Avyakt murli for Friday 24 October 1975 - 2

Not translated Essential Useful Ordinary Grammatical

Words are sorted according to their frequency (number of times the word occurs in the murli). This frequency appears in parentheses.

होना hōnā (80)

To be.
To happen, to occur.
To exist.
To be born.

का kā (50)

का denotes one of the under-mentioned relations between a Noun or a Pronoun and another Noun which follows the former. If the Noun that follows is Feminine (singular or plural), का changes to की; if it is Masculine and Plural, or has an oblique form, का changes to के.

Possession and relationship.
Material or composition.
Worth and measure (space or time).
Source, origin, cause.
Subject (doer of an act).
Object (of an activity).
Part of a whole.
Purpose.
Characteristic.
(A Basic Grammar of Modern Hindi)

तो tō (32)

Then, therefore, moreover.
An emphatic particle (e.g. मैं तो जाऊँगा).
At any rate, however, at least.

K (25)

The letter K of our alphabet (used as an initial in acronyms).

करना karnā (25)

To do.
Also used after a transitive English verb to conjugate.

वह vah (24)

Third person personal pronoun: he, she, it (and also they).
Distant demonstrative pronoun and adjective: that (and also those).

भी bhī (20)

Inclusive emphatic particle: too, also, even.

से sē (20)

से is used for denoting :

The Subject of a Verb in the passive and impersonal voices.
The indirect Objects (which are usually persons) of the Verbs meaning 'to tell, say, ask, ask for, beg, demand, claim, request’.
Means, instrument or agency.
Manner.
Cause, reason, origin.
Association, antagonism.
Separation or keeping away from.
Starting point (place or time).
Duration (with reference to a continuous 'action' of present or past).
Difference and comparison between two persons or things.
(A Basic Grammar of Modern Hindi)

नहीं nahī̃ (19)

No.
Not.

यह yah (18)

3rd person personal pronoun, demonstrative pronoun or determiner in a close context : he, she, this (also they, these).

माया māyā (17)

The Illusion of the world which makes us believe false things and distances us from the Truth taught by God. The world, nature, the universe is not in itself an illusion. It is an eternal reality as is the soul and the Supreme Soul.

में mē̃ (17)

में is used for denoting :

Location or presence (of something) in or within something.
Duration.
Price.
Comparison with reference to more than two, or difference.
(A Basic Grammar of Modern Hindi)

जो jō (12)

Relative pronoun (without distinction of gender or number): who, that, which, what. Can be coupled with vah creating an identity relationship between the two terms of two propositions in the sentence.

key (10)

Key.

को kō (10)

को is used for denoting:

A Person who 'does' something involuntarily (such as—like, dislike, remember, be injured, be offended, suffer, feel, enjoy, receive, happen, to have, to meet, to know, to see or to hear, or to do something under compulsion, requirement, necessity, obligation, etc.).
An Animate Object, provided it denotes a particular being.
The object of a Verb in the Neutral Construction.
Every Secondary Object (which is usually animate).
The Object of a Verb requiring a predicative word (referring to the object).
Nouns denoting time when used adverbially.
(A Basic Grammar of Modern Hindi)

समझना samajhnā (10)

To understand.

साथी sāthī (10)

Companion, comrade, associate, attendant, follower; ally, accomplice, supporter.

बनना bannā (9)

To become, be, change, belong (with a possessive pronoun or a noun in the genitive case).

ही hī (9)

Emphatic particle with a sense of exclusion : only.

कहना kahnā (9)

Say.

शक्ति śhakti (9)

Power, strength, potency, energy.
Name of the goddess personifying divine power.
The energy or active power of a deity personified as his wife (as Gaurī of Śhiv, Lakṣhmī of viṣhṇu, &c.)
(Brahma kumaris) Sister, mother.
Śhiv Śhakti, the powers of Śhiv. In Bhakti they are portrayed as goddesses sitting on a lion, swan, lotus etc. They are symbolic of the victory over vices (demons). As power of Śhiv, brothers are Śhiv Śhakti too.

जहाँ jahā̃ (7)

Where, wherever.

कोई kōī (7)

Some, any, someone, anyone.

निर्भय nirbhay (7)

वहां vahā̃ (7)

There.

आना ānā (6)

To come.

आत्मा ātmā (6)

The soul, the spirit, the self.

बाप bāp (6)

Father.

