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Mahesha do the destruction by his own limbs or gets destroyed by ordering someone else? In whole of the universe the destruction of many Jivas is continuously taking place every moment; then how does he destory all together simultaneously, by what kinds of limbs and by ordering whom? Moreover, if you say that Mahesha merely desires and the destruction takes place automatically by his desiring only; then he would always be having cruel thoughts of the form of killing others and how would the desire of killing many Jivas alltogether simutaneously be produced in him? And if he destroys at the time of total destruction of the world, then does he do so at the instance of Param Brahma or does he do so without his wish? If he does so at Param Brahma's wish then how did such intense anger arise to Param Brahma that he desired to destroy all? Because, without any reason, the desire of destruction cannot arise and the desire of destruction itself is anger. So, tell us the reason for such anger.
And if you say that Param Brahma had created this game of universe; later on he demolished it- for this no reason can be given. The game-maker creates the game when he likes it and finishes it when he dislikes it. Similarly, if this universe appears to be good or bad to him (the Param Brahma), then it shows that he has attachment aversion with the universe. Why do you then say Brahma's nature to be that of a mere observer? A mere observer is the name of that person who merely remains knower and seer of what automatically happens. How could he be called a mere observer if he creates or destroys the universe by treating it to be good or bad (agreeable or disagreeable). Because remaining a mere observer and also being doer & destroyer are contradictory to each other. Both these things are not possible in one person. · Originally, Param Brahma desired that “I am one, so I shall be many", then he became many. Now this desire cropped up- "I am many, so I will become less”. So, as out of innocence, someone indulges in some work and then gives it up, similarly Param Brahma also after becoming many desired back to become one; so, it appears that the work of becoming many he might have done out of innocence only. Had it been done with foresightedness then why for did he
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