the guna which influences them. Those who act in virtue, for example, worship Sri Visnu, while those who are dominated by passion worship Brahma; and finally, those who are ignorant, devote their worship to Siva. All three are divine manifestations of the Supreme Lord, Sri Krsna, for He is the Original and Sovereign Lord. If celestial beings rely directly on the Supreme Lord, and not on the various Avatars, they none the less worship the manifestation of Visnu directly in the material universe. In this connection, it should be noted that various writings underline the fact that whenever any difficulty arises in the management of the universal order, celestial beings go to Visnu in the ocean of milk and inform them of their grievances. Even Brahma and Siva, who are themselves Avatars themselves, devote their adoration to Visnu; this is why they are thought to be heavenly beings, and not for the Supreme Lord Himself. Those who adore Sri Visnu, and demonic beings, those who refuse to adore, are called celestial beings. Visnu always takes the part of celestial beings, but Brahma and Siva sometimes rank on the side of demonic beings; not that they share their interests, but if they happen to act this way, it is only in order to place the demonic beings under their control.
The Lord first appeared at the beginning of creation in the form of the four Kumaras, sons of Brahma, the demiurge, the first created being empowered by God to rule the universe. Subject to a vow of strict celibacy, they undertook harsh austerities to realize the Absolute Truth.
The material universe is created, maintained and then annihilated at regular intervals. And these various creations bear different names, according to the different Brahmas who administer them, each being the father of all beings of the creation that he governs. The Kumaras, of which our verse speaks, and which belong to avatars with powers, have appeared in the creation of kaumara; to show us the way to the realization of the Spiritual Being, they submitted to a very strict discipline, accompanied by a strict continence. But before submitting to it, all became wise learned scholars; this allows us to understand that before embarking on the path of the realization of the Spiritual Being, we must concretely acquire the qualities of holiness, of the wise scholar, who is not only possessed of to be born in a family of wise scholar.
The second manifestation of the ultimate beneficiary of all the sacrifices was the Boar Avatar, who, to save her, extirpated the Earth from the lowest regions of the universe.
The scriptures indicate the particular mission of each of the Avatars. All Avatars have a specific mission, which always belongs to the order of the marvelous. No ordinary person can show such feats.
The Boar Avatar's mission was to bring Earth out of the plutonic regions, unhealthy lower regions. The boar is the one who excels best in digging the mud, and the Almighty Lord manifested his power before the demonic beings, who had buried the