104. The six sub-divisions of Pind and their Presiding Deities

DISCOURSES ON

RADHASOAMI FAITH

BY

MAHARAJ SAHAB

Pandit Brahm Sankar Misra, M.A.

104. THE SIX SUB-DIVISIONS OF PIND AND THEIR PRESIDING DEITIES

            159. Besides the eighty-four currents referred to, current-emanations of Jyoti and Niranjana also descended into the three grand division of creation, viz, Pind. Their subtlest forms are associated with the presiding deity of the top sphere of this division, while the remaining two forms of each, which are comparatively speaking less subtle, are themselves the presiding deities at the next two lower spheres. Similarly, emanations from Vishnu, Brahma, and Siva have converged at the three lowest spheres of Pind respectively. The emanations from Jyoti and Narayana manifest themselves in the microcosm of a human entity as individual desire and mind respectively. The manifest forms of these two emanations in the human entity, where they exist as rays from the main currents, are to be found at the nervous centre which is located at the heart. There, the desire and the functions of the mind are at play. Their subtler forms are to be found in the nervous centres at the throat and at the seat of the spirit (vide Article 18). Their functions are, however, not manifest and are perceived on development of the latent potentialities of the spirit. The three lower centres in the human entity are similarly imbued with the powers of Vishnu, Brahma, and Mahadeva respectively and perform the functions of preservation, assimilation and procreation, and elimination of effete bodily matter respectively. The orbs of Pind region, which correspond to these six nervous centres, are respectively the Spirit or Moon-orb, the Sun, the Earth, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune. The other so-called planets are really minor orbs, and they render assistance to the main orbs to which they are nearest. These minor planets perform functions similar to those performed by certain sub-ganglia adjoining the main ganglia. Like the three lower ganglia in the human frame, which form a group, as it were, distinct from that of the three upper ganglia, the three lower orbs of Pind are to a considerable extent independent of the group of the three higher orbs. In accordance with the characteristics of its presiding deity, viz, the emanation of Vishnu, Jupiter is more or less independent of the Sun, the connecting link being the current of spirituality which descends down to the lowest sphere from the moon-orb. As the plane of this orb and the individual spirit or moon-orb are on the same level, this is spoken of as Chandra in astrological terminology and it is by means of this that the rasi or the characteristic of each human individuality is determined. This spiritual current is the source from which originally spirituality is supplied to all animate creation in the third grand division. This is also the orb from which another current known as jar chetan (vitality of inanimate objects) is supplied to the material constituents of Pind. The electricity which we find on our earth is a manifestation of the non-spiritual life-current we have been speaking of. In the holy scriptures of Saints it is mentioned as bijli (lightning). The subtle spheres of the five subtle currents of tattvas are below the moon-orb of Pind, and they are resplendent there in the hue peculiar to each. We quote below a couplet which contains the ideas we have stated above :-

ik¡p jax fuj[ks rr lkjkA

ped chtyh panª fugkjkA

QksM+k fry dk }kjk gksAA

            The English version of the couplet would be as follows :-

            The devotee saw the five elementary colours of the tattvas, behind the flashes of lightning of the moon, and then forced open the third eye, viz, the portal of Brahmanda (vide Article 101).