OMSAIRAM!Sitting in Dwarkamai BABA always told us to read Gurucharitra
Shree Guru Charitra
Chapter 2 Continuation....
Siddha replied at length, "Long long ago, the non-dual Supreme Self wished to manifest Himself as the many. That wish is the Lord’s Maya, the divine creative power. When he was in the sleep of yogic trance, the whole cosmos was created by the power of maya.
From the navel of Lord Vishnu emanated a divine lotus, from which sprang Brahma, the creator. Knowledge of vedas was bestowed on Him by Vishnu. In accordance with the vedic wisdom, Brahma projected the Universe. He also created the natural classification of the various codes of conduct for castes (varna) and the four stages (ashrama) of human life, to suit the human beings endowed with different propensities. He also created the cycle of the four yugas or universal epochs.
Of these Kritayuga is symbolized by the principles of truth, dispassion, wisdom and religious sacrifice. The intricacies and details of yagna or religious sacrifice characterize the Tretayuga (the third, when counted in the reverse order from the age of kali, and which is thrice as long as the age of kali). The Dwapara epoch is weapon-wielding.
Kali age has its tongue and genitals prominently displayed signifying the preoccupations of the age. He is dirty as a ghoul.
The krita or Satya yuga is 17,28,000 years long.
The Treta is 12, 96,000 years.
The Dwapara is 8,64,000 years.
The Kali age is 4,32,000 years in extent.
So did the Lord ordain. Now listen to the story of the Guru, which was narrated by Brahma, the creator, to Kali, the spirit of dark age, on the eve of its advent on earth.
Kali said, "Lord! How can I ever hope to enter the earthly realm of existence which is inhabited by those who are righteous? My mind despairs even on hearing it. I am the breaker of the bridge of righteous. I am the inspirer of grief, dispute, hate and the fire of craving. Even my brother is ever allied to lust and anger and he is dear to me as my very life. The godless, the unrighteous and the non-observer for religious vows are my very life. All the righteous ones in the Indian peninsula are my enemies. My very life is threatened at the sight of those who serve the Guru, the deities, righteous brahmins and their own parents. Even the very sight of a yogi or a sage is as unbearable to me".
Brahma replied "You enter the mundane life of men through their instinctive propensities for sense-pleasures. The average life span of a human being in the Kali age is 100 years. Anyone can attain perfection at any time during his lifetime. So, don’t leave him. But your evil tendencies will not be able to touch those who are devoted to the Guru, God, deities and righteous Brahmins, and especially those who are devoted to the Guru, just as water cannot moisten a lotus leaf. Even the gods cannot harm one who is devoted to the Guru".
Jai Sai Ram
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Sai baba let your holy lotus fee be our sole refuguge.OMSAIRAM