Pralay (प्रलय)
Pralay (प्रलय | pralaya) means dissolution or cessation.
In Maharaj Ji's teachings, the term is used in several contexts:
- Dissolution of creation: The dissolution of part or all of the material creation.
- Other forms of cessation: Pralay also includes states such as dreamless sleep and liberation, as described in the different classifications of Pralay.
- Divine ecstasy: In Asht Sattvik Bhav, Pralay refers to swooning or loss of consciousness due to overwhelming divine love.
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Pralaya — Dissolution
Cessation of all activities is called pralaya (Devanagari: प्रलय ISO15919: pralaya ). The Sanskrit word pralay means dissolution or annihilation. There are many types of pralay . Naityik Pralay Vedas say when God embraces the jeev . That embrace is so full of bliss that it overwhelms the mind. Mind cannot bear
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Discover the different forms of dissolution and cessation explained in Maharaj Ji's teachings.
Asht Satvik Bhav — Ecstasy of Divine Love
There are eight symptoms of divine love that appear in divine bodies . Each of those symptoms is called satvika bhava (Devanagari: सात्विक भाव ISO15919: sātvika bhāva ). Collectively those eight symptoms are called ashta sattvika bhava (Devanagari: अष्ट सात्विक भाव ISO15919: aṣṭa
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Understand Pralay as one of the eight manifestations of divine ecstasy.
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