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Swami answers questions of Shri Ganesh

1. If Brahma is the first energetic incarnation after Lord Datta, how was He born from the navel of Vishnu?

[Shri Ganesh V asked:- In the Puranas, it is said that Lord Brahma is born from the navel of Lord Vishnu. But in a recent Satsanga, You had mentioned that Lord Brahma is the first energetic incarnation after Lord Datta . Only after Lord Brahma, the body of Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva were created and then, Lord Datta merged with them. I am unable to join the above two statements. At Your divine feet- Ganesh]

Swami replied:- The devotees of God Vishnu created this story of God Brahma being born from the navel region of God Vishnu. God Datta appeared first and incarnated as God Brahma, God Vishnu and God Shiva simultaneously. After God Brahma, God Vishnu became active and after Vishnu, God Shiva became active to perform their concerned actions.

2. If the caste system were based on one’s birth, gotras of any two castes shouldn’t match. Is this correct?

[As You have told many times that ancient caste system in India was based on the qualities and Karma of the individual soul and not based on birth. So as one of the proofs of this concept, can we say that there are Brahmins, Vaishyas and Kshatriyas from the same gotra in the present day. If caste system were based on one’s birth, gotras of any two castes shouldn’t match. - At Your divine feet, Ganesh V]

Swami replied:- All the four castes are born from the same God. Gotram also means the followers of some sage due to their special respect and devotion. Gotram need not be confined to the source of birth. When people say that they are the issues of a specific sage based on Gotram, the issues need not be due to birth, but also due to getting spiritual knowledge from the sage. The son, disciple, younger brother, etc., are treated as sons as per the scripture of ethics.

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