Long ago, in a time when the boundaries between heavens and universes were still being formed, King Himalaya humbly approached the Divine Mother. His heart carried a longing that even the gods could not fulfill—the desire to understand the Supreme Reality, that Being who existed before creation, who sustained all life, and who remained untouched when everything dissolved.
Seeing his sincerity, Bhagwati Jagadamba (Durga) smiled. Her presence shimmered like a thousand suns, yet soothed like moonlight on a calm night. She began to reveal a secret that had remained hidden even from the greatest gods.
“Listen carefully,” She said, “for this knowledge is rare.”
She described a Being called the Akshar Brahm—a power so subtle and infinite that it could not be grasped by ordinary senses or even by the intellect of gods. This Akshar Brahm was:
It was from this radiant, all-pervading light that universes arose, and into it, they eventually returned.
King Himalaya listened, awestruck. But the Divine Mother was not done.
To help him understand further, She gave him a simple but profound analogy.
“Think of the Om mantra as a bow,” She said.
“The soul—the jivatma—is the arrow.”
“And Akshar Brahm is the distant target.”
Only when the arrow is steady, the bow firm, and the aim unwavering can the soul reach the target. Through continuous chanting of Om, detachment from the world, and deep focus, one could rise above earthly ties and reach Brahmlok, the realm of Akshar Brahm.
“But remember,” She added gently, “this is not the final destination. It is only the gateway to the One even greater.”
As the Mother continued, She revealed a truth that startled even the king:
Even mighty deities like Brahma, Vishnu, Narada, and Ved Vyasa did not know this secret fully.
For ages, they worshipped Jagadamba Herself to obtain the divine vision of this higher reality. Even in Satya Yuga—an age of purity—people prayed to Her for a glimpse of the Supreme Truth.
This revelation humbled King Himalaya. If even gods were unaware, what could an ordinary person hope to understand?
This ancient knowledge is connected with the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita.
The one speaking in the Gita—the voice that instructed Arjuna—was Kaal Brahm, also known as Kshar Purush, the ruler of 21 universes.
This cosmic being, is invoked the power of the Om mantra.
In Gita 8:13, he declared: “Om is My single-syllable mantra. Whoever leaves the body while uttering Om attains My highest state.”
This matched perfectly with what the Devi Bhagavat had already disclosed: chanting Om leads the soul to Brahmlok, the domain of Kshar Brahm, not to the ultimate realm.
Thus, the Gita subtly revealed a divine hierarchy that few ever perceived.
To complete the picture, the following needs to be understood
1. Kshar Purush (Jyoti Niranjan / Kaal Brahm) - The lord of 21 universes, the one who speaks in the Gita. Vast and powerful—but not the ultimate.
2. Akshar Purush (Akshar Brahm / Parabrahma) - The ruler of regions far beyond Kaal Brahma, governing seven sankh universes.
3. Param Akshar Purush (Purna Brahm) - The Complete God, the Supreme Controller above all. The One whom even Akshar Brahm springs from. The source of all purushas, all universes, all creation. The Eternal Father of all souls.
When King Himalaya finally bowed before the Mother, he understood: