The Structure of Brahmanda: The Indian Concept of the Universe

The rishis called our universe Brahmanda and had explained its structure both in its astronomical and spiritual aspects, long before modern science. Brahmanda is a vast egg-shaped space with multi-dimensional biospheres with distances of trillions of light-years. The sun and its planets including our earth rotate in this space.

Brahmanda has a north pole (Dhruva Nakshatra) as well as a south pole that determines the time and space of Brahmanda in a vast emptiness. Dhruva Nakshatra might have a much deeper mystical meaning related to the creation of Brahmanda. We will not go into that now. Apart from the Dhruva Nakshatra, there is also the Saptarshi mandala(the great bear) consisting of seven celestial orbs on the outer periphery of Brahmanda. A line visualized as the path connecting the north and south pole through the center is considered the axis of Brahmanda.

There are 27 nakshatras or the Milkyway galactical constellations arranged like a girdle at the outermost ring of the Brahmanda. These nakshatras are grouped into 12 Rashi mandalas or constellations. All these nakshatras or Rashi mandalas emit unique radiances. They exert their corresponding influences upon the souls in the Brahmanda defining their structure, qualities, and character.

Like the earth spins around the sun, the sun has a similar movement around a Rashi mandala. The movement of the earth around the sun produces micro-time such as day and night, seasons and years, and along with it, the evolution of life too. The movement of the sun around a Rashi mandala produces macro time such as Yuga, Chaturyuga, and Manvantara that measures the process of creation and dissolution internal to the Brahmanda.

There are fourteen biospheres or lokas for the souls to reside, seven up and seven down in the space between the north pole and south pole of the Brahmanda. The seven worlds below are called Patala Loka, the nether worlds.

Our Loka is Bhuloka that forms part of the solar system. It is situated at the center of the axis of Brahmanda. Above the Bhuloka is Bhuvarloka (antariksha). Above this space is Swarga Loka. Above Swarga Loka are still more finer lokas called Maharloka, Janaloka, tapoloka and then Satyaloka, (the seat of Brahman or God). These lokas are also referred as Trimurti mandalam, Rishi mandalam, Iswara mandalam, Brahma mandalam or Parabrahma mandalam by other sages.

Brahmanda is the dwelling place of trillions of souls of different nature. Each loka is inhabited by various types of souls with different frequencies of consciousness and happiness or bliss. For example, in the Gandharva loka ( a sub-world in the Bhuvarloka), happiness (ananda) is hundred times than the manushyananda. Similarly, in the Pitruloka, Devaloka, or Swargaloka, the ananda is many hundred times more than that of manushyananda. The ananda in lokas above Swarga such as Maharloka, Tapoloka, and Satyaloka are in many many thousandfolds. The souls aspire to evolve through these lokas and to merge with Satya loka, the penultimate resting place of all souls. The souls go up and down in these lokas, taking several bodies according to their karma.

Brahmanda is a finite world, meaning it has a beginning and an end. The age of a Brahmanda is measured in terms of Manvantaras. 71 chaturyugas constitute a Manvantara. A Chaturyuga means a cluster of four yugas, namely Satya, Treta, Dwapara, and Kali (43,20,000 years). A Manvantara is equal to 71x43,20,000 years = 30,67,20,000 years. At the end of 14 such manvantaras (or a Kalpa) the Brahmanda gets dissolved, only to be reproduced in the next Kalpa. The present Brahmanda is seven Manvantaras old, i.e. approximately 15 billion years. There are seven more Manvantaras to go before its dissolution. Modern science says our galaxy has come into existence about 14 billion years ago. This comes very near to the 15 billion years of the manvantara time scale.

A soul can access the higher lokas only through a mahatma who has got evolved to that loka through long Tapasya. Various soul groups like Pitrus, Yakshas, Kinnaras, Gandharvas, Siddhas, Devas, etc. occupy the space between Bhuvar Loka and Swargaloka in the Brahmanda. The Loka above Swarga is. Mahar Loka, which is the seventh in the hierarchy of Lokas. Only one out of billions of souls may reach Mahar Loka and the Lokas above it because of the resistance from Yogabhrashtas.

