Overview of Presentation:

Part One: Sarga

Primary Creation of Matter and Elements

Part Two: Visarga

Secondary Creation by Lord Brahma
 ahaà sarvasya prabhavo
I am the source of all spiritual and
mattaù
material sarvaà
worlds. pravartate
Everything emanates
from Me. [Bhagavad – gétä 10.8]
Lord Sri Krishna expands
Himself as Maha Vishnu for
creating innumerable universes
 Our whole
universe is
comparable to a
single mustard
seed in a bag full
of mustard seeds.
Maha
Lord Krishna
Vishnu or Vishnu is
by
Shaktimaan.
His glance,
called Shambhu
Radha or Laxmi is His
impregnates all jiva souls
Antaranga Shakti.
into the womb of Durga,
the personification
Durga devi, is His of
material
Bahiranga energy.
Shakti.She acts
like the shadow of Cit
(jailkeeper)
shakti.
Thus Siva and Durga are
the Father and Mother of
material world.

Radha-Krishna/ Laxmi-
Narayan are the
Father and Mother of
spiritual world.
At this point of creation,
- the ‘brahmanda’ eggs are clustered together.
- 5 Elements are making up layers covering them
-18 other elements are in an
undifferentiated and unanimated state.

This state is called

PRADHANA (matter in its most subtle form)
 Creation of Matter

Lord enters with the time factor (SB 3.6.2)

 Creation of Matter
The time factor enters
the dormant potency: As
a woman cannot produce
children unless
impregnated by a man,
material nature cannot
produce or manifest
anything unless it is
impregnated by the
Supreme Personality of
Godhead in the form of
the time factor. (3.26.17)
 Creation of Matter
The three stages of matter are compared to a
1. woman (PRADHANA stage) who is made
2. pregnant (PRAKRITI stage) and then
3. delivers (MAHAT-TATTVA stage).

The Mahat-tattva, or shadow of pure consciousness, is the

germinating place of all creation. SB 3.5.27 purport
Manifestation of the Universal
Form in the Universal Eggs

When the twenty-three principal elements

were set in action by the will of the
Supreme, the gigantic universal form, or
the viçvarüpa body of the Lord, came into
existence. (3.6.4)
Within the Mahat-tattva, the gigantic universal form manifests
senses and sense organs
 Mahat-tattva: 23 Elements; Jivas; Time Factor;
Three Modes of Nature

+
False Ego

=
Goodness Ignorance
Passion

Mind Intellect 5 subtle elements

5 senses 5 gross elements
5 senses
organs

Universal Form and Embodied Living Entities

The Lord enters the Universal
Form in each Universal Egg

After creating the total material energy,

the mahat-tattva, and thereby manifesting
the gigantic universal form with senses
and sense organs, the Supreme Lord
entered within it. (3.7.21)
In
Ineach
eachand
andevery
every
universe,
universe,the
thesame
same
Mahä-Viñëu
Mahä-Viñëuenters
enters
as
asGarbho-dakaçäyé
Garbho-dakaçäyé
Viñëu
Viñëuand
andlays
layson
on
Ananta
AnantaÇeña.
Çeña.
SB
SB2.5.33
2.5.33
All
Allthe
theliving
livingentities
entities
injected
injectedwithin
withinthe
the
womb
wombof ofthe
themahat-
mahat-
tattva
tattvaare
aredivided
dividedin inall
all
universes
universeswithwiththe
the
incarnation
incarnationof of
Garbhodakaçäyé
Garbhodakaçäyé
Viñëu,
Viñëu,andandall
allof
ofthem
them
lie
liein
inHis
Hisnaval
naval until
until
Brahmä
Brahmäisisborn.
born.
(SB
(SB3.6.6
3.6.6p)
p)
From
Fromthethenavel
navelof of
Garbhodakaçäyé
Garbhodakaçäyé
Viñëu
Viñëusprouted
sproutedaa
lotus
lotusflower
flowereffulgent
effulgent
like
likeaathousand
thousand
blazing
blazingsuns.
suns.This
This
lotus
lotusflower
flowerisisthe
the
reservoir
reservoirofofall
all
conditioned
conditionedsouls,
souls,
and
andthe
thefirst
firstliving
living
entity
entitywho
whocame
cameout out
of
ofthe
thelotus
lotusflower
flower
was
wasBrahmä
Brahmä
(3.20.16)
(3.20.16)
 End of Part One: Sarga
Primary Creation of Matter and Elements

