Lord Krsna expands as Karanodakshayi Visnu (Maha Visnu) and creates the temporary material creation that takes up 1/4 of the Spiritual Sky.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead and cause of ALL causes is Lord Krsna who expands as Karanodakshayi Visnu (Maha Visnu) into the material creation.

From the four armed Bodily form of Maha Visnu, all the billions material massive universes (Brahmandas) originate from the pores of His skin and His breathing.

In this way Maha Visnu creates all the material universes (Brahmandas) that take up 1/4 of the Spiritual Sky.

The other 3/4s of the Spiritual Sky is the Vaikuntha planets and Krsna's central abode of Goloka Vrindavana forever.

Vaikuntha and Goloka Vrindavana are both permanent, beyond decay meaning eternally youthful, where there is no birth, old age, disease or death.

The material creation on the other hand is temporary and always in a state of continious maintenance because of decay.

Everything fades away (decays) over time in the material worlds (Brahmanda universes)

Because of this decomposition there is repeated birth, disease, old age and death which means the jiva souls who have foolishly chosen to enter the material creation, must constantly change material bodies due to such material vessels being always in a state of decomposition leading to total breakdown (death).

Maha Visnu further expands as Garbhodakashayi Visnu who resides deep inside a "secondary universe" inside the greater surrounding Brahmanda universe.

From Garbhodakashayi Visnu, Lord Brahma appears and creates (builds) the different planetary systems (lower, middle and heavenly) in each material universe within their Brahmanda, our inner material universe has 14 planetary systems in it.

The amount of planetary systems deep inside each Brahmanda universe within its secondary smaller universe is based on how many heads each Brahma has, in our universe our Brahma has four heads.

However, other universes inside other Brahmandas can have many, many more planetary systems in them depending on how many heads their Lord Brahma has.

Some Brahmas have 20, 50, 100, 500, 50,000 or 10,000,000 heads which means many inner universes are massive.

Our secondary material universe with its 14 planetary systems deep the outer Brahmanda universe, is only 4 billion miles in diameter (12 billion 570 million circumference of our spherical universe inside the Brahmanda) according to the 5th Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam.

On the other hand, the massive size of the Brahmanda that encased it is 44 quadrillion, 444 trillion, 444 billion miles in diameter (approximately 141 quadrillion, 252 trillion miles in circumference of the almost spherical Brahmanda universe is), or twice that figure if measured from the outer edge our inner secondary universe inside our Brahmanda universe according to calculations in the 5th Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam.

Other Brahmanda universes in the material creation are much bigger than ours, found in all different sizes depending on how many heads each Brahma has as explained above.

So to be clear, deep inside each Brahmanda universe, Maha Visnu expands as Garbhodakashayi Visnu, and from Him Lord Brahma appears from a lotus flower growing from Garbhodakashayi Visnu's naval, who then creates the inner secondary universe that houses the many planetary systems.

Maha Visnu expands again to a third Visnu known as the Ksirodakashayi Visnu (Supersoul or Paramatma) who accompanies all marginal living entities (jiva souls) who choose to leave the Spiritual Worlds (3/4 of the Spiritual Sky) and enter the material creation (1/4 of the Spiritual Sky)

All the massive Brahmanda universes first enter the material creation through the bodily pores and each breath of Maha Visnu, and are destroyed when He breaths in.

The time between each breath of Maha Visnu (or between the creations of the many Brahmanda universes) in human years, is 311 trillion 40 billion years which is also the life span of Brahma.

Once, when Krsna was ruling Dvaraka, Lord Brahma came to see Him, and the doorman immediately informed Lord Krsna of Brahma’s arrival.

When Krsna was informed, He immediately asked the doorman, "Which Brahma has come? What is his name?"

The doorman therefore returned and questioned Lord Brahma.

When the doorman asked, "Which Brahma are you?" Lord Brahma was surprised. He told the doorman, "Please go inform Lord Krsna that I am the four-headed Brahma who is the father of the four Kumaras."

The doorman then informed Lord Krsna of Lord Brahma’s description, and Lord Krsna gave him permission to enter.