Who are the Yogabhrashtas? Yogabhrashtas are those jealous and fallen souls who have got slipped in the path of spirituality. Even some angelic beings also are included in this. Satan, Jinn, etc. are the other names for Yogabhrashtas. They block the path of other aspirants who want to ascend to higher Lokas. Even great Mahatmas that we know of remain in between the border of six and seven, i.e between the Swarga and Mahar Loka.

Sri Krishna was the only soul in the distant past who could reach up to Tapo Loka or the abode of Ishwara, transcending the seventh and eighth heaven or gyana Bhumika. In recent history, Prophet Muhammad was shown the Mahar loka (the seventh heaven) by an angel. But he could not actualize it further. A group of ferocious spirits (Jinns) corrupted his ideology in the subsequent time. The reason why Sri Krishna does not advise the worship of devas is to be found here. He stopped the worship of Indra. He humbled the pride of Brahma. He chided the Vaidikas whose main aspiration was to achieve the pleasures of Swarga.

In the present age, Sri Karunakara Guru is known to have transcended the eighth and ninth gyana bhumikas through the help of Sri Krishna. On the day of Guru's spiritual ascendence, a revelation came from the Light: "What I wished for ages has been fulfilled now". Sri Krishna, appearing in vision, advised the followers to pray to Guru only from now on. A new Guru Mantra or Akhanta Nama was also revealed from the Light. The devotees can ascend to Parabrahma Mandala, the highest Loka, through the chanting of Guru Mantra.

Mukundan P.R.

What is the reason behind India's Civilizational Crisis?

Sanatana Dharma is the basis of Indian culture and society. Sanatana Dharma rests upon Manus and their system of evolution of life through Manvantara time cycles in which a soul goes through the experiences of many Akashic fields before ending the journey in Brahman, the substratum of consciousness. It is a system of spiritual evolution of individual souls from the state of an atom to its absolute potential presided over by a divinely ordained Trikala Gyani Guru (who knows the past, present, and future) with a divine eye to perceive the time cycles of Manu and who is also able to advise the dharma and karma evaluating the past, present, and future of the human race. In this journey of evolution, the Akashic field of Devatas or the angelic world is neither the limits nor the desired destination. Not only the Vaidika Dharma but all other world religions today have put a limit to the journey of evolution. They obstruct the soul’s journey to higher astral or Akashic fields because all of them are angelic in origin.

Here comes the significance of Yuga Dharma. Yuga Dharma means a pre-set process of evolution that has to happen through each Yuga. So the Yuga Dharma of Dwapara and Treta becomes obsolete in Kali Yuga. To understand Yuga Dharma one has to realize the scheme of spiritual evolution willed by God. The concept of time itself was required for the process of evolution to happen. Time is the synonym for evolution. The solar system with its nine Grihas, 27 Nakshatras, and 12 Raashi Mandalas is an ecosystem for the gradual evolution of life. Manvantara time order is put in place for this measured evolution. Kali Yuga is the age of transition to Satya Yuga, the perfect age of Supramental evolution. So there will be an explosion of knowledge in Kali Yuga. Everything will be knowledge-oriented. The souls have to attain a higher degree of perfection to be qualified for the transition to Satya Yuga.

The rituals of Treta and Dwapara yuga with a focus on Devatas and caste laws will not be helpful in this spiritual transition. The effort to reclaim India’s past spiritual glory cannot succeed without a fundamental shift in spiritual practices. The people have to evolve themselves from the high-low caste gradation and Devata-worship. They are fed with the mythology, rituals, and customs in the Puranas in the name of Vaidika Dharma or Hinduism. The essence of Hinduism lies in Sanatana Dharma, which is the science and process of evolution. But there is no effort to impart the knowledge and the noble spiritual culture of Sanatana Dharma honoring the principles of Yuga Dharma. Kali Yuga is an age of ascendance to Satya Yuga. Therefore, the rituals of Treta and Dwapara yuga become irrelevant and counter-productive because the people born in Kali Yuga are those who have already attained the deva stage through the spiritual processes of Treta and Dwapara yuga. Continuing with the old rituals means spiritual stagnation. Therefore, the right guidance from a spiritual authority in the Manu Parampara who has transcended at least the seventh Akashic dimension becomes necessary in Kali Yuga.

