Beyond Doubt

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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Seeing the exuberant personality before his eyes, Indrabhuti's pride melted and his ego got the first major blow of his life. He began to wonder if the personality before his eyes was Lord Brahma. He thought that He cannot be Brahma for according to him, Brahma is engaged in the process of creation, whereas the person is nivrata i.e. retired. The former is quite old and also has a swan as his vehicle and the latter is young, jubilant and magnanimous with no Vehicle of any kind. Brahma has Savithri as his companion and a white lotus for his seat but the person visible before his eyes is unaccompanied and has a golden throne for His seat.
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He then began to wonder in amazement if the magnificent personality could be Lord Vishnu, the orientator (Palan Karta) of the Universe. But then Lord Vishnu was dark-complexioned, with Goddess SriLakshmi by his side, with Shankha', Chakra?, gadha, and Padma'in his four hands, and also had Garuda as his vehicle; his abode is the hood of Seshanaga in contrast to the personality of one before him.
Then he thought if the person could be Lord Shiva, He had to condemn even the third possibility, as Shiva had three eyes, accompanied with Goddess Parvati and rode on the Nandi and Lord Mahavira did not seem to have any of these features of Lord Shiva.
Indrabhuti also had to drive away the thought of the Lord of Lords being Kamadeva, the God of Love, for he had Rati, the Goddess of Love along with him. He could not identify Him as Lord Indra, for Indra had a thousand eyes and had his wife Goddess Shachi with him. He rode on the heavenly elephant, Iravata and
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Shankha Chakra Gadha Padma Nandi
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