Often in the lay man’s world and his understanding what is seen or visible is reckoned to be true. The fact is that whatever is seen changes with time or even ceases after a given span, in the unceasing flow of time. If so, could the scene be true? Not in the strict sense because it is subject to change as the time rolls on and, in some cases, it even passes off into oblivion.
As pronounced by AMMA, “Oblivion is but death”. (“Marupe Maranam”). The very existence of the entity is unknown or shelved in the closed corridors of time. Granting this apparent reality, what is seen cannot be true; it is a mere passing phenomenon termed ‘Anithya’ in our sacred texts.
The human mind reflects deeply over this paradox in the sense that it is not verily true. Consequently, the thinkers, seekers, and those in deeper quest are ever concerned about knowing the ever prevailing, all permeating timeless truth that is termed ‘Nithya’ by the ancients.
They take recourse to much deeper, incisive thinking and probing into the timeless truth. They intensely search, within and without, sieve the ambience and the given order in its varied forms and infinite variety replete with living species, the flora and fauna. They gather the truth is imperceptible and not tangible to be felt by touch or known through the physical sensory apparatus that man is endowed with. The truth is ever elusive and evasive.
After much deeper thought, application and addressing themselves to this quest, a few realize the truth is formless, nameless, and has no dimension. It is all over, all prevailing and all pervasive. That can never be localized, defined nor reduced to dimension and set space. This has been the onus of all our sages, seekers, spiritual aspirants and those in quest of the timeless truth.
In this search, such kindred souls reach the saints, god men, the realized persons and divine manifestations (Avatars), that come up with their rare radiance, uncommon effulgence occasionally in the endless track of time. The complete divine manifestations, total personified divinities are at the apex of this scale.
Many of such seekers, saints and even the known well recognized godmen too flock to AMMA at Jillellamudi and make their obeisance in HER extraordinary divine, glorious, radiant, luminous presence. They soon understand and realize that their search is fulfilled, the long drawn quest is completed ever since such a glorious moment.
They at once realize AMMA is the personification of the cosmic force, which appears in the form of embodied motherhood in the given order. AMMA is all over, all prevailing, all pervasive and all permeating. AMMA is within the being, the multiple forms around as also without. AMMA is but the universal, cosmic force that made its advent in the human motherly form to care and caress HER much beloved offspring, equally so the entire existence.
AMMA is here to redress the wrongs, lighten their toils, ease the struggles and soothe them in their strife torn existence. Lead them all to a positive end or bliss, both the saint and the sinner alike though with a varying time lag. Nothing discriminates against the children in HER universal motherhood that is all encompassing and all inclusive. The good, the bad, the virtuous, the wicked, the gentle, the cruel regardless of their credentials are exposed to AMMA’S motherly love that is ever endearing, redeeming and granting the ultimate bliss in the ceaseless flow of time.
Thus, the commoner, the erudite, the pundit, the scholar, the seeker, the savant, the skeptic, the rational minded and the empirical scientist are all elevated and enlightened in AMMA’S glorious, radiant, effulgent presence as they all understand sooner than later.
To cite AMMA here, “This creation has no beginning. It is MINE ”. (Srushti Naadi, Anaadi”). Thereby confirming HER supremacy and suzerainty over this cosmos and the entire creation leaving no room for doubt. In this subtle process they witness as also understand the eternal, timeless truth which is the ever-present undercurrent; the prime mover of this entire creation and the whole cosmic process, the given order at any point of time, with little else to look beyond and search for. The process of quest culminates with and in the presence of AMMA, by simply beholding HER auspicious form and uncommonly divine persona.
We humbly bow at HER holy feet and submit our lesser selves in abject surrender for our eventual liberation and ultimate freedom from bondage.
(Adapted from the commentary of Brother A. V.R. Subramaniam on His Holiness Sri Siddheswarananda Bharathi’s ‘AMBIKA SAHASRI’, Page No.33, Last Stanza “Anthamuleni Srishti Katha Kartham Cheppaga…..”)