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The Indian Concept of Spiritual Evolution

 The Indian concept of cosmic age cycles or the Yuga cycles is the basis for the spiritual evolution of life in the solar system. In every yuga, there manifest a certain number of great souls or mahatmas for the spiritual guidance of the human race. In a Yuga consisting of lakhs of years, four such mahatmas appear. For example, the present Yuga (Kali Yuga) has 4,32,000 years, and this Yuga commenced only about 5200 years ago. There is a Sandhi Guru (like Sri Krishna), who appeared in between the beginning and end of two yugas. Thus, there will be five Epochal Gurus in a Yuga. Four Yugas constitute a Chaturyuga or Agequartet. So there will be 20 epochal gurus in a Chaturyuga. There are 71 Chaturyugas in the span of a Manvantara, which is the aggregate of 71 Chaturyugas. So 71 X 20, that is 1420 gurus in an age quartet.

This is the 28th Chaturyuga in the present Manvantara, whose authority is Vaivasvata Manu. Spiritual evolution is a long long process involving many cosmic ages. At the end of a Manvantara, the process of evolution of jivas (individual souls) reaches the desired level. And then there is dissolution (Pralaya). After that, a new Manvantara begins. Sanatana Dharma or Hinduism is the culture of such gurus under the Manus. Manvantara is named after Manu, who is actually the creator of a solar system, the universe of us. There is no other creator god except Manu, who is the authority of every episode of creation. Spiritual renewal of mankind through a chain of spiritual masters is an ever ongoing process lasting many cosmic ages till all life forms attain perfection and finally merge with the Supreme Light. So Hindus do not accept the idea of a final messenger of God or an only son of God.

Secondly, the evolution of spirit means its reincarnation many times in a cosmic age. The prophetical religions have no such concept. They do not say logically how the creation took place and life evolved on the planet. They do not teach about karma and the theory of rebirth. In just one birth no human being can evolve fully. It takes hundreds of birth for a man to evolve fully with virtues like truthfulness, compassion, foresight, omniscience, transcendence, etc. A soul can become one with God, only after passing through many spiritual planes or avasthas.

The concept of spiritual stages or mandalas is another uniqueness of Sanatana Dharma. The Supreme Light manifests itself through ten spiritual dimensions. After the Bhumandala (the earth plane), there are the Bhuta mandala, Pitru mandala, Deva mandala, Trimurti mandala, Rishi mandala (Ganapati mandala), Parashakti mandala, Ishwara mandala, Daiva mandala, Brahma mandala, and finally, the Parabrahma mandala, the nucleus.  Present-day Hinduism has limited itself to the Trimurti mandala, arresting the ongoing process of spiritual evolution, reveals Navajyoti Sri Karunakara Guru.

According to Karunakara Guru, a soul has to pass through the above said spiritual dimensions or Avasthas to attain Mukti or merge with the Supreme Light. It is made possible only through a Kalanthara Guru, an epochal Guru who comes as the authority of Parabrahm. The Vedic tradition limited Hinduism or Sanatana Dharma to the Devi Devas, neglecting the guidance of Kalanthara Gurus like Sri Krishna, Buddha, Mahavir, Guru Nanak, Kabir, and others. That is the reason behind the debacle of Hinduism.

According to the Prophetical religions, a man has only a single chance of life in the whole duration of this creation which shows the abject ignorance about the process of creation and evolution of life in the solar system.

The Lost Spiritual Order - Revelations from Navajyoti Sri Karunakara Guru.

Different from most other ashrams and sages who continue to function under the Trimurti order, Navajyoti Sree Karunakara Guru’s ideology calls for a fundamental shift in our understanding of Sanatana Dharma. The Guru brings to our cognizance the true nature of Sanatana Dharma – the science of human life and the evolution of human consciousness in the solar system.

