BENGALI WRITINGS

III. 2. Agni — The Divine Energy37of all dharmas, guardian of the most profound aim andtruth of the universe, this Agni is no one else but theomniscient energising power of the Divine, manifest as force,heat and brilliance. The principle of true Existence in theTruth-Consciousness-Bliss contains in itself the Consciousness.That which is the Consciousness of the Existence isalso the Force of the Existence. The Consciousness-Forceis the sustaining power of the universe, it is the primarycause and creator, the life and the controller of the universe.When the Consciousness hides her face in the bosomof the Being of pure Existence and with her eyes closedcontemplates the form of the pure Existence, the infiniteForce becomes hushed; this is the state of dissolution inthe tranquil ocean of Ananda. Again when the Consciousnesslifts her head, opens her eyes and looks lovingly atthe face and the body of the Being of pure Existence,meditates on his infinite names and forms, and dwells onthe ravishing Lila created by feigned separation and union,the numberless currents of that Ananda give rise toinfinite waves of violent pain and universal delight. Thisvariegated concentration, this trance one-pointed yet multitudinousof the Consciousness-Force, is known as theenergising Power. When the Being of pure Existence witha view to create some name and form manifests a certaintruth or obtains a particular result, assembles and moveshis Consciousness-Force and establishes her on his ownstate, then Tapas, the energising Force is applied.We find that the Consciousness-Force has two aspects:Consciousness and Energy, the All-Knowledge and the All-Power; but in reality the two are one. The Knowledge ofthe Divine is omnipotent and His Power is omniscient. WhenHe conceives light, the birth of light is inevitable becauseHis Knowledge is only the conscious form of His Power.Again in all vibrations of matter, for example, in the dance