Bahir-Mukha Brahmas

[Rishi_L]

 

I've heard some information about bahir-mukha brahmas before and I found myself absolutely intrigued by that concept. For those who might not know what a bahir-mukha brahma is, it is a brahma who is unfavourable in regards to bhakti towards the Supreme Lord. Unfortunately, I've never been able to find much information about 'bahir-mukha brahmas' so I was wondering if some of the people here could provide me with more information about them. Do they have excessively rajasic or tamasic personalities? Do the universes they create somehow reflect their materialistic nature? Are they chastised by the Supreme Lord for their lack of bhakti? So many questions! I look forward to seeing the answers I'll get.

 

[Rishi_L]

Apparently, Sri Viraraghava Acharya has stated (based on revelation) that there was a bahir-mukha brahma two brahma-kalpas (lives of brahma) ago within this universe. Does anyone have more information on this?

[Guest guest]

yes it has to be on revelation b/c i think we cannot see outside the time limit of our universe.

 

i think you mean a 2nd new universe in the same location. b/c according to hinduism there are way over trillions of material universes scattered around maha-vishnu. and this universe is regarded as 111+ trillion yrs. old.

[Beggar]

Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma VerseBhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 24.136

kṛṣṇa-bahirmukha-doṣe māyā haite bhaya

kṛṣṇonmukha bhakti haite māyā-mukta haya

SYNONYMS

kṛṣṇa-bahir-mukha — of going against Kṛṣṇa consciousness; doṣe — by the fault; māyā haite — from the illusory energy; bhaya — fear; kṛṣṇa-unmukha — in favor of Kṛṣṇa consciousness; bhakti — devotional service; haite — from; māyā-mukta — liberated from māyā; haya — one becomes.

TRANSLATION

"By opposing Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one becomes conditioned and fearful due to the influence of māyā. By executing devotional service faithfully, one is liberated from māyā.