Among the various forms of God, why do You only stress on the form of God Datta?

 

Shri Hrushikesh asked: Among the various forms of God, why do You only stress on the form of God Datta?

Swami replied: The absolute God, being beyond matter, energy, time, and space, cannot be perceived by us. He cannot even be imagined by us. Datta means the Unimaginable God who has ‘given’ Himself to souls, by entering into a medium and allowing souls to perceive Him. Datta is the first Energetic Incarnation of God in the upper world. Datta is not limited to any one specific religion. Datta, this First Incarnation of God, enters into other energetic and human forms to become other energetic and human Incarnations of God. All these Incarnations, energetic or human, can also be called Datta. Datta represents the concept of the unimaginable God giving Himself to the souls for their perception. The form of God Datta, the First Incarnation, is also unique. It has many specialties. I will tell you the five most important specialties that attracted Me especially since they so perfectly match with the Vedic description of God.

1. The Veda says that God is one (Ekameva advitiiyam Brahma...). The form of Lord Datta has three heads but it is only one single form or one person as told in the Veda.
2. The Veda says that the one single God performs the three cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction of creation (yatovaa imaani...). Just because the functions are three, the single God who performs these functions, does not get divided into three parts. Neither is it true that there are three different ‘Gods’, each doing one of the three functions. The form of God Datta perfectly represents this concept. The form of Lord Datta has three faces: the face of Lord Brahma, the face of Lord Vishnu and the face of Lord Shiva. Even though the faces are three, the form or the person is one. The same God Datta shows each of the three faces while performing the three cosmic functions of creation, maintenance and destruction of the world respectively. In fact, the same God Datta appears to be the three different forms when viewed from three different angles. It is just like some pictures, which appear to be two different pictures when viewed from different angles. The power of the one God to appear as three different forms is unimaginable to us. This unimaginable power is called maayaa. Any Incarnation, be it Energetic or Human, belonging to any religion, is one of the numerous forms of God Datta, viewed from a specific angle. It is God Datta Himself who is called Hiranya Garbha, Narayana, Sadaashiva and Father of Heaven.
3. The Veda says that God does miracles (Satya kaamah...). All the Incarnations of God Datta are famous for doing miracles.
4. The Veda says that God is an embodiment of love (Raso vai sah...). True to this statement, all Incarnations of God Datta are well-known for transferring the punishments of the sins of their devotees on their own human bodies. The Incarnations of Datta suffer for their devotees’ sins on behalf of their devotees. Can there be a greater example of love?
5. The Veda says that God is the embodiment of spiritual knowledge (Satyam Jnaanam anantam Brahma, Prajnaanam Brahma). God Datta is most famous as the Divine Preacher of spiritual knowledge. He is called Guru Datta.

The simplicity, beauty and special divine radiance of the personality of God Datta is most highly attractive. It has always attracted My mind. It still attracts Me today and it will continue to attract My mind forever. God Datta is not different from the Unimaginable God who merged with Him. They have become identical.