BENGALI WRITINGS

III. 3. The Rigveda43knowable, as a divine Being.The Divine is also adbhuta, mysterious, but he manifestshimself in three fundamentals, that is to say, God ispure Existence, Consciousness-Force and Bliss. It is possibleto realise God in the principle of Bliss. Under variousdifferent names and forms, God pervades and upholds theuniverse. These names and forms are the Vedic gods.The Veda speaks about two seas, one above and theother below the manifested world; below, it is the apraketahÐdya or hÐtsamudra, the concealed sea which is knownin English as the Subconscient and, above, it is the sea ofpure Existence which is called in English the Superconscient.These two are known as caves or hidden truths. Brahmanaspatibrings out the manifestation from the Subconscientby the World. Rudra enters the life-principle and illuminesit with his mighty power, pulls it upward by Force and drivesit violently along the path towards its destination; Vishnuby his pervading power upholds the constantly flowing seaof pure Existence or the seven rivers of life and guides themtowards the goal. All the other gods are co-workers in themovement, helpers and agents.Surya, the Sun, is the god of the Truth-Light, he is‘Savita’ when he creates or manifests, ‘Pushan’ when henourishes, ‘Surya’ when he destroys the night of falsehoodand gives birth to the light of truth and knowledge. Agni isthe tapas, the energising power of the Consciousness-Force;he builds the universe and dwells in all its objects: He isfire in the material principle; desire and impulses to enjoyin the life-principle, he devours everything he gets; in themind-principle, he is the mental inspiration and the will-power;in the principle beyond mind, he is the lord of the consciousforce of action.