Who is known as a vaiṣṇava?
One who sees Viṣṇu everywhere.
And as a śākta? One who beholds
the Great Mother and nothing save Her.
In truth, all the various ways of thought
spring from one common source — who then is to be blamed, who to be reviled or
suppressed? All are equal in essence.
Thou art Mother,
Thou art Father,
Thou art Friend and
Thou art Master, Truly,
Thou art all in all.
Every name is Thy Name,
Every quality Thy Quality,
Every form, Thy Form indeed.
Yet He
is also where no forms exist, as Pure Unmanifested Being — all depends on one’s
avenue of approach.
Anandamayi Ma