Every solar system is born and administered by a Cosmic Mind – the Cosmic Purusha. through the guidance of a long lineage of Gurusor Guru Parampara. Manu is that Cosmic Mind, the primordial father of the human race. He is the originator and sustainer of life in the solar system. The words ‘Manushya’, ‘Manav’ and ‘Man’ originated from Manu. The present age belongs to Vaivasvatha Manu, who is the seventh out of fourteen Manus in a long episode of creation called Kalpa.

A basic error seems to have happened in this ageless system of Sanatana Dharma, according to the revelations from the Supreme Light made known throughNavajyoti Sri Karunakara Guru in the year 1973 during the spiritual ascension of the Guru. The important points of those revelations are:

1. A great preceptor in the Manu Parampara committed an error by equating himself toBrahman, the Almighty. He uttered ‘AhamBrahmasmi’ (I am God) which was against the Will of God. An individual soul may realize Brahman but can not equate itself to Brahman. The mistake had an egoistic origin. The first sin of mankind is related to this error.

2. The above-said error occurred in the third Chaturyuga of the present VaivaswataManvantara. (A Manvanatra has 71 Chaturyugas. Chaturyuga means a cluster of four Yugas, Satya, Treta, Dwapara, and Kali. We are in the Kaliyuga of the 28thChaturyuga of the present Vaivasvata Manvantara).

3. As a consequence, the memory of Manu and Sanatana Dharma was lost to mankind in the subsequent ages. A dark period of spiritual eclipse followed after this error in the 3rd Chaturyuga. Many ages went without any light and it lasted till the 7th Chaturyuga. The history related to Manu was also lost.

4. In the 7th Chaturyuga, Brahman initiated a correction through three spiritual evolutes - Siva, Vishnu, and Brahma, who later came to be known as the Trimurti. They were the gurus of past ages. Their spiritual regime (Trimurti tradition) continued till the 12th Chaturyuga.

5. Then, the same error that happened to a preceptor in the Manu Parmpara earlier gets repeated in the Trimurti tradition also as the Trimurti began to be equated with Brahman in the Smritis and Puranas.

6. A preceptor in the Trimurti tradition charts the cosmic time order of Manu as subservient to Brahma, the god of creation in Trimurti tradition. The Cosmic Time Order of Manu gets distorted in order to give prominence to Trimurti.

7. Santana Dharma gets dissected into many sects on the basis of Saiva, Sakteya, and Vaishnavasects, each sect claiming superiority over the other.

8. The Vedic Priestsdevelop the tantric system of ritualistic worship abandoning the Jnana Kanda (wisdom path) of the Vedas. A ridiculous story is available in the Puranas that the Jnana face of god Brahma was cut off as he was unable to answer a question.

9. The concept of ‘Varna’ in the Vedas is changed into a caste system by greedy priests. People were divided on the basis of birth and occupations.

10. The spiritual leadership of the sages and gurus under the Manu Parampara is ignored. A system of worship based on the propitiation of Devi-Devas and Trimurti gains strength in which the priests became the custodian of dharma.

11. The fall of Santana Dharma begins. After a few thousand years into Kaliyuga, India loses its leadership role in spirituality, culture, politics, and economy.

12. When Santana Dharma continued to suffer in India despite the efforts of great avatars like Sri Krishna, Sri Buddha, Mahavir, and various other sages, Brahman sends other messengers in different parts of the world such as Moses, Jesus Christ, and Prophet Mohammed for short periods of time with a limited theological framework.

13. It has been revealed that since the beginning of this Kaliyuga 2444 Gurus have appeared in India and in different parts of the world for preparing the ground for the re-establishment of Sanatana Dharma leading to a great socio-cultural renaissance.

14. Unfortunately, the messengers of God get persecuted by powerful demonic spirits in the subtle and these Guru lineages get affected by spiritual pollution. The history of persecution suffered by great souls like Sri Krishna, Sri Buddha, Mahavir, the Sikh Gurus as well as by Moses, Jesus Christ, and Prophet Mohammad is well known. Today mankind is suffering great unrest and bloodshed in the name of religion. The Will of Brahman remains unfulfilled. The human race is left like a rudderless boat without the guidance of Manu Parampara.

