Trimurti and Shiva's Role

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to Lesson

Podcast

Listen to an AI-generated conversation about this lesson
Download our mobile app to listen on the go
Get App

Questions and Answers

Why is Shiva referred to as 'beneficial' (kalyankaari)?

  • Because Shiva purifies sinful souls and makes nature satopradhaan at the end of the world cycle. (correct)
  • Because Shiva is born from the seed of a man.
  • Because Shiva ends the cycle of birth and death for human souls.
  • Because Shiva is a dweller of the Supreme Abode.

What is the significance of 'Shivaraatri' (Shivjayanti) according to the content?

  • It marks the occasion when Shiva performs karma bandhan.
  • It is a remembrance of Shiva purifying human souls and nature. (correct)
  • It commemorates Shiva's birth from a mother's womb.
  • It celebrates the destruction of the old world.

How does Shiva perform His divine task?

  • By entering an ordinary, old human body in a divine way. (correct)
  • By directly manifesting in a divine body.
  • By using the elements of the world around him.
  • By being born from the seed of a man and the womb of a mother.

What are the three phases of Shiva’s divine task?

<p>Establishment, destruction, and sustenance. (A)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

Who are the three deity souls Shiva uses to accomplish His tasks?

<p>Brahma, Shankar, and Vishnu. (A)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

In what year did the Supreme Father Supreme Soul begin the task described and in which city?

<p>1936-37, Sindh Hyderabad (D)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

Who was Dada Lekhraj before the divine incarnation?

<p>A well-known diamond merchant. (D)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

What visions did Dada Lekhraj experience?

<p>The four-armed Vishnu, destruction of the old world, and establishment of the new world. (C)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

Why did Dada Lekhraj seek the help of pundits in Varanasi?

<p>To understand the meaning of his divine visions. (A)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

Who was Dada Lekhraj’s business partner in Calcutta?

<p>Sevakram. (A)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

Why was Dada Lekhraj’s business partner entrusted with the responsibility of his diamond shop?

<p>Because of his loyalty and honesty. (C)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

How did Dada Lekhraj initially communicate his visions to Prajapita?

<p>Through a series of mothers who listened, narrated, and spoke to each other and eventually to Prajapita. (B)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

What two paths were laid by the process of communicating and understanding the visions?

<p>The paths of bhakti (devotion) and Gyan (knowledge). (D)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

Who entered the partner (Shankar) for the first time, and what task initiated as a result?

<p>Shiva, initiating the task of world transformation. (B)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

Dada Lekhraj eventually recognized himself as which form in the present and forthcoming Golden Age?

<p>Brahma in the present and Krishna as the first Crown Prince in the Golden Age. (A)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

Where did the Supreme Father initially teach knowledge and Raja Yoga?

<p>Sindh Hyderabad. (C)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

What was the family initially known as, and why?

<p>&quot;Om Mandali&quot;, since everyone went into a trance and had visions of heaven and Krishna upon pronouncing 'Om'. (D)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

Who were the three members of the alokik family who died by 1946-47?

<p>The partner, the first mother, and the mother having a close relation.. (C)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

Who took over the control of the institution after Dada Lekhraj left his body?

<p>B.K. Prakashmani. (C)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

What is considered to be the result of the absence of the Supreme Soul's sustenance?

<p>The condition of the family of God became just like that of orphans after the death of their parents. (C)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

Where is the soul of the partner reborn and residing?

<p>Kayamganj tehsil of district Farrukhabad (C)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

What event occurred in the Paladi service center at Ahemdabad in 1969?

<p>A BK sister helped explain the primary knowledge to the person from Farrukhabad. (A)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

What did the Brahma Kumari in order to clarify his doubts?

<p>She gave him printed copies of all the murlis of knowledge narrated by the Supreme Father Shiva through Dada Lekhraj Brahma. (A)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

After the year 1969, what did the person from Farrukhabad develop?

