Narasimha is the fourth incarnation of Lord Vishnu and is popularly known as ‘man-lion’ or ‘half man – half lion’ incarnation. In 2017, the date of Narasimha Jayanthi is May 9. The main aim of the Narasimha incarnation was to end the tyranny of Hiranyakashipu and restore the path of Dharma, righteousness. Prahlada the young son of Hiranyakashipu and an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu paved the way for the removal of opposition to righteousness, adharma. Here, we bring you both a short narrative and the long narrative of Prahlad, the devotee, and two stotrams to Narasimha, the second composed by Lord Sanischara.
The World Egg
Hinduism has an account Creation which has both evolution and involution, Creation which ends with a return to the Source in silence. Creation occurs within the world egg, the golden womb by name Hiranyagarbha. In this article, we read of the return to wholeness in Australian Aboriginal spirituality, which, one journeyman discovers, emerges from a world-egg.
The Soul is the Missing Link
Scientists, anthropologists, historians and archaeologists search man’s history and place among the stars, forever seeking answers to the mystery of human life and consciousness. What is our origin, how do we get to man from the hairy, upstanding ape, is there life out there in the stars? What form of life is it? Is it intelligent? These and many other questions are pursued while quietly, in the background, the process of Ascension and the expansion of the soul continues. We will not stay forever in Hundred Acre Wood with Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin; the soul will take its place as the missing link to the past, the present and the future.
The Roles of Hanuman
On this occasion of Hanuman Jayanthi (birth of Hanuman) it is recalled that Hanuman played an important role in the story of Lord Rama and the destruction of evil represented by the demon king Ravana. Hanuman also has another dimension, that of a divine, a divinity, a star-being who had a role of protector of the Earth over 800 million years ago. He is also of the extinct race of Vanara who donated DNA to the being that eventually went on to become the human. In this wise, we look to ancient stories of Hanuman, and the workings of the Mystery School with its revelations from Jalarm the Atlantean, who gave much information about mankind’s past.