRAHMAN. THIS BRAHMAN IS ONE AND ONLY SUPREME AND ALL LIVING BEINGS AND NON LIVING THINGS ARE SUBORDINATE TO IT.
THIS BRAHMAN IS NARAYANA : "NARAYSA AYANAM NARAYANAM" , " SHRUTHI SHIRASI VIDEPTE BRAHMANI SHREENIVASE" . ALL OF VEDAS ATTEMPTS TO DESCRIBE THE SUPREME & ITS RELATION WITH THIS WORLD AND MORTALS .
THIS BRAHMAM IS ALSO ADDRESSED TO AS PURUSHA . IN PURUSHA SOOKTAM OF RIG VEDA ,WE FIND A DAZZILING DESCRIPTION OF THE PURUSHA IN WHICH IS DESCRIBED THE INNUMERABLE QUALITIES OF MAHA VISHNU .