Posted on: 04 Jun 2023
1. What are the varnas of Lord Vishnu, Ma Annapurna, Indra Dev and Kubera respectively?
[Shri Jayesh Pandey asked:Padanamaskaram Swami Ji!]
Swami replied:- Lord Vishnu has pure Sattvam quality that discriminates good from bad and mother Annapurna has pure Tamas quality that indicates love to give food without finding fault with the devotee. Others have mixed quality. The real nature is the color or Varna and not temporarily acquired natures as per some inevitable situations.
2. How did Sage Vishwamitra become a Brahman?
Swami replied:- Vishwamitra was under false impression that caste is by birth. By long penance, he realized that caste is by nature and qualities. When he realized the real meaning of caste, he became Brahmana in no time.
3. Which of the different sects of Spirituality - like Rishis, Yogis, Siddhas etc., - are included in the category of a Brahmana?
Swami replied:- Any soul interested in the propagation of true spiritual knowledge in society is called a true Brahmana.
4. Can we approach the God through all the Nine rasas?
Swami replied:- It is the intensity of rasa based on true love to God that makes the path to approach God.
5. Was the Person, trying to sacrifice the head of Shankaracharya for his Sadhana, right or wrong?
Swami replied:- Sacrificing the head of a saint was for attaining some miraculous powers and this is fully wrong.
6. Is it possible to remain outside the Shri Chakra?
Swami replied:- Such a person, who is outside the Shri Chakra (the influence or chakkar (hindi word for attraction) of money) can be only God Datta and not any soul.
7. Is Pranamaya Kosha treated as key for performing miraculous deeds?
Swami replied:- Pranamaya kosha is the system of inhaling oxygen from outside to purify the blood and also for oxidation of food to liberate inert energy that transforms into awareness in specific brain-nervous system. Except this, this system has nothing to do with miraculous powers. Miraculous powers are always with God and can be obtained from Him by His grace only. People propagating the relationship of respiration and powers are either ignorant or fraud.
8. What is the inter-connection among the first three maya koshas of a soul?
Swami replied:- The first two koshas are related to the production of inert energy. The third kosha is related to transformation of inert energy in to awareness in the specific brain-nervous system. The inert energy is called as mere soul (Aatmaa). The awareness in the form of blended thoughts is called as individual soul (Jiiva).
9. Were the heavenly beings produced by Prajapatis and the hellish beings by Rudra respectively?
Swami replied:- Any being is produced by the omnipotent God, called Parabrahman only. All the intermediate products are also produced by Him only.
10. Who are more evolved spiritually between demons and angels?
[Below Your Feet!]
Swami replied:- Certainly angels because sattvam quality is predominant in them.