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The Definition of Brahm According to the Vedas

Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj

The Ved says that no one is equal or greater than Him. His name is Brahm. What a wonderful definition!

Na tatsamashch (न तत्समश्च)…“No one is equal to nor…adhikashch (अधिकश्च)… greater than Him.” (Shvetashvatar Upanishad: 6.8)

न त्वत्समोऽस्त्यभ्यधिक: कुतोऽन्यो लोकत्रयेऽप्यप्रतिमप्रभाव || 43||
Na tvat-samo ’sty abhyadhikaḥ kuto ’nyo loka-traye ’py apratima-prabhāv.

- Gita Chapter 11, verse 43.

Arjun said to Krishna in the Gita, “No one is equal to or greater than You.”

That means God’s Gita and God’s Ved both have the same definition. Now ask Ved Vyas, the descension of God. He also says here,

स्वयं त्वसाम्यातिशयस्त्र्यधीश: स्वाराज्यलक्ष्म्याप्तसमस्तकाम: ।
Svayaṁ tvasāmyātiśhayas tryadhīśhaḥ svārājya-lakṣhmy-āpta-samasta-kāmaḥ.

According to what was said before, Ved Vyas is saying, “No one is equal to nor is anyone greater than Him.”

Again Ved Vyas says,

निरस्तसाम्यातिशयेन राधसा स्वधामनि ब्रह्मणि रंस्यते नम: ॥
Nirasta-sāmyātiśhayena rādhasā sva-dhāmani brahmaṇi raṁsyate namaḥ.

Both these verses are from the Bhagwatam. The first verse is “Svayaṁ tvasāmyātiśhaya tryadhīśhaḥ…”. This verse reference is the 3rd canto, 2nd chapter, 21st verse. And the reference for the 2nd verse is the 2nd canto. 4th chapter, 14th verse.

This means that the Gita, Bhagwatam and the Ved are unanimously saying the same thing in the same way that the meaning of unlimited is that there is no one equal to Him nor is there anyone greater than Him. That is Brahm.

Alright.

Now this is proven that Brahm means the one who is unlimited and the one who also makes others unlimited. Now you know what is unlimited. How does He make others great? What is this?

परास्य शक्तिर्विविधैव श्रूयते स्वाभाविकी ज्ञानबलक्रिया च ।
Parāsya shaktir vividhaiv shrūyate svābhāvikī gyānabalakriyā cha.

- Shvetashvatar Upanishad: 6th chapter, 8th verse

“God has unlimited Divine powers. Through these powers He makes others great.”

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