18 Puranas

18 Puranas:

Sanskrit is a unique language in which every alphabet/letter is having a meaning.

 The Creation story is said in these different Puranas, and the essence remains the same. 

Mareesha is the wife of Prachetasa.

Prachetasa= Pure consciousness 

Mareesha=desire.

The root cause of this physical universe is the desire combined with pure consciousness. Then the manifestation is Daksha. Gradually he is referred as Prajapati. Then so many Prajapatis are manifested. The original/initial manifestationis Daksha Prajapati.  Mind or Manas is Brahma, the creator. Maya is the integral part of Cosmic consciousness, the Parabrahman. Man hasto work within the perview of Parabrahman. Maya is dependant on Parabrabrahman, the consciousness. Maya or Krishna consciousness is not rpt is not independent.

Maya is called by different names Vishnu, Lalita, Krishna, Siva etc.

Maa=not  Ya=real.   Maya is not real. Matter can never be real.

Maya or Krishna consciousness has divided itself into three parts Shrushti (Generation/Brahma), Sthiti (Operation/Vishnu), and Laya (destruction/Maheswara). So maya, or GOD, does his work incessantly like this. This is called TRIMURTY swaroopam. This this Trimurty is the the three different dimensions of one configuration or One energy.     One man/woman is acting in different modes like Father/mother, son/daughter, Grandson/grand daughter, etc. The same man/woman is called husband/wife in house, officer in the office etc. It is akin to this. 

1)Brahmapuran: Brahma means Generator or Creator. How Creation has been manifested is expatiated in this Puran.

2) Padma puran: Padma means lotus. In spite of being in water lotus does not rotten. This samsaar that is family is like water. Boat can be in water. Water should not be in the boat. Likewise Man may be in water like life, but should not be  engulfed with water like life.  That means man may be in water like life, but should not be attached to it. This is the essence of Padma Puran.

3) Vishnu Puran:  How the manifested world become existent is expatiated in Vishnu Puran.  

Bharata is a king who does meditation regularly. But he brings up a deer equal to his life and he dies with attachment to this deer. Because of this he is born in the womb of a deer.  But he was more interested in meditation as such in the next incarnation to this deer, he was born in a family of meditating people. This time he was keeping his mind concentrated only on God without any attachment to mundane things. Outwardly he appears to be dull headed.  As such he is being called Jadabharata. Jada= inert.

One day he was made to carry a polquin. In good olden days kings, queens, and rich people used to be carried to long distances in these wooden boxes with sitting arrangements with one or two seats in side. Jadabharata was used as a pall bearer of this polquin. Due to uneven disturbances in carrying that poliquin, the king inside got irritated. King has ordered to give lashes to this Jadabharata. Jadabharata started laughing for each lash. Asked by king for his laughing, ‘every thing is maya, Iam being lashed is maya, you are being carried is maya’, he answered. King got astonished. Then the king became the disciple of Jadabharata. He became a Brahmagnaani i.e., impregnated with pure wisdom, and gets liberated.

Jada= hidden, Bharata= effulgence. 

Attachment is the root cause of this bondage. This engulfs the wisdom. It will not allow you to effulge with wisdom.

One must do Kriyayoga to get back his original effulgence and should get liberated from this bondage. 

4) Siva Puran: How the manifested Jagat/Universe will get dissolved/destroyed/merged into Parabrahman.

5)Vamana Puran:

   God can be attained either by controlling life force or by controlling the mind. Life force and mind are complimentary to each other.

   VA= Varishta or the superior    Mana=Mind

With the help of mind how to overcome the AdiBhautika (Physical), Adi daivika (Astral/mental), and Adhyatmika (Causal/Ideal/Kaarana) minds, and to unite with God, the Parabrahman, with dedication/sacrifice/renunciation, is/are expatiated in this Purana.

Sri Mahavishnu, comes in the incarnation/Avatar of Vamana, the dwarf.  He asks Bali Chakravarti (Emperor Bali) to give Him three feet of land as sacrificial alms. Bali Chakravarti belongs to Raakshasaas (demons). He is warned by Sukracharya, Guru preceptor, not to give alms to Vamana as He is none other than Mahavishnu came in the guise of Vamana. But Bali will not heed to his advice, and goes ahead with his promise of giving three feet of alms.

Vamana means the superior mind/steady mind/pure mind.

For a steady mind three steps are required. Three types of problems are encountered by the sadhak/meditating yogi. they are AdiBhautika (Physical), AdiDaivika (Astral/mental), and Adhyatmika (Causal/Ideal/Kaarana) problems/obstacles.