<p>Complete faith on the corporeal role of the Supreme Father Shiva and also the beginning, the middle and the end of the world. (D)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

What three roles do the mentioned souls become instruments for?

<p>Brahmins, Shankar and Vishnu, for the three divine tasks of the Incorporeal Supreme Father Shiva: ‘the establishment of the new world, the destruction of the old world of Brahmins (Brahmakumari Vidyalaya) and the sustenance of the new divine world'. (A)</p>
Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Shiva's Role

Supreme Father, Supreme Soul Shiva purifies human souls and nature at the end of the world cycle.

Shivaraatri/Shivjayanti

Festival celebrating Shiva's act of purification and remembrance of the Supreme Father.

Divine Incarnation

Supreme Soul Shiva enters an ordinary human body to perform His divine tasks.

Shiva's Divine Tasks

Establishment, Destruction, Sustenance

Signup and view all the flashcards

Deity Souls Supporting Shiva

Brahma, Shankar, and Vishnu

Signup and view all the flashcards

Importance of Knowing Roles

To know the souls who play the roles of Brahma, Shankar and Vishnu after Shiva's incarnation.

Signup and view all the flashcards

Beginning of the Task

Supreme Father Supreme Soul task began in 1936-37 in Sindh Hyderabad, Pakistan.

Signup and view all the flashcards

Dada Lekhraj's visions

Vishnu (Vishnu Chaturbhuj), destruction of old world and establishment of the new world.

Signup and view all the flashcards

Foundation of Paths

Listening and narrating descriptions, understanding and explaining knowledge.

Signup and view all the flashcards

Shiva's Entry

Supreme Father Shiva entered the partner for the first time and started world transformation.

Signup and view all the flashcards

Initial Teachings

Supreme Father initially taught knowledge and Raja Yoga through the partner.

Signup and view all the flashcards

Om Mandali

Family known as Om Mandali because everyone used to go into a trance and have visions of heaven and Krishna.

Signup and view all the flashcards

New Name of Om Mandli

Brahma Kumari Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya

Signup and view all the flashcards

Gyaan Murlis

Gyaan murlis: the great sentences that the Point of light Shiva narrated by entering the body of Dada Lekhraj.

Signup and view all the flashcards

Three Divine Tasks

Establishment of the new world, destruction of the old world and the sustenance of the new divine world.

Signup and view all the flashcards

Study Notes

  • Trimurti refers to Shiva, meaning "beneficial".
  • The name Shiva is attributed to the Supreme Father Supreme Soul at the end of the world cycle.

Shiva's Role

  • Shiva purifies human souls and nature when they become sinful, using a human body as support.
  • Shiva is a point of light residing in the Supreme Abode.
  • Shiva makes human souls and nature ‘satopradhaan’ (most pure).
  • The festival of Shivaratri or Shivjayanti celebrates Shiva's act.
  • Shiva is not born from a man's seed or a mother's womb, but is the living seed of the human world through Prajapita.
  • Shiva is beyond birth, death, and karmic bondage.
  • Shiva enters an ordinary, old human body in a divine way to perform tasks.
  • This entry is referred to as the divine incarnation of the Supreme Father Supreme Soul, because he does not have his own body.
  • Shiva's divine task is accomplished in three phases: establishment, destruction, and sustenance.
  • Shiva takes the support of the deity souls: Brahma, Shankar, and Vishnu to accomplish these three tasks.