मैं maĩ (6)

I. (personal pronoun)

ऐसा aisā (5)

Such, of this type.

अनुभव anubhav (5)

Experience.

अर्थात् arthāt (5)

That is, that is to say, namely (viz.).

और aur (5)

And.
Else.
Other.

बार bār (5)

Time, occasion.

जब jab (5)

(Relative pronoun) When.

जैसा jaisā (5)

Similar to, like, resembling, as, such as.

मेरेपन mērēpan (5)

अब ab (4)

Now.

अपना apnā (4)

Reflexive possessive pronoun and adjective : my, mine, myself, your, yours, yourself, etc.

भय bhay (4)

Fear, apprehension, alarm, terror, dread.
Danger.

बीती bītī (4)

Past events or experiences; the past.

बीतना bītnā (4)

To pass, elapse, expire (as time).
To come to pass, take place, occur, happen, befall, arrive.
To undergo, suffer, endure.

डरना ḍarnā (4)

To be afraid, be frightened, be daunted, to fear, dread.

full stop (4)

Full stop.

गृहस्थी gr̥ihasthī (4)

Domestic.
A household.
Householder.

कमजोरी kamjōrī (4)

Weakness, feebleness ; deficiency ; debility.

कारण kāraṇ (4)

Reason, cause.
Agency, instrument.
For the reason, because (of, -ke), on account (of), for the sake (of), &c.

खण्डित khaṇḍit (4)

कुछ kuchh (4)

Something; anything.
A little, some.
fig. sthg. particular.
Some; any.
A few.
Somewhat, a little, at all.

लगाना lagānā (4)

To engage, to employ.
To attach, to join, to connect.
To plant.
To apply.
To affix.
To make someone hang around.
To levy.
To touch.
To invest.
To paste, to stick.
To set, to fix.
To shut, to close.
To keep.
To backbite.
To inflame.
To add.

नगाड़ा nagāṛā (4)

A big kettle-drum, timbal, tomtom.

पंजाब pañjāb (4)

Punjab.

रहना rahnā (4)

To remain, to stay.

समय samay (4)

Time.
Period.
Times, timings.
Occasion.
Leisure.
A convention.

सेवाधारी sēvādhārī (4)

'who has, carries, or supports the service'. Server, servant.

शिव शक्ति śhiv śhakti (4)

The goddess, incarnation of God’s might.
Soul receiving God’s power through yoga.

स्थान sthān (4)

Place, spot, site.

विजयी vijayī (4)

Conquering, victorious, triumphant.
A conqueror.

विशेष viśhēṣh (4)

Special, specific, particular, distinctive, characteristic, typical.

यहाँ yahā̃ (4)

Here, hither, in/at this place.

अधिकारी adhikārī (3)

Governor, ruler, minister, functionary, official, officer, (and generally) one invested with power or authority.
Proprietor, owner, master, heir.
Agent, deputy; one who possesses a right, title, or privilege.

आह्वान āhvān (3)

A call, summons, invocation, citation.

आश्चर्य āśhcharya (3)

Wonder, surprise, astonishment.

बजाना bajānā (3)

To play (an instrument, a recording).
To strike (a bell, gong); to beat (a drum).
To clap (the hands).

बल bal (3)

Strength, power, force.
Army.
Potency, vigour, vitality.
Emphasis, stress.

चलना chalnā (3)

Continue.

इसलिए isliē (3)

On this account, for this reason, hence, therefore.

खोना khōnā (3)

To lose, to squander.

खुद khud (3)

Self (myself, himself, itself, &c.).
Own, private, personal.

क्या kyā (3)

Interrogative pronoun What? for an open question.
Interrogative adjective What?, Which? (if followed by a name).
Interrogative pronoun for a closed question (yes/no type).

क्यों kyō̃ (3)

Why.

ने nē (3)

A postposition denoting the subject (ergative case that is to say with a past participle).

निर्भयता nirbhayatā (3)

फिर phir (3)

Then, again, afterwards, thereafter, in future, a second time.

फिरना phirnā (3)

To turn.
To wander, to ramble, to walk about, to go round.

प्रवृत्ति pravr̥itti (3)

Mentality.
Trend, tendency.
inclination, disposition.
Instinct.
Activity.
(Bābā) Household.

सदा sadā (3)

Always, perpetually, continually, ever.

