International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences

“Srishtiyum neeye srishtavum neeye” a famous hymn written by the hugging saint Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, popularly known as “AMMA” in Her mother tongue Malayalam. This bjhajan was written by Her in the early 1970s when She was in a state of “Self Realization” seeing all of the nature as being the Divine mother (or Self). According to Her, the creator and the creation are not two. They are one. Just as the ocean and its waves are essentially water, gold and golden ornaments are nothing but gold and clay and earthen pot has clay as its substratum, this world is a manifestation of the undivided consciousness. Without consciousness there is no “doing” or the world of duality. The unchangeable serves as the substratum and essence of the changing world. So, basically everything is one. Oneness is the fundamental principle of the universe. Though many masters and plenty of hymns are available in literature, this particular bhajan was selected because of Amma”s practical application of Her philosophy through universal motherhood. Her life demonstrates Her principle that the entire universe emerges from the ultimate self (affectionately called mother), and that the individual self is a child, a product of the supreme self but not completely the supreme.