15. Brahman initiates a long-awaited correction. A great soul, who had evolved through all spiritual stages through self-sacrifices and austerities spanning many ages is sent to the earth plane. The name of that Mahatma is Navajyoti Sri KarunakaraGuru. He was born at Chandiroor in Alappuzha, Kerala On 1 September 1927. Revelations were made to the Guru from the Supreme Light about the heretofore unknown chronicle of mankind’s spiritual history.

16. One of the revelations from the Supreme Light is about the impending rise of India. Within 350 years, India will regain its lost glory. It will regain its status as Vishwa Guru.

17. Navajyotisri Karunakara Guru said that only through the creation of a global organization that works beyond the confines of caste, class, and religion and which is established in human love and righteousness, the world can be rightly guided.

18. Such an organization should function under the guidance of an omniscient Guru from whom the rights and wrongs could be ascertained, including matters related to governance and all other areas of social life. Only such a Guru can guide humanity to spiritual uplift in line with the evolutionary character of Yuga Dharma with the belief in Brahman, the One Supreme Light.

After Navajyoti Sri Karunakara Guru left his body on 6th May 1999, His successor Her Holiness Sishya Poojitha Amrita Jnana Tapaswini guides the Guru Parampara in all spiritual matters. By aligning with the ideology of Navajyoti Sri Karunakara Guru, India along with the rest of the world can resurrect itself from the ancient spiritual wrongs and become the rightful heir to the new world order.

Sanatana Dharma - Is it Based on Manu Dharma or Trimurti?

What is the Source of Creation according to the Vedic texts? Let us examine:

“From Ananda (bliss) certainly all these beings originate; they live by Ananda after being born, and towards Ananda, they proceed, and into Ananda, they get merged” (Taitiriya Upanishad 3.6).

The Vedas and Upanishads mention Brahman as the source of creation. What is the definition of Brahman? Brahman has been defined as Nirguna Brahman and Saguna Brahman, i.e. with attributes and without attributes.

“Brahman is Truth, Knowledge, Infinite".(Taitiriya Upanishad 2.1)“Brahman is consciousness and bliss". (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, 3.9.28)

“That is the Infinite in which one does not see anything else, does not hear anything else, does not know anything else. And that is limited where one sees something else” (Chandogya Upanishad 23 -24)

Brahman has been defined as Nirguna Brahman and Saguna Brahman, i.e. without attributes as well as with attributes.

“Brahman has but two forms – gross and subtle, mortal and immortal, limited and unlimited, and defined and undefined” (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, 2.3.1)

“It is not comprehended through the eyes nor through speech, nor through the other senses; nor is it attained through austerity or karma” (Mundaka Upanishad, 3.1.3)

Saguna Brahman is called Purusha, Hiranya Garbha, Mahat, etc. in the Vedas and Upanishads:

“Hiranyagarbha was born first, and having been born, he became the only lord of all beings. He held the earth and this heaven. That single deity we propitiate with oblation” (Rigveda X.CXX1.1)

While Brahman is omniscient and omnipotent why it had to create the Purusha? Because in the Nondual state of Brahman, which is pure Ananda, Consciousness, there cannot be any thoughts, mind, or perception of anything else (as it is merged with bliss alone). Why is it so? The Upanishads say:

“Because He (Nondual Brahman) is pure and without vital force and mind (Mundaka Upanishad 2.1.2)”.

“Because when there is duality, as it were, then one sees something” (Brihadaranyaka 2.4.14)

That is the very quality of Nirguna Brahman. When this non-dual status (of pure Bliss) gets altered due to sankalpam and the subsequent acts of creation, it can no longer be called Nirguna Brahman, because of the touch of qualities like thought, mind, intelligence, qualities (sattva, Raja, Tama), etc. Nirguna Brahman can have no such qualities, as it is a state of pure bliss, pure light, pure consciousness. So the Vedas introduce the concept of Saguna Brahman, of Purusha (the Cosmic Person) or that of ‘Superior and Inferior Brahman:

“When He that exists as the superior and inferior Brahman is known all the results of one’s actions get eradicated". (Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.8)While defining Brahman Sankaracharya mentions:

“That omniscient and omnipotent source must be Brahman from which occur the birth, continuance, and dissolution of this universe that is manifested through name and form, that is associated with diverse agents and experiences that provide the support for actions and results having well-regulated space-time and causation, and that defies all thoughts about the real nature of its creation”. (Brahma Sutra Bhashya II).

