KAALA

This is a general concept that kaala means time. But we can learn a lot more from  puraanic and vedic texts. There are some key points about kaala in sacred texts. One is that the existence of kaala is only due to sun rise and sunset. If there is no sunrise and sunset, then no existence of kaala. This sun may not be the exact sun about which sacred texts talk about. This may be some form of brightness inside one self. It has been stated that this sun collects energy from outside through it's rays. The sun of the outer world does not have this property. The second fact is that the main task of kaala is to take towards ripening. This ripening may be towards ageing or towards immortality also. This ripening can be called as lowering of entropy in terms of terminology of modern sciences. Only when kaala has ripened the matter or soul, the next process of giving a beautiful form to the collected energy begins. This is called Karu in sacred texts. Karu means carpenter, like Vishvakarma for gods.It seems that in Karu state, one can keep the kaala or time as standstill, as in the story of Jaratkaaru.

    Out of three vedas, Rigveda is supposed to control past, Yajurveda present and Samaveda future. As has been explained in the website for Rigveda,http://puraana.tripod.com/rigveda/, Rigveda can give a glimpse of an event yet to take place. In sama vedic texts, there is a strong concept of future in the form of a shwah. Shwah has got double meaning – dog and future or tomorrow. To make the future in present tense, this shwah/dog has to be killed. By killing, one reaches ashwah/horse, where there is no future.