Chapter 643: Chapter 518: The Method of Union of Brahman and Atman, Teacher Pi seeks guidance!
Boom!
In an instant, the body of "Ashes" ignited. Flames burst forth from his entire body, casting a dazzling firelight on his silver-black armor, which crackled and shattered, then thunderously turned into countless ashes.
The time of "Ashes" had ended!
"!!!"
Everyone was dumbstruck.
"Ashes is dead!"
Sun God Surya shook his body and suddenly his radiance brightened, bursting forth an incomparable brilliance.
Fire God Agni stood petrified, staring blankly at the burning "Ashes."
The Wind God and the Water God were equally astounded and stood rooted to the spot.
"Let’s go!"
"Lianmu" instantly reacted.
He shook his form and transformed into a flash of golden light, with "Xingmu" and "Dian Huan" following suit, swiftly fleeing the scene.
For a moment, calmness returned atop Kailash.
Nothing but the ashes from the burning remained, as if nothing had happened.
"!!!"
Indra stared intensively at the pile of ashes.
He stroked his chin, somewhat tongue-tied.
"This play seems... anti-climactic!"
Indra thought to himself.
He shook his head and looked back towards the vanished "Lianmu" siblings, gaining various insights.
"Good and evil battle, karmic retribution follows!"
"Even though I’ve endured hardship to eradicate the Asuras from the world, the Asuras will continue to arise with the eras. The struggle between the Devas and the Asuras is nearly impossible to stop!"
"It seems I’ll be forever facing Asuras!"
"How can I put an end to all this?"
Indra pondered.
He furrowed his brow in thought, falling into silence.
Breaking the cycle of conflict between Devas and Asuras was a substantial problem!
He was now working overtime fighting the Asuras and had almost entirely turned into a warrior, but this endless battle was really bothersome.
"Tsk!"
"Perhaps let Airavata do the fighting, and I’ll go handle thunder and rain!"
Indra smirked, amused by his own thought.
But he quickly dismissed the idea. His little elephant was too white and tender to withstand the ravages of the Asuras. He still needed to find a long-term solution.
The best way was to achieve the union of Brahman and Atman by breaking through the crown chakra.
But how could he reach that stage?
Indra had no idea.
As he contemplated, calmness had already returned to Kailash.
Bang!
As Shiva raised and then lowered his Trishula, the flame that had risen danced along, like a frenzied Naga, shooting straight into Shiva’s brow.
Vishnu smiled.
His eyes were warm, his lotus eyes sparkling, shimmering with a dazzling light.
"Ashes met his end through his own folly!"
"The power of the ignorant blindly causes destruction, but ultimately, it is tamed by wisdom!"
"Praise be to Mahadeva!"
Vishnu said with a smile.
He calmly watched Mahadeva, then shifted his gaze towards Indra.
"O wise one who triumphs ceaselessly, surpasser of death!"
"You have conquered the Asuras with your wisdom and sought welfare for the world, victorious one, yet you seem troubled?"
Vishnu’s eyes twinkled as he spoke.
Swoosh!
Indra looked at Vishnu and shook his head.
Seeing this, Vishnu’s smile was serene.
His body emitted a golden glow that instantly enveloped the surroundings, including Indra.
Swoosh!
In an instant, the two of them vanished from the scene.
The Devas looked on in confusion, stepping forward and staring at Mahadeva inquisitively.
Shiva’s smile slightly curved.
"Vishnu will impart wisdom to Indra, relieving Indra’s distresses!"
Shiva said.
As he spoke, his gaze subtly shifted downward to the turbulent Milk Sea.
Booming sounds filled the air!
At this moment, the waves of the Milk Sea surged vigorously.
Dark waves crashed over everything, unfathomable, so much so that even Mandara Mountain at the center of the world could not cover it.
Swoosh!
Just then, the figures of Indra and Vishnu appeared above the Milk Sea.
They stood face to face.
"Speak of your troubles!"
"Perhaps I can resolve your confusion!"
Vishnu said with a smile.
Indra looked directly at Vishnu and spoke bluntly, "The cycle of karma, the eternal struggle between Devas and Asuras, it seems endless. Even at the end of an era, the next will repeat all over. How can we end this?"
"The cycle of karma continues, the cycle of reincarnation never stops, only the liberation of the soul can transcend everything!" Vishnu replied.
"Liberation?"
"Yes, karmic retribution is the tie of all souls, the three qualities are the manifestations of the soul, the struggle between good and evil depends on the karmic retribution, changing with the three qualities, liberation of all creatures is the liberation of the soul!"
"If that’s the case, it might take an immense amount of time!"
Indra fell silent for a brief moment.
The unit of time in Hindu mythology is incredibly exaggerated.
Units like tens of hundreds of thousands, millions, billions, and so on are often not sufficient.
Numbers like grains of sand on the Ganges, incalculable, uncountable, unimaginable, an immense amount, these are not uncommon in mythology.
And to lead the entire world to transcendence, the required time is unimaginable.
"..."
"This is a long-term major goal!"
"Let me set a smaller goal first!"
"Let me step out of this conflict myself!"
Indra shook his head, blinking solemnly.
Vishnu showed a slight smile.
"You have reached the Brow Chakra, liberated from the cycle of reincarnation, but not yet from the karmic retribution, liberated from the world, only the union of Brahman and Atman can achieve freedom of the soul!"
Vishnu said.
Hearing this, Indra felt it made perfect sense.
"How do I achieve that?"
Indra clasped his hands together as if a student looking at his teacher, he asked.
Vishnu’s gaze was calm.
He slightly lifted his head, his gaze profound and all-encompassing, as if containing countless creatures, limitless stars, and grains of sand on the Ganges.
"Everything in this world is an evolution of Brahman!"
"You can see it as Maya!"
"The change in Maya is Lila, the story of the world."
Vishnu smiled as he spoke.
He slowly explained everything, continuing, "To achieve union of Brahman and Atman, what you need is to leave an avatar and a story in the world’s Lila."
"From the Era of Perfection to the Kali Yuga!"
"From creation to destruction!"
"In this process, your avatar and story will become a rope, connecting different eras."
"Your Lila will ripple through all eras, just as the Primordial Man evolved into the Supreme Original Man, entering everything, thus accomplishing the union of Brahman and Atman."
Vishnu smiled as he said.
"!!!"
"I understand now!"
Indra blinked, suddenly enlightened.
Leaving behind an avatar?!
He already had the Wisdom Incarnation as Kamapala and the Asura Avatar as Bali in the Era of Perfection.
Now that this tripartite era had begun, he had not yet born another avatar.
To Indra, this was not surprising!
The opportunity to create an avatar is serendipitous, needing the right time, place, and harmony, only at a critical point in Lila, in a moment of inspiration, can an avatar be conceived.
"The best opportunity to conceive a third avatar!"
"It should occur in the midst of Lila, and the most magnificent Lila of the tripartite era..."
"Ramayana!"
A spark gleamed in Indra’s eyes.