समझ samajh (3)

Understanding, mental grasp, intelligence, sense, judgment.
Mind; opinion, view.

सेना sēnā (3)

Army, the military.

स्मृति smr̥iti (3)

Memory, remembrance.
Books of traditional code of Hindu law.

स्थिति sthiti (3)

Position, situation, state, condition, stage, phase.

वार vār (3)

An assault.
A stroke, blow.
A day of the week.
The nearer side.
(suffix) it means 'wise' on the basis of, and also वाला.

war (3)

War.

या yā (3)

Or, either.

अच्छा achchhā (2)

Good.
Well.
All right, well done.
So long.

अधिकार adhikār (2)

Right, authority, command, possession, occupation, entitlement.

अधीन adhīn (2)

Dependent.
Subordinate, subject to the authority of.
Under.

आना ānā (2)

अनेक anēk (2)

'not one'. Many, several, various, much, abundant.

अव्यक्त avyakt (2)

Not manifest, not apparent, imperceptible, indistinct.

बजाए bajāē (2)

In place.

बापदादा bāpdādā (2)

Bāp and Dādā.
The Father Śhiv and the elder brother Brahmā,
The father Brahmā and the Grandfather Śhiv.

बात bāt (2)

A matter, topic, subject, concern, fact, thing.

बिन्दी bindī (2)

A point, dot.
Zero.
A small round mark (of virmilion, sandal, etc.) on the forehead.

ब्राह्मण brāhmaṇ (2)

(Hinduism) The first of the four castes in traditional Hindu social hierarchy whose main duty, as prescribed, was to study, to teach, to perform yagya and to subsist through alms.
(Brahma Kumaris) The mouth born child of Brahma.

देह dēh (2)

Body.

देना dēnā (2)

To give.

घबराना ghabrānā (2)

To be confused, confounded, flurried, or flustered.
To be perplexed, bewildered, or embarrassed.
To be perturbed, disturbed in mind, agitated, disquieted, distracted.
To be alarmed, scared, dismayed.
To confound, embarrass, perplex, &c.
To disturb, agitate.
To alarm, scare, dismay.

घर ghar (2)

Home, house, residence, apartment, room.
Compartment.
Native place, homeland.
Office.
Square or cell (in a chess-board).

गुम gum (2)

Lost, wanting, missing, absent, invisible.
Wandering, distracted, confounded.

गुण guṇ (2)

Merit, virtue, great quality, excellence.
Constitutive quality, property, attribute.
One of the 3 qualities: sattva (purity, truth), rajas (strength, desire), and tamas (ignorance, inertia).

हद had (2)

Boundary.
Limit, bounds, extent.
Bar, obstruction.

जगाना jagānā (2)

To wake up, to awaken, to arouse, to rouse.
To make conscious or alert; to stimulate.
To kindle, to revive (as a flagging fire).

जितना jitnā (2)

As much as, as many, how much, however much.

कल्प kalp (2)

(Hinduism) Great cosmological cycle of creation, where the material Universe is created, degrades and is annihilated during the kalpānta.
(Hinduism) Cosmological period of one day (half-day) of Brahmā, duration of a creation of the Universe, worth 1000 great eras [mahāyuga] (approximately 4.32 billion years); each kalpa consists of 14 eras of Manu [manvantara].
(Bābā) Great cosmological cycle of creation, where the material Universe is created in its state of maximum purity, degrades and is then destroyed and recreated (transformation and not annihilation).
(Bābā) cosmological period of one day (paradise for 2500 years) and one night (hell for 2500 years) of Brahmā, duration of a creation of the Universe, worth 5000 years.

काम kām (2)

Passion, lust.
Desire.

काम kām (2)

Work, task, job, employment, performance, function.

कराना karānā (2)

To cause to be done, cause to be made; to actuate, effect, make; to perform (sacrifice, etc.), to assist.

के लिए kē liē (2)

For, for the sake of.

ख़त्म ḵẖatm (2)

Ended, completed, concluded.

कि ki (2)

That (to report indirect speech, example he says that).

कितना kitnā (2)

(interrogative) How much, how many.
(exclamative) So, so much, so many.

कुम्भकरण kumbhakaraṇ (2)

मधुबन madhuban (2)

(Hinduism) 'The forest of the demon Madhu,' near the Yamuna river (where Śhatru-ghna, after killing Lavaṇa, son of Madhu, founded the city of Madhurā or Mathurā, the city where Kr̥iṣhṇa was born, where God was incarnated).
(Bābā) Place where the seat of the Brahma Kumaris is located where the Supreme Being has descended on numerous occasions (in the body of Brahmā, then of Dadi Gulzar).

