Parabrahma and the holy Trinity
The ancient scriptures of Hinduism states about the existence of a divine force/energy with which the universe came into existence. It is referred as PARA BRAHMANAM which is beyond explanation, beyong imagination and beyong time too. It has no shape, no gender, no size & no colour. This energy/force is base/root of all the religions , that is why we should respect every religion.
But as Hinduism also promotes polytheism. This Para Brahman can be further divided into Adi Purush and Adi Parashakti. Here, Adi purush denotes all the space present in the universe and Adi Parashakti is all the energy that the universe contains. Okay! Let us bring science in here. According to Einstein's mass- energy equation, mass is also a form of energy. Therefore, Adi Parashakti also refers to all the matter contained in the space (Adi purush) of the universe. This means all the planets , stars , asteroids ,etc., are also forms of Adi Parashakti.
Now as per Hinduism, this Adi Purush breakdowns to form the Holy Trinity of Hinduism i.e., Lord Brahma, lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva who are the Creator, the Sustainer and the Destroyer(of evil) of the universe respectively. On the other hand, Adi Parashakti breakdowns to Goddess Saraswati, Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Parvati who are considered as wives(energies) of the Trinity. Where Maa Saraswati denotes Knowledge/wisdom which helps in creation, Maa Lakshmi symbolises wealth/health which helps in sustainability and Maa Parvati(Mother nature) denotes birth which gives rise to something that can be Destroyed.
I hear people talking about existence of 33 million gods and goddesses . But actually, All the demigods which people could come across are just aspects/manifestations of the Trinity and their wives( indirectly, parabrahma) or they are their offsprings which too symbolises personifications of divine qualities . For instance, Sri Ganapati is regarded as son of Maa Parvati and Lord Shiva which symbolises the auspiciousness. We Hindus take help of various idols and images , just to concentrate on that Almighty whom nobody has seen .
This is the most logical that I can get with my scriptures and the gods . I hope with this explanation , you will be able to get a rough idea on how and whom we worship.
The holy Trinity of Hinduism is bound to rules of nature and time whereas the Para Brahman is beyond time or any other limitations. You can define Para Brahman in same way you define God in Christianity and Allah in Islam. We humans will find many differences among us which will try to divide us into different categories but there are some similarities too which we should give more importance and stay united.
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