Slokam 6

Indira’s effort at disruption are defeated by the Paramathma.  Indira, in acknowledgement, offers his daughter in marriage to the Paramathma. The Paramathma raises a family of a hundred children,  with Bharatha as the eldest. 

By giving his daughter in marriage,  Indira “lures” the Paramathma into becoming a part of his family. The Paramathma is a member of every family, either as the son, son-in-law,  or father in law. The emergence from Brahma and the subsequent progression into the multiplication of the human race point to the creation of diversity from a singular source. 

What we see around us as different people from different background and cultures, is the manifestation of the singular Paramathma. 

This diversity is the gift of the Paramathma to us.  We often wrongly see diversity as an obstacle or as the origin of conflict.  Diversity is the wonder that enables life. The Paramathma has given each one of us a different set of attributes, qualities and capabilities.  The organization of the society and associations are meant to blend this diversity and make it function as a productive force of material and spiritual well being. 

The one supreme singularity with all the attributes required for self sufficiency and self sustenance with absolutely no dependence, breaks up into infinite innumerable fragments, each with its own strength,  but each of which is not complete in itself and needs to depend on others for its physical and emotional survival, sustenance and growth.  Our dependence stretches from birth to death.

This ever expanding diversity, of the Paramathma can be compared to the ever expanding universe with its stars racing away from one another, each in its own unique direction and path,  reach the limits of its universe and then reverse to its origins to merge into the one supreme self. 

The different continents on Earth that was one land mass, has broken up into seven continents, only to recombine in world that is circular,  just like universe itself. A circular entity has the same start and end point, so an expansion from the center will hit the boundaries and collapse into a singular point. This expansion and contraction goes on for an infinite period. 

Now try to visualize consciousness.  Consciousness starts out as an infinitesimal point.  It expands as wide (or stays as narrow) as our mind allows it to expand.  If we enclose our mind with restrictions and self imposed limitations, our Jiva Atma will also stay within a confinement and cannot grow. 

The Paramathma represents the universal consciousness that permeates every nook and corner of the perceivable universe and cuts across space and time. There are no boundaries for universal consciousness.  It is limitless in every sense of the word.   Our Jiva Atma starts out by being confined to our senses and our limited perspective capability and events that we are subjected to.  Over time and through effort, the Jiva Atma looks to expand and grow.  Getting our mind to cooperate on enabling this growth and expansion of the Jiva Atma,  by overcoming and transcending the worldly obstacles is the challenge that the Paramathma has taken on,  and for attainment of which he is ever standing by to provide guidance.

May our Jiva Atma be nurtured to grow and merge  with the universal consciousness of the Paramathma.