PadmanAbha and sarga (Creation) revealed.

The true meaning of PadmanAbha and sarga (Creation) are revealed when the mind comes to rest after samAdhi at the sahasrAra. On the inward path of kuNDalinI traveling up the cakras to the sahasrAra, there are three granthis or knots that are pierced. These are the Brahma granthi at the mUlAdhAra cakra, the ViShNu granthi at the maNipUraka cakra and finally the Rudra granthi at the AjnA cakra before the union of Shiva and Shakti in the sahasrAra. Some practitioners of Yoga believe that this is the end of sAdhanA but in fact, there is more! There is a descent of Shakti or kuNDalinI that reveals the truth in the PurANas regarding the Creation and Dissolution of the world.

Beyond samAdhi at the sahasrAra, as sAdhanA is continued, Shiva is known as tamas, brahmA as rajas and then viShNu as sattva. When the covering or AvaraNa shakti of tamas corresponding to Shiva is overcome, then brahma is known as the first thought (and hence the Creator). Rajas is the cause of the origin of thought itself from Pure Consciousness. Brahma himself being of the nature of rajas, emerges from the Heart Lotus (padmanAbha) who is ViShNu who is the sAttvic aspect. Underlying these three guNas is devi mahAmAyA = Brahman. These are well described in slightly different ways in a narrative form in the Devi BhAgavatam. They are experienced as granthis when Shakti descends from the sahasrAra. The final granthi is at the Heart- called hRdaya granthi. The knot at the Heart must be broken for final beatitude. It is beyond the sahasrAra.

Dharma is not possible in Kali Yuga.

Accept She who is the Goddess Shakti is dharmAdharma vivarjitA (She is beyond dharma and adharma).

The guNa dominance and perception of Trimurti (Brahma, ViShNu and maheshvara as described above) are experienced by jIva on the path of involution up to sahasrAra and down to the hRdaya (Heart). This experience is consistent with the Yoga and Tantra view of reaching sahasrAra but more importantly it reconciles with Bhagavan Sri RamaNa MahaRshi's statements that the Self is in the Heart and not in the head. So also Abhinavagupta noted the different levels of Ananda and the descent of prANa in different forms (these are connected).

These experiences lead to the true understanding of the following statement that emerged from meditation for this one:

One who has not seen ViShNu on the way to Shiva and Shiva on the way to ViShNu has not comprehended either.  

Recall the great song by MDR: hariyum haranum onre enru ariyAdavar uLarO? Are there any who do not understand that Hari and Hara are only One?

What causes the knot or granthi at the Heart to tighten? Forgetfulness of the Lord and engaging in deluded egoistic acts or thoughts.