Yajurveda Chapter 40 Mantra 8
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Yajurveda Chapter 40 Mantra 8 - Body of God Kabir is not made of five elements
सः परि अगात् शुक्रम् अकायम् अव्रणम् अस्नाविरम् शुद्धम् अपापविद्धम् कविः मनीषी परिभूः स्वयम्भूः याथातथ्यतः अर्थान् व्यदधात् शाश्वतीभ्यः समाभ्यः।
Sah pari agaat shukram akaayam avranam asnaaviram shuddham apaapaviddham kavir manishi paribhooh svayambhooh yaathaatathyatah arthaan vyadadhaat shaashvatebhyah samaabhyah
Translation:
(Sah) That Supreme God is (Pari Agaat) all-pervading and beyond complete description; He is the Eternal, indestructible, all-powerful Complete God. He is (Asnaaviram) with a body that has no veins or nerves, (Shukram) not born through seminal fluid, (Akaayam) without a physical body made of the five elements. He is (Avranam) without wounds or holes and distinct from the four castes — Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra. He is (Shuddham) pure and (Apaap) sinless.
That (Kavir) KavirDev, that is, God Kabir, is (Manishi) the Supreme Intellectual whose knowledge is (Avinddham) unbreakable, that is, cannot be defeated by arguments or logic. He is (Paribhu) the one who appears first — the original Lord who manifests before all others and fulfills all desires.
He is (Vyadadhaat) the creator of various Brahmands (universes). He is (Swayambhuh) self-manifested, not born from a mother’s womb. He gives true knowledge (Yatha Tathyatah) as it is, in accordance with the truth, and reveals the true (Arthaan) meanings of all elements.
He is described in the eternal divine speech (Shaashvateebhyah) which bears evidence about that Lord, and He is full of (Samaabhyah) divine light and power, just like the Complete God. Thus, the one who is equal in radiance and qualities to the Supreme Almighty is none other than God Kabir Himself.
The body of that Supreme God is made of the element of light. The body of God is very subtle and becomes visible to only that worshipper whose divine vision has opened. Similarly, the living being also has a subtle body which is covered by a layer, that is, body made up of the five elements which is formed from the seminal fluid (shukram) by the union of mother-father. Even after leaving the body, the subtle body remains with a living being. That body is only visible to a worshipper whose divine vision has opened. Understand the state of the Supreme God and a living being in this way
Meaning:
The body of KavirDev is not made of veins. This God is eternal and indestructible. His body is not formed from the union of mother and father, nor is it made from semen or the five elements. This Supreme God is Kavir; He is all-knowing and supremely wise. No one can refute His knowledge through argument or debate, meaning His knowledge is unbreakable. He manifests Himself — He is self-existent and appears first, without taking birth from a mother. He is the creator of all the universes, endowed with complete power, and is full of immortal speech, that is, He possesses the power of divine words and radiates divine light.
Some readers, by reading only the word ‘Akaayam’ (without a physical body), conclude that the Supreme God is formless. However, the word ‘Swayambhuh’ (self-manifested) is also mentioned along with it, which means the one who appears by Himself. The essential meaning is that the Supreme God has a body, but not one made of five elements. His body is composed of divine light and has no veins. That is why it is written in Yajurved Chapter 5 Mantra 1: "Agne Tanuh Asi" — meaning, O God, You have a body.
Yajurveda Chapter 40 Mantra 8