AdiBhautika (Physical)= problems faced by physical body=fever, headache, body pains etc.

AdiDaivika (Astral/mental)=mental ills like several thoughts etc

Adhyatmika (Causal/Ideal/Kaarana) = problems faced by causal body = sleep, slumber, complacency, idleness, getting fed-up etc.

These are also called Mala, Vikshepana, and Avarana doshaas/faults/problems.  

The meditating Yogi should take care of these things before getting unison with God, the Parabrahman. He must take everything with equanimity/vairagya to get a steady mind.

Vai= Unique  Ragya= attachment,

Everybody will have attachment. Attachment to off spring, spouse, wealth etc.

VaiRagya= unique  attachment to God, the Parabrahman.  

The sadhak  should seek the help of God for these three steps. 

Everything has to be done by God, the Parabrahman only. Then God Himself seek these three steps from the sadhak.

When Sadhak overcomes these three steps and is in intense meditation, then he will find/behold himself equal to his Thumb/Angusta Praman in Kootastha, the place between eye brows in the forehead. He himself will appear in measurement equal to his dwarf form. This is called Vamana or Atma saakshaatkaara.

Bali means to give up the thoughts and desires with equanimity/vairagya.

Chakravarti means thoughts are circles (Chakra) that comes in rounds (varti).  

Sukracharya, his Guru preceptor, is the replica of Ego. To give up ego is the Bali. Ego is the root cause of Kama(desires), Krodha(Anger), Lobha(greedyness), Moha (delusion/illusion), Mada (Pride), & Matsarya (Jealousy). The sadhak should go beyond this. This is called to suppress it to Patala or abyss. Patala is in us only. It is not existing anywhere else. 

6)Markandeya Puran:

    To utilize Swasa (breath) as Astra (weaon) is known as Swaastra. Gradually it became Sastra.  By utilizing Swasa (breath) as Astra (weaon) and remain deathless is expatiated in Markandeya Puran.

Maha mrityunjayamantra: This is also known as victory over death Mantra. This is dedicated to Third eyed Yogi also known as Siva. This is authored by Markandeya Maharshi.

When mind get disturbed, unsteady, for overcoming Kalasarpa dosha, and to get rid of dreaded diseases, this Mantra is specially chanted.

Om trayambakam yajaamahe sugandhi pushtivardhanam

Uruvaarakamivabandhanaat mriyormukh ksheeyamaamritaat 

Om= Hey Parabrahman, Trayambakam=Third eyed sadhak Yajamahe =praying  sugandhim = impregnated with fragrance  Pushtivardhanam =  wealthy and strong  uruvaarukamiva=big and energetic   bandhanaat= from the bondage of Maya  mriyormukh ksheeya=from death maa=me mritaat = take me to victory over death.

I am  praying the Third eyed sadhak, Parabrahman,    impregnated with fragrance,  wealthy and strong, big and energetic, take me to victory over death, mortality to immortality, from the bondage of Maya, death. This Mantra is to be chanted 108 times, morning and evening, 41 days, in Kootastha, the place between the two eyes on the fore head to get rid of negative forces.  

7)Varahapuran:

Va = Varishta (the superior), raaha= way. the superior way

Two teeth = Dedication (Bhakti),  and discipline (krama sikhana).

Hiranyaksha, the Rakshasa/demon king throws this earth into water is the essence of story in Varaha Purana.

While treading in the superior(Varishta), way(raaha) with Dedication(Bhakti), and discipline (krama sikhana) execute/ perform your duty with Kriyayogasadhana is the essence of Varahapuran. This is what is explained through the slaining of Hiranyaksha, the Rakshasa/demon king and bringing out the earth from the water. 

Hiranyaksha means the man engulfed in ego.  When man becomes the embodiment of ego, he makes himself submerged into water like life. Man is the replica of this earth. His two wisdom teeth represents wisdom.

Oh man, don’t submerge yourself in this water like samsaar/life. With kriyayoga sadhana transform yourself into pure wisdom. With this come out of this water like samsaar/life. Be united with God,the Parabrahman. 

Likewise he kills another demon called Hiranyakasipu in Narasimha avatara/incarnation.

In the incarnations of Varahavatara and Narasimhavatara, the sadhak will cross Brahma granthi.  Brahma granthi pertains to Physical body. Brahma granthi spreads up to Mooladhara, Swadhisthaana, and Manipura chakras.

8)Agni puran:

How to burn your karma is expatiated in this Agni puran.