मधुर madhur (2)

Sweet, melodious, pleasant, mellifluous.

महावाक्य mahāvākya (2)

Great utterance, great sentence. A sentence impregnated with an expression of essential truth.
(Hinduism) Tat Tvam Asi "that you are", Ahaṁ Brahmāsmi "I am Brahman", Prajñānaṁ Brahma "Prajñāna is Brahman", Ayam Ātmā Brahma "This Self (Atman) is Brahman". These four mahāvākyas are erroneous or misinterpreted confusing the soul, the Supreme Soul and Brahman (Brahm, the element that occupies the space of the incorporeal world of souls) and thus making God omnipresent.
(Bābā) Every verse or sentence of the murlī uttered by Bābā.

मनुष्यात्मा manuṣhyātmā (2)

मिलना milnā (2)

To meet, to encounter, to be mixed, to be mingled, to unite, to merge, to tally, to conform, to obtain, to get, to acquire, to be acquired, to beget, to embrace, to form an alliance.

ना nā (2)

Emphatic particle at the end of the sentence: no?, isn't it?
No.

निशानी niśhānī (2)

A memento, keepsake, token.
Mark, mark of identification, sign, trace.

परवश parvaśh (2)

Dependent, subservient, under another's control.

प्रमाण pramāṇ (2)

According to or conformably with.
Proof, evidence; verification; warrant.
Evidence (as to a matter).

question (2)

Question.

रिश्ता riśhtā (2)

Relation, relationship, affinity, connection.

सकना saknā (2)

To can, to be able to.

साक्षी sākṣhī (2)

A witness, deponent.
Evidence, testimony.
(Bābā) A spectator, an observer.

संकल्प saṅkalp (2)

Determination, resolve, resolution, will.
Mind, thought, idea.
(Bābā) Thought, idea.
(Bābā) Right idea, pure thought (śuddha khyāl)

साथ sāth (2)

With, together, along with.
Company, association.

सिर्फ sirph (2)

सुनाना sunānā (2)

To cause to hear, to relate, to read out, to recite, to pronounce.

सुनना sunnā (2)

To hear, to listen, to pay heed.
Hearing, audition.

trustee (2)

A person who keeps and takes care of something (especially money or property) for some one else.
(Bābā) One who guards and takes care of things which he considers to belong to God and not to himself.

उच्चारना uchchārnā (2)

उतना utnā (2)

वही vahī (2)

(emphatic form of vah) That very, that very one.

वैसा vaisā (2)

वाला vālā (2)

A suffix denoting an agent, doer, owner, possessor, keeper or inhabitant : the one of, the one with, the one who.

value (2)

Value.

व्यर्थ vyarth (2)

Useless, fruitless, futile, ineffective, unprofitable.

योग yōg (2)

Connection, union.
Combination; conjuncture (as of heavenly bodies); agreement, similarity.
Yoga, a theory or practice of abstract meditation undertaken to bring the soul towards or into union with the supreme spirit; bodily exercises or disciplines, as conducive to the above.
(Bābā) Union in remembrance (especially with the Father).

योगी yōgī (2)

(One) who practices yōg.

अबला ablā (1)

A member of the weaker sex, a woman.
(Bābā) Helpless woman, weak woman. (maybe a woman who depends on her husband financially and whose husband does not accept celibacy)

आधार ādhār (1)

Base, basis, foundation.
(sindhi) A support, prop, dependence.
(Bābā) Support.

अखण्ड akhaṇḍ (1)

The whole, complete, undivided, indivisible.

आप āp (1)

You (to a superior, a stranger, his father).
(reflective pronoun) Self, himself, oneself, yourself, themselves...

अटूट aṭūṭ (1)

automatically (1)

बाबा bābā (1)

Father.

बदलना badalnā (1)

To change, to alter, to replace.
To convert, to be converted.
To go back (on one's word).

बहुत bahut (1)

Many, much.
Very.

बल्कि balki (1)

बनाना banānā (1)

To make, to construct, to compose, to build, to prepare, to make ready, to form.
To pull somebody's leg, to patch up, to develop a good equation with.
To befool.

