Brahmn is that which is all-pervading, which surrounds us
from all sides - around, above, and below. It is
satchidananda or existence, knowledge and bliss. It is that
which has no other. It is without a second, endless, eternal,
one and one alone. It is everlasting, the one continuous
experience-whole.
Hence Swami Sivananda has described Brahmn in term of
positive attributes. He upholds that Brahmn has six
attributes: ‘jnana,divine wisdom; vairagya, dispassion;
aishwarya, power; bala, strength; sri, wealth and kirti,
fame.’.
He is nitya, eternal; ananta, infinite and ananda, supreme
bliss. He is unchanging amidst changing phenomena. He is
permanent amidst the impermanent, and imperishable amidst the
perishable. He is what the Gita calls “Jyotishamapi tat
jyoti, Light of all lights,”. He is the Adhisthana or
support of the phenomenal world.
Brahmn is the sutradhara, string-puller of all bodies of
beings. He is the antaryamin, inner ruler of all beings. He
is in you and you are in Him. Each of the five primary
elements is a manifestation of His qualities.
Brahmn is swatantra or independent. He has satkama, good
desires and satsankalpa, pure will. Since karmas are jada or
insentient, on their own they cannot yield fruits, so it is
Brahmn who dispenses fruits of actions of jivas. He is all-
merciful; quenching the thirst of jivas. He satiates our
hunger. He dispenses justice to all. The five activities of
God are: Srishti, Creation;, sthiti, preservation, samhara,
destruction, tirodhana or tirobhava, veiling; and anugraha,
grace,
