108. Maha Pralaya and Pralaya

DISCOURSES ON

RADHASOAMI FAITH

BY

MAHARAJ SAHAB

Pandit Brahm Sankar Misra, M.A.

108. MAHA PRALAYA AND PRALAYA

            165. When an individual Brahma system (Brahmanda) has completed its vast cycle of revolution round the spiritual region, during which period it has been considerably exhausted by the assistance imparted to that part of the third grand division which is subordinate to it, it comes nearest to Sat Loka, that is to say, it is then in conjunction with the spiritual region; and the influence exercised upon it by that region is so great that the entire system of the Brahmanda and of its subordinate regions, is drawn up and reduced, more or less, to its pre-creational condition. This change is known as the maha pralaya (the great dissolution). The condition produced by this dissolution is maintained for such a period as is sufficient to impart to it the necessary spirituality for a reconstruction, and then the Brahmanda and the subordinate regions are again evolved in the manner of their original evolution. The dissolution of individual solar systems takes place on exactly similar lines, but the Brahmanda is not affected by their dissolution. The subsequent reconstruction of the solar systems is also similar to the reconstruction of Brahmanda. The dissolution of solar system is known as pralaya (dissolution).