All the above actions related to creation cannot be done without a conceiving agent - a Karma-Dharma-Sakshi. Because of its non-dual nature, Nirguna Brahman transforms himself into a personified embodiment to perform the act of creation which involves thinking or ideation (Sankalpam) knowledge (Jnana Shakti), and the potential for action (Kriya Shakti). Sankaracharya says in Brahma Sutra Bhashya:

“Even though the gods are sentient and equipped with all kinds of power, still they can accomplish their respective duties only when they are in possession of bodies and organs in a physical context”.

Yaska’s Niruktha mentions six kinds of modification associated with creation– birth, continuance, growth, transformation, decay, and death, which Brahman remaining in its pure non-dual state cannot perform.

So the omniscient omnipotent non-dual Brahman with the power of Sankalpam transforms himself into a Purusha, into a qualitative embodiment. That very moment a transmutation happens and Nirguna Brahman manifests as Saguna Brahman for the purpose of creation:

“He wished, ‘Let me become many, let me be born”. He undertook a deliberation. Having deliberated, He created all this that exists (Taitiriya Upanishad, 2.6.1)“

He assumes one form, He assumes three forms” (Chandogya Upanishad, 8.26.2)

“From Him who is Omniscient in general and in detail, whose austerity (i.e. creative effort) is constituted by knowledge, emerged this Brahman (Viz. Purusha, Hiranyagarbha) as well as name, form and food” (Mundaka Upanishad 1.1.9)

“He made Himself by Himself (Taitiriya Upanishad 2.6.1)”

Who is this Cosmic Person (Purusha) of the Vedas and Upanishads? He has been called by various names in the Vedic texts such as Virat Purusha, Hiranya Garbha, Mahat, Ishwara, etc.

“In the beginning, this universe was but the Self (Virat Purusha) of the human form” (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, I.4.1)

The famous Purusha Suktha of Rig Veda mentions that the diverse creation is an act of the Purusha.

“The gods are the semen of Prajapati (Virat Purusha) (Aitereya Brahmana, 2.1.3.1)

“All the gods worship Vijnana, the eldest, as Brahman (Taitiriya Upanishad 2.5.1) and it is a well-known fact that the eldest, or the firstborn (identified with Hiranyagarbha) is the eldest, or the firstborn (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 5.4.1).

How the Purusha created the Solar system as an ecosystem for the origin and evolution of life on the earth plane is detailed in the scriptures. The created Jeevas are in a constant struggle to attain perfection and oneness with Purusha. So the Upanishads declare:

“There is nothing higher than Purusha; He is the culmination. He is the highest goal". (Katha Upanishad 1.3.2)

Over the ages, the Purusha or Hiranya Garbha of the Vedas and Upanishads were equated with Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Goddess, etc. in accordance with the views of different sects through the writers of Puranas and Smritis. Actually, the Purusha is Manu, because Rishis have calculated the age of Creation in terms of Manvantara after the name of Manu, and not after Brahma, Vishnu or Shiva.

If Brahma created the world, why the episodes of creation were not named after Brahma? The Manvantara time concept is related to Manu (the Purusha of the Vedas). The whole discourse of Navajyoti Sri Karunakara Guru is based on Manu and Manvantara Time Order under which the spiritual evolution of humanity and all other created Jeevas take place.

Although the authors of Puranas and Smritis agree that the episodes of creation happen through 14 Manus they have demoted Manu below Brahma in order to show that the gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are supreme. They did this probably to integrate and bring the three main pre-existing ancient sects -Saiva, Vaishnava, Shakteya under one umbrella for the promotion of Vedic religion and ritualism under the suzerainty of Vaidikas.