Incarnation Timeline

  • Understanding the roles of Brahma, Shankar, and Vishnu requires knowing about the events from 1936-37 onward, after Shiva's incarnation.
  • In 1936-37 in Sindh Hyderabad, Pakistan, Shiva made Dada Lekhraj have visions of Vishnu Chaturbhuj, destruction of the old world (hell), and establishment of the new world (heaven).
  • Dada Lekhraj was unable to understand the visions, and consulting gurus and pundits in Varanasi did not provide answers.
  • Seeking a solution, Dada Lekhraj remembered his business partner Sevakram in Calcutta, entrusting him with his diamond shop due to his loyalty and honesty.
  • Dada Lekhraj shared his visions with a close relative referred to as junior mother, who then spoke to a mother known for speaking, listening, and narrating.
  • The mother good at listening and narrating then spoke to Prajapita (the partner), leading to Shiva entering that mother and Prajapita.
  • Through listening, narrating, understanding, and explaining the visions, the foundation for both the path of devotion (bhakti) and the path of knowledge (gyaan) was laid.
  • Shiva entered the partner (Shankar) for the first time in front of both mothers (Brahma and Vishnu), starting the task of world transformation.
  • The Point of Light Shiva Himself becomes famous in the world with the name Trimurti Shiva through these three deities: Brahma, Shankar and Vishnu.
  • Dada Lekhraj understood his role as Brahma and Krishna.
  • The field of action shifted from Sindh Hyderabad to Calcutta and later to Karachi.
  • Knowledge and Raja Yoga were initially taught through the partner in Sindh Hyderabad, then through the mothers in Karachi.
  • The family was initially known as Om Mandali.
  • Three members of the alokik family, including the partner, first mother, and a close relative, died by 1946-47.
  • The Supreme Father continued the task through Dada Lekhraj.
  • Om Radhe played the part of Saraswati in that birth; she was the first Crown Princess in the Golden Age in the form of Radha.
  • The family shifted from Pakistan to Mt. Abu in 1951, and Om Mandli was renamed Brahma Kumari Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya.
  • The sentences narrated by Shiva through Dada Lekhraj from 1951 to January 18, 1969, are called Gyan murlis.
  • B.K. Om Radhe and Dada Lekhraj acted as Jagadamba and Prajapita Brahma from 1947 till 1965/68.
  • After Dada Lekhraj left his body on January 18, 1969, B.K. Prakashmani took control, and later Dadi Janaki became the main administrator.
  • They believed they had to establish heaven without the Supreme Father Shiva.
  • Without the sustenance of the Mother and Father, the condition of this family of God became like that of orphans after the death of their parents. Number of members rose but their quality was less.
  • After Dada Lekhraj Brahma left his body, the Supreme Father Supreme Soul chose those same souls, to complete establishing heaven in this world.
  • The original partner, first mother, and the close relative of Brahma Baba, all became members of the Brahma Kumaris institution again in later births or bodies.
  • The partner was reborn in Kayamganj tehsil of district Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • The first mother was born in Delhi, and the close relative become a Brahma Kumari in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and in charge of the Brahma Kumari service centers in Africa.
  • In 1969, the BK sister in Paladi service center at Ahemdabad became an instrument to narrate the primary knowledge to the person from Farrukhabad.
  • From 1969, Shiva started entering the body of the person from Farrukhabad in secret, but he was unaware of it, and the secrets hidden in those murlis ie Brahma's vani started to become clear to him. After 1969, he developed complete faith on the corporeal role of the Supreme Father Shiva and also the beginning, the middle and the end of the world.
  • Neither the Brahma Kumari sisters nor the institution accepted his explanations.
  • The permanent chariot revelation began in the alokik Brahmin world in 1976 in Delhi.
  • The Brahma Kumar-Kumaris thought Shiva was playing Prajapita (Shankar),,the one who had sowed the seed of knowledge in the intellect of the junior mother, the senior mother and Dada Lekhraj.
  • Besides, the maiden born in Delhi and played Adi Devi or Jagadamba again played the role of Jagadamba or Brahma (the senior mother) now.

Three Divine Tasks

  • The above three souls become instruments in the form of Brahma, Shankar and Vishnu, for the three divine tasks of the Incorporeal Supreme Father Shiva: the establishment of the new world, the destruction of the old world of Brahmins (Brahmakumari Vidyalaya) and the sustenance of the new divine world.

Studying That Suits You

Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.

Quiz Team

Related Documents

The Trimurti PDF

More Like This

Use Quizgecko on...
Browser
Browser