THE
HOLY SCIENCE
BY
Jnanavatar Swami Srivukteswar Giri
Founder President-Sadhu Sava
Published by
YOGODA SAT·SANGA SOCIETY OF INDIA
Self Realization Fellowship & Shyama Charan Mission
Bengal-INDIA
249 Dwapara-1949 A.D.
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#HOLY SCIENCE
BY
Jnanavatar Swami Sriyukteswar Giri
Published by
YOGODA SA T·SANGA SOCIETY OF INDIA
(Shyama Charan Mission)
Founder.President, Paramhansa Yogananda
Headquarters, Yogoda Math
Dakshineswar, P.O. Ariadaha,
24 Parganas, Bengal, India
249 Dwapara (1949 A.D.)
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Paramhansa Yogananda, Founder·President of Y.ogoda
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Fellowship of America; sole heir, executor, and chief
disciple of Swami Sriyukteswar GirL
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The period of Satya Yuga is 4000 years in duration;
400 years before and after Satya Yuga proper are its
sandhis or periods of mutatlon with the preceding and
the succeeding yugas respectively; hence 4800 years in all
is the proper age of Satya Yuga. In the calculation of
the period of other Yugas and Yuga-Sandhis, it is laid
down that numerical one should be deducted from the
numbers of both thousands and hundreds which indi-
cated the periods of the previous Yugas and Sandhis .
From this rule it appears that 3000 years is the length of
Treta Yuga, and 300 years before and after are its Sandhis
the period of mutation, which make a total of 3600
years.
So 2000 years is the age of Dwapara Yuga, with 200
years before and after as its sandhis; a total of 2400 years.
Lastly, 1000 years is the length of Kali Yuga, with 100
years before and after as its sandhis; a total of 1200
years. Thus 12;000 years, the sum total of all periods of
these four yugas, is the length of one of the Daiba Yugas
or Electric Couple, two of which, i.e., 24,000 years, make
the electric cycle complete. 100,000 of such Daiba Yugas
is the Day of Brahma, the Creativ'e Power or Creator,
when creation exists in a manifested state; the period
equal to the above is its night when this creative power
sleeps and the creation is dissolved.
From April,l1, 501 B. C. when the autumnal equinox
was on the first point of Aries, the sun began to move
away from the point of its orbit nearest to the grand
centre toward the point farthest from it, and accordingly
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Juration; the intelIectual power of man began to diminish.
)er are its During the 4800 years which the sun took to pass
ding and through one of the Satya couples or 4/20th part of
!ars in all its orbit, the intellect of man lost altogether the power
lation of of grasping the spiritual knowledge. During the 3600
it is laid years following, which the sun took to pass through
from the the descending Treta Yuga, the intellect gradually lost
ich indi- all power of grasping the knowledge of divine magnetism.
I Sandhis. During the 2400 years next following, while the sun
ength of passed through descending Dwapara Yuga, the human
s Sandhis intellect lost its power of grasping the knowledge of
I of 3600 electricities and their attributes. In 1200 more years,
during the year A. D. 499, the sun ha'tl passed through
with 200
the descending Kali Yuga and had reached the point "
in its orbit which is farthest from the grand centre;
'00 years. the autumnal equinox was on the first point of Libra.
with 100 The intellectual power of man was so much diminished
I of 1200 that it could no longer comprehend anything beyond
!riods of the gross material of creation. The period around
ba Yugas A. D. 500 was thus the darkest part of Kali Yuga and
~s, make
of the whole cycle of 24,000 years. History indeed
ba Yugas bears out the accuracy of these ancient calculations of
Creator, the Indian rishis, and records the widespread ignorance
period and suffering in all nations at that period.
! power From A. D. 499 onwards, the sun began to advance
toward the grand centre, and the intellect of man started
gradually to develop. During 1100 years of the Ascend-
equinox
ing Kali Yuga, which brings us to A. D. 1599, the
to move
human intellect was so dense that it could not com-
e grand
prehend the electricities, Sukshmabhuta, the fine matters
ordingly
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of creation. In the political world, also, generally
speaking there was no peace in any kingdom.
Subsequent to this period, when the 100·year transi·
tional sandhi of Kali Yuga set in, to effect a union with
the following Dwapara Yuga; men began to notice
the existence of fine matters, the attributes of five
electricities, Panchatunmatra; and political peace began
to be established.
