AVATAR 2

In Vedic times rishis or perfected beings, seers of transcendental truth, reigned supreme in the spiritual firmament. Their ideal was the absolute reality or Brahman which they envisioned both subjectively as the transcendental being as well as objectively as the being immanent in Nature. The universe itself was, thus, the vast temple of the Divine, every particle of it was pregnant with the seed of immortality, the microcosm enfolded the macrocosm and vice-versa. Thus, the formless God endowed with attributes as well as the One that is beyond the reach of word or thought emerged as the dominant theme of Vedic spiritual thought. Although hymns on gods and goddesses were sung and oblations offered them in sacrificial ceremonies, the distinct spiritual culture of the divine incarnation was not yet in vogue. But times were changing and with the advent of some extraordinary spiritual personages such as Shree Ramachandra and Shree Krishna who far exceeded the other rishis in spiritual attainments and power, it became a focus of great deliberation among the rishis to assign a special status to these luminous beings. This was the genesis of Avatarvaad (the Principle of the Avatar).