| There are five basic roots
of signs of creations, according to Thantricsm, Niram(colour), Gunam(feature/quality),
Rupam(figure), Bhavam(nature) and Kriya(action). Each and every
creation in this Universe has a colour or mixed colours and Gunas
will also be along with colours. Everything has a Rupa(shape or
figure). All the Bhavas come out of the above factors.
All the actions are depending upon the Bhavas. All the creations
project their own Gunas and they may be understood by us. When
we look to a baby deer and a snake, for example, we will feel
the nature of both the creatures. The Creator has no such features
and He is Swambhu (originated without any cause). He has no Niram,
no Roopam, no Bhavam and no Karma and he is out of all these characteristics.
When we think about colours, there are five of them as basis in
the creations, which are white, yellow, red, blue and green. These
colours represent respectively sky, air, fire, water and earth.
But the Thantricism declares the basic important colour is black.
The black may be considered as colourlessness, like night.
The real colour of the Universe is deep black. The blackness
is the symbol of eternity and spirit. Kali is black and Krishna
is also black. It is to reveal the Saiva-Vaishnava relation by
a devotee of Ayyappa by wearing Rudrakshas as necklace, the necklace
of basil and the marking of Bhasma, Chandanam on the forehead.
The Bhasma awakens the self realization and Chandanam helps to
keep Dharma. Rudraksha makes Viruthi(repudiation) and self control
and the Thulasi retains the thinking of God. Not to cut the hair
and the beard is the reflection of total renunciation of Bhoga.
The thing of body denies Bhakthi. To be pious, we have to renounce
body consciousness. |