Customs, Burning techniques (Dagdha yoga), subtle nadi expatiation is the essence of Agni puran.

9) Koorma Puran:

Kormam= Tortoise

To get protected from enemies tortoise tries to draw its limbs into itself. Tortoise breaths very few in a day. So if man can control his breath then he can live longer. Controlling the breath shall control the professions of sense organs and mind. This is made easier through Kriyayoga which Iam propogating now across the world.  This is the essence of Koorma Puran.

10) Bhagavat Puran:

Srimad Bhagavat is the sobriquet of Bhagavat Puran.

Bha= Dedication (bhakti), Ga= Gnan (wisdom), Va= Vairagya (unique attachment), Ta= tatwagnaan (wisdom of that or Bhagavan is yourself), Sri= sacred/auspicious/pure mind.

Pure mind indicates Bhakti,Gnaan, Vairagya, and Tatwagnaan.

Sri Krishna ––16000 Gopikas

Gopyam and Rahasyam are very important words in Sanskrit.

Gopyam = the concealed.  Rahasyam= ra+hasyam= rahita haasyam= not to be laughed of.

Sadhana is not to be laughed of, it is a very serious business.

Thoughts are not visible outwardly, they are invisible and concealed. Savam (dead body) will not have any thoughts. Sivam (living one) is auspicious one. Sivam has thoughts. Thoughts are the rays of consciousness.

Kavita (Poetry) comes out of Kavi (Poet).  Likewise Gopika has come out of Guptam. So all Gopikas are different thoughts. So each thought, good or bad, is an embodiment of consciousness.

Sarvam khalu idam Brahma. The Consciousness exists everywhere. It is all penetrating/all pervasive. Sun and sunrays are not two different things. Likewise Srikrishnaparamatma and Srikrishna Consciousness are not two different things.

Srikrishnaparamatma or Srikrishna Consciousness are not limited and tangible things.

Yogi will have only one Thought i.e., Paramatma thought.

Ordinary man will have several thoughts, say 16,000 thoughts. No body can count the unlimited thoughts that are emanated out of the mind. Just for the sake of it, it was mentioned as 16,000 thoughts. In a huge gathering, one cannot count the number of people attended. They give the approximate numbers. Here is the same case in respect of 16,000 thoughts mentioned.  16,000 Gopikas are in fact 16,000 thoughts. So there is Cosmic consciousness (Srikrishnaparamatma) behind each and every thought/Gopika. This is inner meaning of Srikrishna is having 16,000 Gopikas.

Govardhanagiriparvat

GO(Cow) lok means the world(Lok) of Senses(Indriyas). The king of Senses is INDRA the mind. Mind will shower several rains of thoughts. The works of senses or the thoughts are known as GO(Cow)s. GOPALs or Cowherds are the ones who will nurture these thoughts.  If you do not control these thoughts that emanate from the mind then the businesses of senses will raise like a mountain(GOVARDHANAGIRI PARVAT).  Uncontrolled or unsteady mind will continue to rain with thoughts. Agna chakra or Kootastha, the place between eyebrows, is called the abode of Shri Krishna or Shri Krishna chaitanya or Consciousness. The meditating yogi who does intensive sadhana for a long time shall attain the state of Shri Krishna chaitanya or Consciousness. That is he attain the state of thougtlessness state or KRIYAPARAAVASTHA. Such Sadhak can control the rain of thoughts. This is akin to raising a mountain(GOVARDHANAGIRI PARVAT) on his little finger by Sri Krishna.. That is that much easier for him.

Your whole attention should be on me and me only.  You must bear all before me. 

This is the essence of Srimadbhagavat.

11)Limga Puran:

Limga = subtle (sookshma).

After great deluge the creation will remain intact encrypted in subtle form in super consciousness. When the Creation starts how it gets evaluated into physical form is expatiated in this Puran.

12) Narada Puran:

Na= not having  Ratha= body.

This body is nothing but soul and the three bodies, Causal, Astral, and Physical, are superimposed on this Atma and making it not known is expatiated in this Narada Puran.  The mediating Sadhak gets the knowledge of Soul is known as Narada Puran.

The whole Creation is manifested out of Potential energy (Sattu) which is beyond Creation.

The pure energy i.e., Potential energy is all powerful. This pure energy is transformed into Kootastha chaitanya, Maha Prakriti, and all its six consciousnesses, Macro Causal, Micro Causal, Macro Astral, Micro Astral, and Macro Physical & Micro Physical. 