This was an error against Manu Dharma and the Manvantara Time Cycle. The Manvantara Time Order is the Sankalpam of God for spiritual evolution through the course of Yugas, which happens through the medium of a chain of Kalanthara Gurus (Guru Parampara). A Jeeva has to evolve through ten spiritual stages or Avasthas to attain mukthi in Brahman; that is why this system of yugas is in place through the Manvantara Time Cycle.

The ancient Vaidikas torpedoed this system of Sanatana Dharma through the composition of Puranas in which Trimurti gods were extolled as the authority of creation, sustenance, and dissolution so that their worship can be perpetuated. They developed complex tantric rituals for this purpose over which they have a more or less total monopoly.

In Manu Dharma, Kalanthara Gurus or Trikala Jnani Gurus are the authorities of spiritual evolution in accordance with Manvantara Time Order. Manu Dharma is Ashram-centric and Guru-centric while the Trimurti system is Temple-centric and priest-centric. Friction exists between the two. Even Sri Krishna had to face resistance when he tried to revive Guru-centric spirituality. In the end, the clever Vaidikas brought Sri Krishna under the umbrella of Trimurti by portraying him as an avatar of Vishnu, which he was not. Sri Krishna had transcended name and form.

Recently, the Sankaracharya of Dwaraka objected to the worship of Shirdi Sai Baba saying that it was against the Vedic religion. The fear behind it is if all people start following a Guru Parampara, the Vedic religion will be weakened, and along with that the special status and privileges of Vaidikas will also be lost.

If Sanatana Dharma has to be protected, India should give value to Manu's system of spiritual evolution. The heart of Sanatana Dharma is Manu Dharma and spiritual evolution through the Manvantara Time Cycles. By the Will of Brahman, a fresh initiative for the restoration of the long-lost Manu Dharma or Sanatana Dharma has been started through Navajyoti Sri Karunakara Guru, the Kalanthara Guru of this age. There are the prophecies of Sri Buddha, Jesus Christ, Prophet Mohammad, and many others that a Kalanthara Guru will be born in this age to establish the true Dharma of God. The followers of Navajyoti Sri Karunakara Guru believe that the Guru is that great Soul in the prophecies.

Great Sayings of Navajyothi Sri Karunakara Guru

1. There is a situation where even if spiritual knowledge is gained one is unable to progress further making it work. One should advance by accepting a perfect Guru of experience as a guide for that to happen.

2. This ideology is the correction of a mistake that is 25 Chaturyugas old. It is the restoration of Manu Dharma willed by Brahman. Such glorious karma is being nurtured through a section of people who have no knowledge or experience of any kind.

3. The families who live doing some good deeds though minimally, wherever they may be in the world, the children born to them after 1973 will be virtuous children. They will have a special love and respect for this Guru Margam. Even the former Acharyas will be reborn through such children. The prayer and Sankalpam being done at Santhigiri are for that.

4. We who are convinced that this is the absolute truth and who are perfectly qualified for the merits of Yuga Dharma, if we treat this matter lightly, it will be the disrespect to God. It will also result in great sin.

5. The karma that we get from the Ashram leads to Mukthi making man a deva and rishi. First, stabilize the faith for that. Then realize that deva and Devi are only this much. After that adopt the worship in accordance with Yuga Dharma. This is the most truthful way.

6. What is the religious doctrine of Hindus? Someone who keeps Maatan and addresses him ‘O, Lord’. Another who goes directly to Brahman. Or the one who goes keeping guru. He who goes directly to God can never be straightened out.

7. What you have to get is the merit of your work. It must first come from God. You must think that calling God is not for God, but for you.

8. Life is not just about making money. It is not enough that money, capacity, and wealth are earned. When you have the money and capability, you will jump into a crazy course of action, owing to pride, arrogance, and lack of humility.

9. The Trimurti are the gurus of the age to which they are entitled. They are standing in the subtle. The Guru is the one who neutralizes that.