About A. D. 1600, William Gilbert discovered
magnetic forces, and observed the presence of electricity
in all material substances. In 1609 Kepler discovered
important laws of- astronomy; and Galileo produced a
/
telescope. In 1621 Drebbel of Holland invented the
microscope. About 1670 Newton discovered the law of
gravitation. Thomas Savery made use of a steam engine
in raising water about 1700. Twenty years later Stephen
Gray discovered the action of electricity on the human
body.
In the political world, people began to have respect
for themselves, and civilization advanced in many ways.
England united with Scotland became a powerful
kingdom. Nepoleon Bonaparte introduced his new legal
code into southern Europe. America won its indepen.
dence, and Europe was peaceful in many parts. With
the advance of science, the world began to be covered
with railways and telegraphic wires. By the help of
steam engines, electric machines, and many other instru-
ments, fine matters were brought into practical use,
although their nature was not clearly understood.
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Ire the 13. This universe thus described commencing from
: com~ Seven Spheres the Eternal Substance God down to the
matters or Swargas. gross material creation has been distingui~
, Kshiti shed into seven different spheres, Swargas or Lakas.
:aseous, (a) The foremost of these is Satyalaka the sphere of
; these
7th Sphere God the only Real Substance Sat in the
called Satayaloka. universe. No name can describe it, nor
son of
can anything in the creation of Darkness or Light
designate it.
fifteen · This sphere is therefore calleq Anam the Nameless.
dhi the (b) The next in order is Tapalaka the sphere of the
:t, and
6th Sphere Holy Spirit which is the Eternal Patience
twenty~
Tapaloka. as it remains for ever undisturbed by any
~ Bible.
limited idea; and because it is not approachable even by
the Sons of God as such it is calIed_ Agam the Inacces~
ty seats; sible.
(c) Next is lanalaka the sphere of spiri~l reflection;
5th sphere the sons of God, wherein the idea of
Impleted Janaloka. separate existence of Self originates. As
LIt mere this sphere is above the comprehension of anybody in
:norance the creation of Darkness Maya, it is called Alakshya the
Ive, this Incomprehensible.
but is a
::lod the (d) Then comes Maharlaka, the sphere of Atom, the
4th Sphere beginning of the creation of Darkness
Maharloka. Maya upon which the Spirit is reflected.
This, the connecting link, is the only way between the
spiritual and material creation and is called the Door
Dasamadwar.
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(e) Around this Atom is Sivaloka the sphere of
3rd Sphere magnetic aura, the electricities. This
Sivaloka. sphere, being characterised by the absence
of all the creation, even the organs and their objects the
fine material things, is called Mahashunya the great
Vacuum.
(f) The next is Bhubaloka the electric attributes. As
2nd Sphere the gross matters of the creation are
Bhubaloka. entirely absent from this sphere, and it is
conspicuous by the pre~ence of the fine matters only, it
is called Shunya the vflcuum ordinary.
(g) The last and lowest sphere is Bhuloka the sphere
1st Sphere of gross material creation, which is always
Bhuloka. visible to everybody.
As God created man in his own image, so is the body
Sapta Patals of man like unto the image of this · uni-
or seven verse. The material body of man has
churches.
also seven vital places within it called
Patals. Man, turning towards his self and advancing in
the right way, perceives the Spiritual Light in these
places which are described in the Bible as so many
Churches; the Lights like stars perceived therein are as
so many Angels. Vide Rev. 1. 12, 13, 16,20.
"And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks.-And
in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son
of man."
'·And he had in his right hand seven stars."
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here of
"The seven stars are theange/s 0/ the seven churches ;
This
and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven
absence
churches."
ects the
Ie great The above-mentioned Sevett Spheres or Swargas and
Fourteen seven Patals constitute the Fourteen
Bhubansthe
stages of . Bhubans the fourteen distinguishable stages
es. As creation. of the creation.
on are
Ind it is
mly, it
sphere 14. This Purush the Son of God is screened by five
always Five Koshas or coverings called Koshas Sheaths.
Sheaths.
e body 1. The first of these five is Heart Chittwa the Atom
is · uni- Heart theIst. composed of four ideas, as mentioned
Kosha.
In has before, which feels or enjoys and thus
called being
, the seat of enjoyment ananda is called Anandamoya
:ing in Kosha.
these
many II. The second is the magnetic aura electricities,
Ire as Buddhi the manifestations of Buddhi the intelligence
2nd Kosha.
which determines what is truth. Thus
being the seat of knowledge jnyan; it is called ]nyanamoya
-And Kosha.
e Son
III. The third is th~ body of Manas the Mind, com-
"Manas" the posed of the organs of sense as mentioned
3rd Kosha. above, and is called the Manamaya Kosha .
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