Maha Prakriti and its Six consciousnesses are together called Seven Rishis (Saptarshis). They are Mareechi, Athri, Angeerasa, Pulaha, Krathu,Pulasthya, and Vashishta.

Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanaathana, and Sanatkumara are the primordial mental manifestations. From them the remaining Jeeva shrushti/life is manifested. These four may be known as Pure constructive Maha Prakriti.

Sanaka means the initial one, Sananda means the one with happiness ever, Sanaatana means eternal, and Sanatkumara means ever eternal youth. But these Sanaka sananda etc  mental off springs of Brahma, the Creator, became pure and innocent. Theydid not agree for the production of off springs.

The ever and eternally happy Parabrahman,(Cosmic energy), and the internal energy in Maha Prakriti, together lead to Satwa (positive), Rajo (neutral), andTamo(negative) Gunas (qualities). These two remain steady, undisturbed, and peaceful like water in a pond.

The vibrations in catalyst Rajo Guna lead to the disturbance of peaceful and steady Satwa(positive) Guna, and the destructive Tamo (negative) Gunas.

The catalyst Rajo guna is the root cause of creation due to its vibration andhence it is called Creator, Brahma.  

The steady Satwa Positive) Guna is known as Vishnu.

The destructive Tamo (negative) Guna is known as Siva.

The desire of experiencing  different forms of Ananda (happiness) in Maha Prakriti is bound to make these three Gunas or qualities  lead to  four fundamental constructive dimensions/ideas.  They are Vibration (OM), Space, Time, and Atom (the idea of division of one into many). That means to see/behold the Parabraman in many forms.

There are 14 manus. They are: Swayambhuva, Swarochisha, Auttami, Taiwasa, Raivata, Chakshusa, Vaivaswata, Saavarni, DakshaSaavarni, BrahmaSaavarni, DharmaSaavarni, RudraSaavarni, Rauchya or DevaSaavarni,  and Bhautya or IndraSaavarni. Each Manu is having his time space called one Manvantaram. Then after the occurrence of one Manu, then it leads to another Manvantaram.  

Presently it is the time space of Vaivaswata Manu, seventh Manu.

Vaivaswata means Cosmic effulgence or Prakash. Manuvu means mind or manassu. Through this mind only man with consciousness is manifested.

13) Skanda Puran:

Maheswara Dharmas/Sutras/duties provide all Siddhis. Siddhi is the result of Meditation/penance. Mahavatar Babaji is the master of all Siddhis. This has been explained due to comassion on humanity by Kumara Swami, the son of Siva.

Swami means to know self, Kumara means energy.

Kumaraswami means to know one’s own energy. Maha means very powerful, energetic, forceful, and effulgent.  Eswara means having the eyes with looks as arrows. Maheswara means the looks as very powerful arrows.  

The man who does intense kriyayoga sadhana will have looks as forceful arrows. They provide all siddhis and the energy to know oneself.

The lokas (universes) in us are called Vyashti (Microcosmic), and around us are called Samishti (Macrocosmic).

Mooladharachakra (Paatala-vyashti-Micro) —  Bhooloka(samishti-Macro)

Swadhistaana (Mahatala--vyashti-Micro)—Bhuvar (samishti-Macro)

Manipura(Talatala--vyashti-Micro)—Swara (samishti-Macro)

Anahata(Rasatala--vyashti-Micro)—Mahar (samishti-Macro)

Vishuddha(Sutala--vyashti-Micro)—Jana (samishti-Macro)

Agna(Vitala--vyashti-Micro)—Tapo (samishti-Macro)

Sahasraara(Atala--vyashti-Micro)—Satya (samishti-Macro)

With the practice of Kriyayoga one can behold all the 14 locas, Vyashti(Microcosmic) and Samishti (Macrocosmic).  This is explained in Skanda Purana.

14. Gardua Puran: Ga sabda/letter is the replica of wisdom. That is the reason the followers of Sanatana Vaidika Dharma say, ‘GAM” Ganapataye namah.

Remember that there is no Hindu rpt Hindu Dharma. All are the followers of Sanatana Vaidika Dharma. In the beginning, there is only one Dharma i.e., Sanatana Vaidika Dharma. 

Ga=wisdom  Ruda= personified.  Gnaanarudha or Garuda in essence means wisdom ascending. 

One should do meditation and then become Garuda i.e.,become embodiment of pure wisdom.  This is the essence of Garuda Puran.