The doorman escorted Lord Brahma in, and as soon as Brahma saw Lord Krsna, he offered obeisances at His lotus feet.

After being worshiped by Lord Brahma, Lord Krsna also honored him with suitable words. Then Lord Krsna asked him, "Why have you come here?"

Being questioned, Lord Brahma immediately replied,

"I shall later tell You why I have come but first there is a doubt in my mind which I wish You would kindly dissipate.

Why did you inquire which Brahma had come to see You? What is the purpose of such an inquiry? Is there any other Brahmas besides me within this universe?"

Upon hearing this, Sri Krsna smiled and immediately meditated.

Then an nlimited number of Brahmas arrived instantly.

These Brahmas had different numbers of heads. Some had ten heads, some twenty, some a hundred, some a thousand, some ten thousand, some a hundred thousand, some ten million and others a hundred million. No one can count the number of faces they had.

There also arrived many Lord Sivas with various heads numbering one hundred thousand and ten million. Many Indras also arrived, and they had hundreds of thousands of eyes all over their bodies.

When the four-headed Brahma of this universe saw all these opulences of Krsna, he became very bewildered and considered himself a rabbit among many elephants.

All the Brahmas who came to see Krsna offered their respects at His lotus feet, and when they did this, their helmets touched His lotus feet.

No one can estimate the inconceivable potency of Krsna. All the Brahmas who were there were resting in the one body of Krsna.

When all the helmets struck together at Krsna’s lotus feet, there was a tumultuous sound. It appeared that the helmets themselves were offering prayers unto Krsna’s lotus feet.

With folded hands, all the Brahmas and Sivas began to offer prayers unto Lord Krsna, saying,

"O Lord, You have shown me a great favor. I have been able to see Your lotus feet."

All of them then said, "It is my great fortune, Lord, that You have called me, thinking of me as Your servant. Now let me know what Your order is so that I may carry it on my heads."

Lord Krsna replied, "Since I wanted to see all of you together, I have called all of you here. All of you should be happy. Is there any fear from the demons?"

They replied, “By Your mercy, we are victorious everywhere”.

“Whatever burden was upon the earth You have taken away by descending on that planet."

This is the proof of Dvaraka’s opulence, all the Brahmas thought, "Krsna is now staying in my jurisdiction."

Thus the opulence of Dvaraka was perceived by each and every one of them. Although they were all assembled together, no one could see anyone but himself.

Lord Krsna then bade farewell to all the Brahmas there, and after offering their obeisances, they all returned to their respective homes.

After observing all these opulences, the four-headed Brahma of this universe was astonished. He again came before the lotus feet of Krsna and offered Him obeisances.

Brahma then said, "Whatever I formerly decided about my knowledge, I have just now had personally verified."

jananta eva janantu

kim bahuktya na me prabho

manaso vapuso vaco

vaibhavam tava gocarah

There are people who say, “I know everything about Krsna.”

Let them think in that way. As far as I am concerned, I do not wish to speak very much about this matter.

O my Lord, let me say this much. As far as your opulence’s are concerned, they are all beyond the reach of my mind, body and words.’ This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.14.38), spoken by Lord Brahma.

Krsna said, Your particular universe extends four billion miles; therefore it is the smallest of all the universes. Consequently you have only four heads.

Some of the universes are one billion yojanas, some one trillion, some ten trillion and some one hundred trillion yojanas. Thus they are almost unlimited in area.

According to the size of the universe, there are so many heads on the body of Brahma. In this way I maintain innumerable universes known as brahmandas as seen in painting that originate from the Body of Maha-Visnu.

No one can measure the length and breadth of one fourth of My energy. Who can measure the three fourths that is manifested in the spiritual world?

Beyond the River Viraja is a spiritual nature, which is indestructible, eternal, inexhaustible and unlimited. It is the supreme abode consisting of three fourths of the Spiritual Sky. It is known as paravyoma, the spiritual sky. (Adapted from Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhyalila chapter 21)

From your servant Gauragopala Dasa ACBSP.

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