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Vedic Gods -
Trinity Gods
God in Vedic tradition denotes to Brahman,
the supreme Consciousness. It is often confused that in Vedic tradition
there are many Gods. The many "Gods" are actually Devas or Devatas. These
Devatas or Gods are symbolic representation of laws or factors governing the
Cosmos. For example there law of wind is symbolized by Vayu-Deva (wind God),
the factor of fire ius represented by Agni-Deva (Fire God). Sun is
represented as Surya Deva (Sun God). The thrity three million gods
represents such various factors governing this universe.
Worshipping Devatas
Worship in Vedic tradition is not due to fear. It is an act or gesture of
acknowledgement of the Cosmic governing principles or Laws. The worshipping
rituals are performed so that we bring the importance of these governing
laws and principles into our Awareness. This is the sole purpose of
Worshipping various God through rituals.
For example, when food is
eaten, a prayer ritual is performed as a gesture to honor all the factors
responsible for food production. That brings to our awareness the importance
of reminding the governing principle in the food production. These principle factors are called
Devatas.
Reminding these factors are important for us because these same
Cosmic factors also
influence our own body too.
Therefore All Human beings are required to perform
these Rituals for a Dharmic
or Righteous and peaceful life.
Trinity
Gods:
These laws or factors are under the governance of three major laws of
creation, preservation and destruction. They are symbolically represented as
the main Trinity Gods Brahma,
Vishnu and Shiva. In the human body these three are the symbolism of the Mind, Intellect and
Awareness. Brahma is the creator God, Vishnu the sustainer and Shiva
the destroyer. All the three originate from the Supreme Para-Brahmam, the
Pure-unconditional Consciousness.
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