बड़ा baṛā (1)

Big, large, great, huge, important, commodious, expansive.
Noble, reputed.
Elder, elderly, senior.
Grown up.
Rich.
adv. Very, exceedingly.

बढ़ाना baṛhānā (1)

To increase, to multiply.
To extend, to raise.
To cause to progress, to cause to grow, to cause to prosper.
To advance.
To magnify.
To exaggerate.
To push ahead.
To extinguish (as a lamp).
To close (as a shop).

बेहद का bēhad kā (1)

Limitless, unlimited, unbounded.

भयभीत bhaybhīt (1)

Afraid, frightened, terrified, horrified, fear-stricken.

भूल जाना bhūl jānā (1)

बीच-बीच में bīch-bīch mē̃ (1)

चक्र, चक्कर chakra, chakkar (1)

Circle, disc.
Cycle, circular movement, rotation, revolution, circumambulation, round.
(Sanskrit) The royal wheel, badge of sovereignty.
(Sanskrit) Region, country; sovereignty.
myth. Flaming disc, solar weapon of Viṣṇu.

चारों ओर chārō̃ ōr (1)

On all sides, all around, everywhere.

challenge (1)

Challenge.

छोटा chhōṭā (1)

Small, little, short, young, petty, subordinate, junior, insignificant.

छोटा-मोटा chhōṭā-mōṭā (1)

Petty, minor, insignificant, ordinary.

चीज़ chīz (1)

Thing, article, item, object; commodity; ornament.
A thing of value, a valuable, a precious thing.

comma (1)

Comma (',').

देखना dēkhnā (1)

To see, to look, to view, to perceive, to observe.
To consider.
To experience.

दिखाई देना dikhāī dēnā (1)

To show oneself (or itself, &c.), to come in sight, to appear, to be visible or apparent, to be seen.

दोष dōṣh (1)

Fault, flaw, guilt, defect, demerit, blame.
Disorder (of the humours of the body).

गहरा gahrā (1)

Deep, intimate, sound, strong, dark, viscous, heavy, profound, grave, weighty, harsh.

गाना gānā (1)

To sing, to chant.
A song.

गंदगी gandgī (1)

गोप gōp (1)

A caste of Hindūs who are cow-herds ; a man of that caste; a cow-herd, herdsman; a dairyman, a milkman.

गृहस्थीपन gr̥ihasthīpan (1)

गुजरात gujarāt (1)

Gujarat, state of India.

हम ham (1)

We.
(rustic form) I.

हार hār (1)

हारना hārnā (1)

इतना itnā (1)

As much as this, this much; so much, so many.

जाना jānā (1)

To go, to depart, to lose, to flow.

जीत jīt (1)

जीतना jītnā (1)

कैसा kaisā (1)

(interrogative adjective and adverb of manner) What-like, what sort of, what kind or manner of, in what manner, how, by what means.

कमजोर kamjōr (1)

Weak, feeble, ineffectual.

कर्मबन्धन karmbandhan (1)

Bond of karma, hindrance of karma; attachment to the world (what happens when we think of ourselves as the body).

करवट karvaṭ (1)

Lying on one side.
The position of lying or sleeping on the side.
Turning from one side to the other.

कौन सा kaun sā (1)

Interrogative adjective and pronoun : which.

खाना khānā (1)

To eat, to feed on, to consume, to swallow, to take.
to get, to receive.
To feel, to suffer, to endure.
Eating, food, meal, dinner.

खींचना, खैंचना khīñchnā, khaiñchnā (1)

To pull, to pull one's leg, to draw, to tighten, to expand, to extract, to attract, to drag.

क्या-क्यों kyā-kyō̃ (1)

क्योंकि kyōṅki (1)

Because, since.

लम्बा lambā (1)

Long, lengthy, tall.

लेकिन lēkin (1)

But, but still, on the other hand, however, notwithstanding, nevertheless, yet.

लेना lēnā (1)

To take.

मच्छर machchhar (1)

A mosquito, a gnat, a midge.

(it) Means, that is.

Flute, pipe.
(Bābā) The words of God, the instrument to enchant us, to make us dance in happiness in the company of the Supreme Being, the Beloved Being.

मूर्ति, मूर्त mūrti, mūrt (1)

Idol, statue, image.

मुश्किल muśhkil (1)

Difficult, hard, intricate.
Difficulty, hardship.

