PARABRAHMA SUTRAS (183-184)

183. Krushnastrayopi nityaanityavirodho gitaayaam.

Translation: Krishna is said to be Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, as per the Gita. Since Brahma Loka is said to be both eternal and temporary, there is a contradiction in the Gita.

Explanation: The same Brahma Loka is said to be eternal for some other souls, who do not return back. The priests say in the beginning of the ritual that they are praying for the departed soul to reach Brahma Loka forever (Shashvata Brahma Loka Nivaasa siddhyartham…). Moreover, Krishna says that souls reaching His abode do not return back. You cannot say that Brahma Loka means the abode of the four-headed Brahma, the Creator, and hence the souls may return back from such an inferior world. In such a case, Vishnu Loka and Shiva Loka must also have the same fate since Veda says that all the three are one and the same (Brahmacha Narayanah, Shivashcha Narayanah). If you say that Vishnu Loka or Shiva Loka is eternal, Brahma Loka must also be eternal, since Krishna said that He is the Creator, Ruler and Destroyer of the world (Aham sarvasya Jagatah…, Mayi sarvamidam…—Gita), His abode must be the same as that of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Since Krishna said that His abode is eternal, the abodes of these three must also be eternal. In such a case, there is a contradiction in the Gita, since Brahma Loka is eternal and also non-eternal.

184. Samopaadhivirodhaat ubhayadhaa gitanaanaavataaraat.

Translation: Due to the repulsion of common media, both possibilities are correlated and the basis is that same Krishna is reincarnating again and again as per the Gita.

Explanation: This contradiction is removed, if the total essence of the Gita is realized. Throughout the Gita, Krishna projected Himself everywhere. This is not projection of His individual personality. It is only emphasis of the contemporary human form of God. Krishna says that He incarnates again and again in this world (Yada yadahi…). If you consider Krishna’s incarnation only and neglect His other incarnations, it is foolish because the other incarnations are also the same Krishna as per the Gita itself. The devotee, who recognizes and serves the contemporary human incarnation, controlling the repulsion of the common media, also recognizes God in the energetic form in the upper world by controlling the same repulsion. In such a case, He lives in Brahma Loka for ever. The devotee who neglects the contemporary human form in this world due to the principle of repulsion also will not recognize the energetic form of God in the upper world due to the same repulsion. In this case, the soul returns back. Hence, both cases are possible. In the first case Brahma Loka is eternal and in the second case Brahma Loka is non-eternal from which the soul returns back. Thus, the contradiction is removed.