The divine, auspicious qualities that are in Paramatma also manifest in the muktatma. Yet, the muktatma does not acquire the authorship of the world's creation, sustenance, and dissolution, nor the role of bestower of the fruits of actions, nor the control of the world. This 'except for the cosmic activity' and He can be the inner-knower, but he cannot be the bestower of the fruits of actions. He himself does not decide, 'This action results in this fruit, and I must give this to him.' He can be the inner-knower; being the inner-knower means knowing that 'this person is making such a resolve.' Maharaj had given such inner-knowing powers to many. But the role of bestower of the fruits of actions is not given to anyone at all. Whether you say control or bestower of the fruits of actions, both mean the same thing, indirectly or directly. Yet, the muktatma does not acquire the authorship of the world's creation, sustenance, and dissolution, nor the role of bestower of the fruits of actions, nor the control of the world. According to the meaning of these two sutras, 'except for the cosmic activity' and 'equality only in enjoyment,' the equality with Paramatma manifests in the muktatma. Vyasa Bhagavan has given such a decision. In the Brahma Sutras, Vyasa Bhagavan, whether there is something in the shrutis or not, has given a decision on the meaning of the shrutis that 'it is exactly like this, nothing else.' So, no one is higher than Vyasa Bhagavan, not Shankar Swami, nor Ramanuj Swami, as Maharaj said. If all acharyas follow Vyasa, then their opinion is correct, otherwise not. The commentary on both these sutras has been written by Shri Ramanujacharyaji in the Shri Bhashya, stating that without the cosmic activity—cosmic activity meaning the regulation of the various forms, states, and activities of all conscious jivas and unconscious inert matter—apart from that cosmic activity, He grants divine powers to the muktas, and they attain divine powers. In this, all coverings are destroyed, and a clear experience of Brahman is attained. On what basis do you say this? 'Prakaranat' (from the context). Because it is its context. Since it is the context of Brahman, who regulates the entire world, the shruti shruti That which is revealed and heard. Philosophical and spiritual wisdom – as revealed to the rushis after strict tap and deep dhyãn. The four Veds are Shruti shãstras. Tap to open in glossary → 'Yato va imani bhutani jayante, jatani yena jivanti, yatprayantyabhisamvishanti.' Based on that shruti shruti That which is revealed and heard. Philosophical and spiritual wisdom – as revealed to the rushis after strict tap and deep dhyãn. The four Veds are Shruti shãstras. Tap to open in glossary → If the regulation of this entire world were also the role of the muktatma, just as it is of Paramatma, then the characteristic of being the controller of the world would not hold true for Brahman. Because only an extraordinary attribute is called a defining characteristic. Maharaj has explained all of this so beautifully in the Gujarati language, saying that if there were another God, one God would say, 'I will do this,' and another God would say, 'I will do that.' Therefore, there is only one God. In this very manner, it is propounded in the statements mentioned below. 'O gentle Shvetaketu, before creation, this entire world of names and forms was indeed one, without any division of names and forms. It was the non-dual Parabrahman Narayana, without any other substratum, whose body consists of prakriti, purusha, and time. That Parabrahman Narayana, denoted by the word "Sat Sat 1) True. Real. 2) Permanent, imperishable and unchanging. Is unbound by the past, the present, and the future. Tap to open in glossary → Sat Sat 1) True. Real. 2) Permanent, imperishable and unchanging. Is unbound by the past, the present, and the future. Tap to open in glossary → Kshatriya Kshatriya Person of power and courage, traditionally responsible for the formation and enforcement of law within society, as well as its safety. Rulers and warriors of society. The second of the four varnas (castes) of the ancient Indian social system. Tap to open in glossary → Indra Indra The king of the devs. He resides in Svarg-Lok. Tap to open in glossary → Rudra Rudra A svarup of Shiv. The dev of the ahankãr. Tap to open in glossary → AI translation of the Gujarati transcript above, produced in the same pass that transcribed the audio, one English segment per Gujarati segment. Devotional and technical terms with no precise English equivalent (kirtan, satsang, vasana, samskara, and similar) are kept as their plain transliteration rather than force-translated. Not human-proofread., AI-translated, unverified · Source details