GOD IS NOT FORMLESS BUT HAS A FORM: JIYAR SWAMI

GOD IS NOT FORMLESS BUT HAS A FORM: JIYAR SWAMI

28-JULY-ENG 6

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA---------------------------At Paramanpur Chaturmasya Vrat Sthal, India's great sage Saint Shri Lakshmi Prapanna Jiyar Swami Ji Maharaj, while preaching, shed light on the form and qualities of God. God is not formless but has a form. Some people say that God is formless. But how can God's Leela incarnation happen without a form. For example, if it is said that a person is going to get married. But the person who is going to get married there is not there, but the marriage will take place. Now when there is no person there. He does not have a form, then with whom will the marriage take place.

That is why whoever says that God is formless, he has no form. God has performed many types of Leelas in different incarnations. The one who has a form, who has qualities, who has dignity, who has guidance, who has a form, the same Lord Shriman Narayan has done the welfare of living beings by taking different incarnations in different eras.

Under Shrimad Bhagwat Katha, the story of 24 incarnations of God is being narrated. In which Lord Shri Ram is the 18th incarnation. Lord Shriman Narayan gave birth to lotus, lotus gave birth to Brahma, Brahma had sons in whose lineage Dashrath was born. Dashrath had a son named Shri Ram. Lord Shri Ram was also born to establish dignity. When Ravana was young, he used to trouble people a lot. He used to collect taxes from all the sages, Maharishis and ascetics. Ravana had told all the sages that they should take out some blood from their bodies and keep sending it to him. All the sages and Maharishis used to send some blood from their bodies to Ravana's house. Ravana used to collect it at one place. Ravana wanted to drink the blood of all those sages and Maharishis and gain their power. He had kept the blood of all the sages in his house which Ravana's wife Mandodri drank. Now Mandodari got pregnant due to drinking the blood of those sages. When Ravana came to know about this, he started scolding Mandodari. But now due to drinking the blood of those sages, the child who was growing in Mandodari's house was in the form of a girl.

Ravan took that girl and buried her under the soil in Janakpur. Once Vedvati, the daughter of Lord Surya, was doing penance. Ravana reached there. He went and said that we are the masters of all three worlds, we are God, marry us. He caught Vedvati's hair. After this Vedvati said that you have disturbed my penance. We only consider Shriman Narayan as our husband. Vedvati cut the hair through her penance. After which Vedvati's body got separated from Ravana. Vedvati cursed Ravana that we will be the reason for your death. In the next birth, Vedavati was born as Sita. The same Lord Shriman Narayana incarnated as Shri Ram to fulfill the promise of Vedavati.

Later on, in Janakpur, the baby girl who was growing in the womb of Mandodari was kept in a pot under the soil. When Janak ji was digging his field, the same baby girl was kept under the soil. Janak ji brought the same baby girl to his house. She later became Sita who got married to Lord Shri Ramchandra.

Once Ravana reached Brahma ji. On reaching there, Ravana said to Brahma ji that Baba, look at the horoscope and tell me what is in my horoscope. Brahma ji said that Ravana, the combination in your horoscope is not good. There will be a Ram in the Suryavansh, through whom you will be killed. Ravana tried to stop Dashrath ji's marriages in the Suryavansh tradition in many ways.

In many ways, he created obstacles in Dashrath ji's marriage etc. Even after marriage, Dashrath ji was not getting a son. Later, a yagya was conducted by a sage. Through the kheer that came out of the yagya, Kaushalya ji, Kaikeyi and Sumitra got sons. As a result, Kaushalya ji gave birth to Lord Shri Ram, Kaikeyi gave birth to Bharat ji and Sumitra gave birth to Laxman and Shatrughna. From the navel of Lord Shriman Narayan, lotus was born, from lotus was Brahma ji. Brahma ji's son was Marichi Rishi, Marichi Rishi's son was Kashyap Rishi, Kashyap Rishi's son was Surya, Surya Bhagwan's son was Satyavrat Shraddha Dev Manu ji, Manu ji's son was Ichchhwaku, Ichchhwaku's son was Raghu, Raghu's son was Dashrath ji and Dashrath ji's son was Shri Ram. In this way, Lord Shri Ram was born from Lord Shriman Narayan as the son of King Dashrath of Ayodhya. Later, Lord Shri Ram was brought by sage Vishwamitra. Where Ahalya ji was also rescued by Lord Shri Ram. At Janakpur, Janak ji had organized a swayamvar for his daughter Sita. Where Vishwamitra ji went with Shri Ram and Lakshman. Where the bow was broken by Lord Shri Ram. After which Parshuram ji came there and got angry. Later, Parshuram ji recognized the incarnation of Lord Shri Ram. After which the four brothers including Lord Shri Ram, Lakshman, Bharat, Shatrughan got married to the four daughters of Janak ji.

Later, Dasharath ji was preparing to make Lord Shri Ram the king in Ayodhya. By then, due to her two promises, Kaikeyi demanded 14 years of exile for Lord Shri Ram and the throne for Bharat ji. When Lord Shri Ram came to know about this, he left for 14 years of exile. Later, Bharat ji came to know about this. After which he told his mother Kaikeyi that he had given 14 years of exile to Lord Shri Ram.

He rebuked them a lot. Due to Lord Ram going to the forest, his father Dashrath also had to die. During Lord Ram's 14-year exile, he met many sages, ascetics and saints. Due to the curse of the daughter of Sun, Sita was born as Sita and became Ram's wife. Later, due to Shurpanakha, Sita was abducted by Ravana. After which, there was a war between Lord Ram and Ravana. In which Ravana had to die. Later, Vibhishan was made the king of Sri Lanka. Sugriv became the king of Kishkindha. After completing the 14-year exile, Lord returned to Ayodhya. Where Lord Ram managed the administration for 11000 years.