Geethartha Chinthane 156: Creation and Destruction are Illusions

Team Udayavani, Jan 15, 2025, 9:05 AM IST

“Naasato Vidyate Bhaavo, Naabhaavo Vidyate Satah.
Ubhayorapi Drishto’ntastwanayos Tattva Darshibhih” (Gita 2-16).

In this verse, Krishna uses himself as an example, stating, “Just as I am eternal, so are you.” He counters the idea of impermanence by explaining that elements are eternal. What does not exist cannot come into being, and what exists cannot be destroyed. Only those who have witnessed the entirety of time understand this truth. Those with limited temporal experience cannot comprehend it. This conclusion was made by Tattva Darshis (seers of reality), not arbitrarily by Krishna.

Krishna clarifies that he is simply reiterating the wisdom of those with aparoksha jnana (direct realization) and Brahmasakshatkara (knowledge of the Absolute).

From the perspective of physical science, no particle is ever destroyed. Energy and matter only transform into one another—matter becomes energy, and energy becomes matter. The dissolution (pralaya) signifies the transformation of matter into energy, while creation (srishti) is the conversion of energy into matter. This aligns with the principle that energy can neither be created nor destroyed.

~ Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji of Paryaya Sri Puthige Sri Krishna Matha

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