न na (1)

Not (subjunctive or imperative).
Na .. na, Neither .. nor.
Repetitive Compounds of indefinite Pronouns, and of Adverbs formed from them are made by placing the Negative particle between the two words. These Compounds have a pronounced indefinite force. (A Basic Grammar of Modern Hindi - Appendice III 5-j)

नाम nām (1)

Name.

नशा naśhā (1)

Intoxication, drunkenness.

नींद nīnd (1)

Sleep.

निरन्तर nirantar (1)

निवासी nivāsī (1)

Dwelling, abiding (in), inhabiting.
A resident (of), an inhabitant; a native (of).

ओम् ōm (1)

(Hinduism) Sacred syllable symbolising God Almighty.
Sacred syllable symbolising the almighty soul in general. (Hindus confuse the soul and the Supreme Soul)
I am.
Me the soul.

पहला pahlā (1)

पहले pahlē (1)

First, first of all, in the beginning, in olden times, originally, before, beforehand.

पैदा paidā (1)

Born, created, begotten, produced, earned.
Income, gain, production.

पर par (1)

Opposite, inimical, other, alien, higher.

पर par (1)

पर denotes :

Location or position on or upon or at something.
Point of time at which an action takes place.
Sequence of actions of happenings.
Cause or reason.
Objects of (compound) Verbs signifying mercy, faith, confidence, anger etc.
(A Basic Grammar of Modern Hindi)

परमात्मा paramātmā (1)

Supreme Soul : Śiv and not Brahmā.

परन्तु parantu (1)

But, however.

part (1)

Part.

फरिश्ता phariśhtā (1)

An angel, a divine messenger.

फरिश्ते-पन phariśhtē-pan (1)

Condition, state, life of an angel.

practical (1)

Practical.

प्रकार prakār (1)

Manner, way.

प्राप्ति prāpti (1)

Obtaining, acquisition; attainment (to a goal, a level); fulfilment (of a request).
Gain, advantage; income.
Receipt (of a letter, &c.); reception (of guests).

प्रत्यक्ष pratyakṣh (1)

Visible, perceptible, clear, evident, vivid, real, actual, express, explicit.
Direct, immediate; personal (as acquaintance).
Visible reality, actuality.

प्रवेश pravēśh (1)

Entry, admission, access, inlet.
Gate, entrance.

programme (1)

Programme.
(Bābā) Event.

पूजना pūjnā (1)

रखना rakhnā (1)

To put, to place, to keep, to possess, to have, to employ, to appoint.

repeat (1)

To repeat.

रुकना ruknā (1)

To stop, to halt, to stay, to stagnate, to stand.

रूप rūp (1)

Rūp, the one who smiles while making the flowers of virtues emerge from his lips. He is the embodiment of Yoga.
Form, shape, appearance, aspect, image, beauty, good looks, mould, type.

सब sab (1)

All, entire, whole, total.
Every.
All people, everybody, the whole.

शक्ति-सेना śhakti-sēnā (1)

संपर्क sampark (1)

शान्ति śhānti (1)

Peace, calmness, quiet, tranquillity, quietude, silence.

सर्वशक्तिवान sarvśhaktivān (1)

Who possesses all powers, omnipotent, all-powerful, almighty.

शिव śhiv (1)

Beneficial, favorable, auspicious, salutary.
Well-being, prosperity, happiness.
(Hinduism) Confused with Śhaṅkar. Name of the third god of the Hindū triad, the Deity in the character of producer or destroyer (Śhiv's most distinctive function is to preside over the dissolution of the world at the end of each aeon in order that it may be created anew), or Time personified.
(Hinduism) The phallic or pillar emblem of Śhiv.
(Bābā) The name of the Supreme Being The Auspicious, the Good, the Well-being, etc. who does his work of Creation, Sustainment and Destruction of the World through the trimūrti Brahmā, Viṣhṇu and Śhaṅkar three subtle deities created by God in the subtle world.
(Bābā) The Seed of the Human World Tree.
(Bābā) The Point. He is the Supreme Soul and therefore has the shape of a point like any soul. As He is incorporeal, it was represented with the shape of a pillar or, more anciently, an egg. The degradation of devotion has led Hindus to see it as a phallic representation symbolizing the Creator role of God and others to transgress the rules of Hindu conduct (left path tantra) where sexuality is permitted and revered as a divine activity.