Hare Krishna
PAMHO, AGTSP
Does demigods undergo old age and diseased condition? I heard in one lecture even demigods doesnt have old age, and the pictures representing brahmaji with beard is not correct. So I want to clarify this.In https://www.vedabase.com/en/sb/11/7/17 "whereas the demigods possess only deluxe material forms, subject to birth, death, old age and disease, is mentioned.
Ys
Karunapati Kesava das
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PAMHO.
Instead of answering your question directly, I will tell you one incident/ question that was put in front of me to my shiksha guru - if demigods had amrit during samudra manthan pastime, then does that make them amar - that they will not die? But they are in the material world, then how is it possible? The answer given was - of course there will be death, because they are in the material world. Having amrit means that the 4 processes of birth, death, old age and disease are simply postponed, youth is prolonged, enjoyment is prolonged. When Brahma is annihilated at the end of his tenure, all the 14 planetary systems are destroyed, destroying all jivatmas in them.
In the higher planetary systems of the material world, there is a lot of piety, and there is a lot of scope for sense enjoyment. Jivatma, as usual, has to make his choice. His future depends on his choice. Regarding going to spiritual world, it is said that to do sadhana, earth is the best planet. That is why demigods line up to take birth as human beings in India, in Kaliyuga, in these 10,000 years, to go back to godhead from here.
Haribol,
Your servant,
Radha Rasamayi DD