10. There is no karma here other than prayer. You can gain all the blessings and good fortune you need through your karma.

11. The Sankalpam here is that the ten-time prayers ordained to be done here should be imparted to each child and should reach the children of the world. This is our primary karma.

12. Faith must be enduring. Listening to what somebody says is not what we need. Our need is to come to the Guru and know.

13. The subject which we are working on today will exist several Chaturyugas and Manvanataras. Guru is the instrument given by God for that.

14. Love one another like children of one father forgetting male and female, big and small, caste and religion.

15. Never blame a sanyasi. He has undergone some sacrifice if nothing else. If the sanyasi is self-sacrificing, there will be some perfection in any of his actions.

16. The sanyasi and the Bhakta all arise from Grihasthashramis. Our Ashram system has been directed emphasizing this idea.

17. Some negate the temple system. It could be. But it should be with perfect knowledge. To negate otherwise is intolerance.

18. The Christians and Muslims here are those who left from the Hindus here. They left so due to the enormous hardships a section of Hindus suffered.

19. The Hindu religious doctrine is very great and all-embracing. Each of us has a responsibility to think that an error happened to it somewhere.

20. Like Janaka, a true Grihasthashrami should become the possessor of the fortune maintaining darshan with upadesha, the truth with darshan, and the dharma with the truth.

21. The Deva has no place in Kali. The place is for Guru in Kali. This truth has been told by many Mahatmas. But we couldn't honor it.

22. The Brahmin was very happy in Varnashrama Dharma. Kshatriya was given rule and Vaishya was given trade. Shudra was not given knowledge and the awareness of dharma. He only learned to imitate whomever he saw.

23. When there was no peace ever after enjoying in all ways the Westerners came here growing hair, the Beedi maker and the boatman here too began the same.

24. A child is born under the Rashi of the Pitru. An intelligent and discerning child will be born into a family that performed Pitru Shudhi.

25. If you have only two children, let them have unity. If there are ten, the ten should have that.

26. The culture that exists today makes any great person hang the head in shame before their children.

27. One cannot claim Mukti unless one goes above the Trimurti tradition and at least reaches the state of the master of Ganas (gananam pati).

28. Which should we take – the Trimurti tradition or Manu tradition? Ignoring the distance between the paths is a subject to be realized and accepted.

29. Aren’t you competing for ruination by developing science and technology too much than required?

30. The world itself is on the verge of destruction, illuminated by anuprasaram (virus spread/atomic flood?). Let us stop this leap to destruction and get ready to work for a better tomorrow.

31. We need to abandon the myth that Brahma Jnanam does not flourish in Kali. We should see Kali as the best time to develop it and the occasion to actualize it beneficially.

32. Ever since the dharma of Kali was negated, we have lost everything that belongs to us. The only thing left is the western style.

33. Ours is a Parampara that does not comprehend even after receiving Asareeri from the presence of Brahman. As a result, a Parampara that had to develop an ideology of emancipation was not only destroyed but also the true aspect of statecraft was lost to us. The occasion for the Portuguese, Dutch, and the Mughals to attack us came because we could not grasp the true aspect of statecraft.

34. A mistake happened to our forefathers and gurus. We need to know how that mistake happened. We have to get a correction from God for that mistake.

35. The people of the god of one caste cannot approach the god of another caste. What has destroyed us is the magnitude of the ignorance that has framed such a situation.

36. Born and raised in the Trimurti tradition that spans many Chaturyugas, there is the ignorance that we could not create anything of our own or could not maintain what was once ours. In other countries, many intellectuals and thinkers were born and developed science and technology and took over the fields of industry and commerce.

37. When we have the opportunity to share our love, respect, and ability, when we fail to do anything, all the good we have gained will go away.

38. There must be lasting persistence in faith. The need is not to listen to what others say. We need to come to the Guru and know.

39. If the sacrifice of a sanyasi is respected, the gain is for the householders.

40. Everything here has gone wrong because of negating Guru Dharma by citing Vedic Dharma.

41. Guru is the core of truth that resides within the bliss of Atma which consists of so many spiritual skies beyond form and formlessness.