Kasyapa, the Mahrshi,the great sage, is having two wives, Vinata (buddhi- the decisive mind) and (the blind mind) Kadruva. Kadruva is having bad mentality. Vinata is having good mentality.

Kasyapa means man endowed with bad mind and good mind both.

The off spring of Kadruva is snakes, Indriyas, senses, bound by desires one or the other.

Vinata is having Garuda, the destructor of snakes, as off spring.

One day Kadruva and Vinata, both will go for airing. They will find one Milky white Horse from a distance.

Vinata says the Horse is totally white including tail. White indicates purity. This is but natural for a man of unblemished  quality.

Kadruva says the tail of horse is white. This is but natural for a man of blemished quality.

Both, Vinata and kadruva, bet with each other.  

The loser will have to do bondage to another.

It is natural for us as the succumbed to desires will have to bound by  bondage.  

Kadruva, the mind, cheats Vinata by ordering his off spring to hang on to the tail of the horse so as to appear the tail as black. It is natural that senses always cheat us. As such Vinata and Garuda become slaves to Kadruva and its senses. 

The bondage will be removed with the incessant Kriya yoga sadhana. Man becomes Gnanarudha or Garuda or wisdom ascending when he does Kriyayoga sadhana. This sadhana gives the necessary nectar to remove the bondage.

So Garuda, the off spring of Vinata, the wisdom assending, removes the bondage. This is told by a meaningful  story in this Puran. 

15. Matsya Puran:

Matsyam = fish.  This Jeevan/samsaar/life is like water.

Fish does not rot in spite of being always in water. Similarly man should not get entangled with attachment in spite of being in this Jeevan/samsaar/life.

16. Vayu Puran: The controlling of Life force (Vayu – Air) is the main thing for attaining liberation.  This is the essence of Vayu Puran.

With the tools of Ashtaanga yoaga (Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, & Samadhi) controlling of life force, To be one with God, the Parabrahman, through Kriya yogasadhana, is explained in this Vayu Puran.

One Kastha = Time taken for 15 blinks of eye lids. 

30 kashta = one kala

30 Kala = Muhoortam = 2 gadiaya = 6 vighadiya

30 Muhoortam= 24 hours.

Time taken for snap of a finger (chitika) x 12 = Matra

12 Maatra time Poorakam,  12 Maatra time Kumbhakam, and  12 Maatra time Rechakam  = Manda Pranayamam 

21 Maatra time Poorakam,  21 Maatra time Kumbhakam, and  21 Maatra time Rechakam  = Madyama  Pranayamam 

36 Maatra time Poorakam,  36 Maatra time Kumbhakam, and  36 Maatra time Rechakam  = Uttama  Pranayamam

This has been explained in Vayu Puran.

17. Bhavishya Puran:

The mind,  attitude, qualities, and behaviour, about a fellow who does not do Kriyayoga sadhana is expatiated in this Purana.

Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaisya, and Soodra castes are formed as their respective qualities. They were not formed as per biological birth.

The man who is a total slave to senses,  and who does not do kriya yoga sadhana is known as Soodra caste.

The man who makes his will determined and makes effort to defeat his inner/internal and external enemies by starting Kriyayoga sadhana, is known as Kshatriya. 

The man who does cultivate sadhana, gets his ignorance removed, make efforts to gain pure wisdom, and turns towards spiritualism  is known as Vaisya.

The man who perceives continued efforts incessantly in doing Kryayoga sadhana and become victorious over his internal enemies, and gains pure wisdom is known as Brahmin. Ultimately he gets united with Parabrahman.

There will be both negative and positive forces in every man. Man should improve his Hatha yoga asanas etc, and Kriya yoga sadhana so as to remove his negative forces/qualities and attitude. He must improve his positive forces/qualities and attitude. Gradually he must improve the divinity in him. Ultimately he must realize himself as ‘Aham Brahmasmi’,  God, the Parabrahman.  Lest the negative forces/qualities in him will be multiplied many a number of times in magnitude. He becomes a Danava, demon. He becomes the root cause of destruction. He will not only destruct/destroy the temples and sacred places but also cut the throats of men and women in the name of God defined by him.

18. Brahmanda  Puran:

Creation programme, world(s), dwelling places that is to make comfortable for the man kind to live happily, and peacefully. Vastu etc has been explained in this Puran. Vastu is the science of construction of houses with basic realms of life viz., air, water, and sunlight. All these things are well explained in this Puran.

19.Brahma Vaivarta Puran:

After the advent of Creation, how that creation is expanded, evolutionalised, and diversified is explained in this Brahma vaivarta Puran.