Part Two: Visarga

Secondary Creation by Lord Brahma
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Sarga
Sarga(natural
(naturalpräkåta
präkåtacreations)
creations)
1)    Mahat-tattva
1)    Mahat-tattva
2)    False
2)    Falseego
ego
3)
3) Sense
Senseperception
perceptionand
andcorresponding
correspondingElements
Elements
4)   
4)   Knowledge
Knowledgeand
andWorking
WorkingSenses
Senses(jïäna—knowledge-acquiring)
(jïäna—knowledge-acquiring)
5)    Controlling
5)    ControllingDeities
Deities(deva-sargaù)
(deva-sargaù)
6)    Tamasaù
6)    Tamasaùsargo
sargo
  
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Visarga
VisargaCreation
Creationby
byBrahma
Brahma(vaikrta
(vaikrtacreation)
creation)
7)    
7)    Immovable
Immovableentities
entities
8)    
8)    28
28lower
lowerspecies
species(act
(actby
bysmell
smelland
andnot
notby
bymemory)
memory)
9)    
9)    Humans
Humansand
andDemigods
Demigods(8
(8types;
types;pitas,
pitas,asuras,
asuras,gandharvas,
gandharvas,
yaksas
yaksasetc)
etc)
In the spiritual world there is
no creation and no
destruction. In the material
world, there is creation and
destruction.
Lecture 4.4.1975
 Bhagavad – gétä 9.8

The whole cosmic order is under

Me. Under
prakåtià svämMy will it is
avañöabhya
automatically manifested
visåjämi punaù punaùagain
andbhüta-grämam
again, and under
imaàMy will it is
kåtsnam
avaçaà prakåter
annihilated at thevaçät
end.
I gäm
enteräviçya
into each planet, and by
ca bhütäni
dhärayämy
My energy aham ojasäin orbit.
they stay

Bhagavad – gétä 15.13

 Bhagavad – gétä 10.41

Know
yadthat
yad all opulent,sattvaà
vibhütimat beautiful
çrémad ürjitam
and glorious eva vä
creations spring
tat tadbut
from evävagaccha
a spark oftvaà
My
mama tejo-’àça-sambhavam
splendor.
Krishna is the source of all Vishnus
He
Kñérodakaçäyé
expands
expandsas
Kñérodakaçäyé
He asSupersoul,
Viñëu,
Viñëu,the
Supersoul,
theParamatma
third
thirdVisnu
Paramatma
Visnu
lays
in the
lays
in in
inheart
the the
theShwetadvipa
heart of
ofevery
everyliving
Shwetadvipa in
inthe
living being
the milk
beingand
milk
andocean,
ocean,
beyond
in every
everythe
beyond
in atom
the14
14and
atom planetary
and space
spacebetween
planetary systems.
systems.the
between theatoms.
atoms.
 Maha Visnu
source of all
universes

Garbhodakasayi Visnu
within every universe

Ksirodakasayi Visnu
Supersoul in heart
viñëos tu tréëi rüpäëi
puruñäkhyäny atho viduù
ekaà tu mahataù srañöå
dvitéyaà tv aëòa-saàsthitam
tåtéyaà sarva-bhüta-sthaà
 FOURTEEN PLANETARY SYSTEMS
consisting of the
Upper, Middle and Lower
Three worlds

6) Satya lok
5) Tapa lok
4) Jana lok
3) Mahar lok
2) Svar lok
1) Bhuva lok
Bhulok
BHU LOKA 1) Atala
2) Sutala
3) Mahaatala
4) Talaa tala
5) Rasaatala
6) Paataala
 Millions of such universes
emerge from Maha Vishnu, who
is only a
portion of portion of
 SRI KRISHNA, the cause of all causes

BALARAM

VASUDEVA SANKARSHANA PRADYUMNA ANIRUDDHA

NARAYANA

VASUDEVA SANKARSHANA PRADYUMNA ANIRUDDHA

MAHA- VISHNU MAHA-DEVA

GARBHODAKASHAYI VISHNU

KSHIRODAKASHAYI VISHNU (PARAMATMA)

 Brahma’s
Brahma’s meditation:
meditation:
After
After one
one hundred
hundred
years,
years, when
when his
his
meditation
meditation was
was
complete,
complete, Brahma
Brahma could
could
see
see the
the Lord
Lord within
within his
his
own
own heart.
heart.
(SB
(SB 3.8.22)
3.8.22)
 Then Gäyatré,
mother of the Vedas,
being made manifest
by the divine sound of
the flute of Çré Kåñëa,
entered into the lotus
mouth of Brahmä,
born from himself,
through his eight ear-
holes. BS 5.27
 Lord
LordBrahma’
Brahma’ssprayer:
prayer:
“I worship Govinda, the
primeval Lord, the first
progenitor who is tending the
cows, yielding all desire, in
abodes built with spiritual
gems, surrounded by
millions of purpose trees,
always served with great
reverence and affection by
hundreds of thousands of
lakñmés or gopés”.
Lord
LordBrahma’
Brahma’ssprayer:
prayer: I worship Govinda,
the primeval Lord,
who is adept in
playing on His flute,
with blooming eyes
like lotus petals
with head decked
with peacock’s
feather, with the
figure of beauty
tinged with the hue
of blue clouds, and
His unique
loveliness charming
millions of Cupids.
Creation of nescience by Lord Brahma

Brahmä
Brahmäfirstfirstcreated
createdthe
thenescient
nescientengagements
engagementslike
like
1.1. Self-deception
Self-deception(tamaù)
(tamaù)
2.2. Anger
Angerafter
afterfrustration,
frustration,(tämisram)
(tämisram)
3.3. Sense
Senseofofdeath,
death,(andha-tämisram)
(andha-tämisram)
4.4. Forgetfulness
Forgetfulnessof ofone’s
one’sreal
realidentity
identity(moha)
(moha)and
and
The qualities of
Nescience; the
great Sages: the
Vedic hymns; the
arts and sciences –
these and many
other elements of
the cosmos were
generated from the
body and mind of
Lord Brahma.
SB 3.12.2-33
Lord Brahma creates
nescience, but he also
gives the Vedic
knowledge for
mankind.

Lord Brahma is
the first receiver
of the Vedas and
he hands them
down to the
earthly beings
Rudra then
manifests
from the
portion
between the
eyebrows of
angry
Brahma.
Rudra creates
descendants but
they devour
everything so
they are told to
wait and
perform tapasya
until the time of
dissolution.
(3.12.9-19)
3.12.20-27 Maréci,
Atri, Aìgirä,
Pulastya, Pulaha,
Kratu, Bhågu,
Vasiñöha, Dakña,
and the tenth son,
Närada, were thus
born (Narada
born from
deliberation)
Svayambhuva Manu
and
Satarupa
appear from his body
with
beard
and
swollen breast
respectively.
 The
The three
three deities
deities
Brahmä,
Brahmä, Viñëu
Viñëu and
and
Maheçh,
Maheçh, the the
executive
executive heads
heads
of
of the
the three
three modes
modes of of
material
material nature
nature
(passion,
(passion, goodness
goodness
and
and ignorance),
ignorance), are
are
all
all generated
generated from
from
Garbhodakaçäyé
Garbhodakaçäyé
Viñëu.
Viñëu.
For the creation of this material
world, the Lord expands as Brahmä,
Viñëu, and Maheçvara (Çiva).
Viñëu is a personal expansion,
Brahmä is a jéva-tattva expansion.
Between the personal viñëu-tattva
expansions and the jéva-tattva
expansions is an intermediate
expansion called Çiva, or Maheçvara.
The material ingredients are given,
and Brahmä creates each universe.
Viñëu maintains the creation, and
Lord Çiva annihilates it.
Thus Lord Çiva’s position is between
that of the living entity and that of the
Supreme Lord. In other words, Lord
Çiva is neither the Supreme Personality
of Godhead nor a living entity. He is the
form through which the Supreme Lord
works to beget living entities within this
material world. As yogurt is prepared
when milk is mixed with a culture, the
form of Lord Çiva expands when the
Supreme Personality of Godhead is in
touch with material nature. The
impregnation of material nature by the
father, Lord Çiva, is wonderful because
at one time innumerable living entities
are conceived.
(Madhya 20.273)
Always Remember Krishna;
Never forget Krishna.

The world we live in is simply a drama stage.

We originally belong to the spiritual world.
Remember this fact and prepare yourself to
return back to your
original home – the spiritual world.
Differences?
Hey, you look like me!
 avajänanti mäà müòhä mänuñéà tanum äçritam
paraà bhävam ajänanto mama bhüta-maheçvaram
Fools deride Me when I descend in
the human form. They do not know
My transcendental nature as the
Supreme Lord of all that be.
Bhagavad-gita 9.11
 Differences
Human God
• Material Body • Spiritual Body

• Under the influence • Master of maya

of maya

• Forced to take birth • Born of free will

 Bhrigu
at
Satya-loka
Bhrigu
at
Kailash
Bhrigu
at
Vaikunta
 arädhanänäà sarveñäà
viñëor ärädhanaà param

“Of all types of worship,

worship of Lord Viñëu
is the best”
- Padma Purana
The Supreme Personality of Godhead

Cabinet
Ministers
 Creation : Brahma
 Destruction: Shiva
 Electricity : Sun
 Agriculture: Moon
 Rain : Indra
 Finance : Kuvera
 Justice : Yama
 Air : Vayu
 Water : Varuna
Indra
Giridhari
 Cupid

• Every living
entity is
enchanted by
the arrows of
Cupid
Cupid’s
mischief
 Lord Siva
attracted by
the beauty
of Mohini
Avatar
 Madana gets
attracted to
Lord Krishna’s
beauty

Madana-mohana
kandarpa-koöi-kaminéya-viçeña-çobhaà
govindam ädi-puruñaà tam ahaà bhajämi
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord,
whose unique loveliness charms
millions of Cupids.
Brahma-samhita 5.30
Vana-bhoga
Brahma’s
mischief
Krishna’ Opulence
Brahma’s prayers
 Krishna
instructs …
 I am sarvasya
ahaà the source of all spiritual
prabhavo
mattaù
and sarvaàworlds.
material pravartate
Everything
emanates from Me.

Bhagavad – gétä 10.8

 Bhagavad – gétä 10.41

Know
yadthat
yad all opulent,sattvaà
vibhütimat beautiful
çrémad ürjitam
and glorious eva vä
creations spring
tat tadbut
from evävagaccha
a spark oftvaà
My
mama tejo-’àça-sambhavam
splendor.
 Maha Visnu
source of all
universes

Garbhodakasayi Visnu
within every universe

Ksirodakasayi Visnu
Supersoul in heart
 éçvaraù paramaù kåñëaù
sac-cid-änanda-vigrahaù
anädir ädir govindaù
sarva-käraëa-käraëam

[Brahma Samhita. 5.1]

Kåñëa who is known as Govinda is the Supreme

Godhead. He has an eternal blissful spiritual body. He is
the origin of all. He has no other origin and He is the
prime cause of all causes.
mattaù parataraà nänyat
kiïcid asti dhanaïjaya
mayi sarvam idaà protaà
sütre maëi-gaëä iva

Bhagavad-Gita As It is 7.7
O conqueror of
wealth, there is no
truth superior to Me.
Everything rests upon
Me, as pearls are
strung on a thread.
Arjuna
asking
for
proof...

… and
Lord
Krishna
Showing
Universal
Form
Krishna’s
Greatness
 Lord
Krishna
The underlying
reality
of the
universe
 aiçvaryasya samagrasya
véryasya yaçasaù çriyaù
jïäna-vairägyayoç caiva
saëëäà bhaga itiìgana
Bhagavän, the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, is thus defined as one who is full
in six opulences—who has full strength,
fame, wealth, knowledge, beauty, and
renunciation.
Viñëu Puräëa 6.5.47
 Opulences
• Wealth (aisvarya)
• Strength (Virya)
• Fame (Yasasa)
• Beauty (Sriya)
• Knowledge (Jnana)
• Renunciation (Vairagya)
Wealth Fame Beauty

Knowledge Renunciation Strength

 WEALTH KNOWLEDGE
BEAUTY

RENUNCIATION
STRENGTH FAME
• Bhaga – opulence
• vän - one who possesses

Bhagavän: Possessor of opulence

 çré-bhagavän uväca
• the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
• About 28 times in Bhagavad-gita
• About 140 times in Srimad Bhagavatam
 Wealth
• Millionaire
• Billionaire
• Trillionaire
You are Here
Milky
Way
Galaxy
 bhoktäraà yajïa-tapasäà
sarva-loka-maheçvaram
suhådaà sarva-bhütänäà
jïätvä mäà çäntim åcchati

A person in full consciousness of Me, knowing Me to be

the ultimate beneficiary of all sacrifices and austerities,
the Supreme Lord of all planets and demigods, and the
benefactor and well-wisher of all living entities, attains
peace from the pangs of material miseries.

Bhagavad-gita 5.29
 ekäàçena sthito jagat

With a single fragment of

Myself I pervade and support
this entire universe.
Bhagavad-gita 10.42
Strength
Fame
Be Beauty
 sarvasya cähaà hådi sanniviñöo
mattaù småtir jïänam apohanaà ca
vedaiç ca sarvair aham eva vedyo
vedänta-kåd veda-vid eva cäham

I am seated in everyone's heart, and from Me

come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness.
By all the Vedas, I am to be known. Indeed, I am
the compiler of Vedänta, and I am the knower of
the Vedas.

Bhagavad-gita 15.15
Nara Narayana Rishi
Donating Urvasi
to Cupid
 na me bhaktaù
praëaçyati

My devotee
never perishes

Bhagavad-gita 9.31
Krishna’s devotees are always protected

• Pandavas
• Prahlad
• Gajendra
• …
Demigods ‘ followers always perished,
unless they became Krishna’s devotees
• Hiranyakasipu (benedicted by Brahma)
• Ravana (devotee of Siva)
• Banasura (devotee of Siva)
• …
 janma karma ca me divyam
evaà yo vetti tattvataù
tyaktvä dehaà punar janma
naiti mäm eti so 'rjuna

One who knows the transcendental nature of My

appearance and activities does not, upon leaving
the body, take his birth again in this material
world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.

Bhagavad-gita 4.9
Appearance of Lord Krishna
 Vasudeva
carrying Baby
Krishna
 Putana
offering
poison
smeared
breast
 Krishna
sucked her
life
even as a
small baby
in the lap
of Yashoda
Krishna
showing
entire
universe
in his
mouth
Räsa-lélä
 Lord Krishna

Balarama

Saìkarñaëa, Väsudeva, Aniruddha, Pradyumna

Kurma, Varaha, Vamana,

Näräyaëa Narasimha, etc.

Käraëodakaçäyé Viñëu, Garbodakaçäyé Viñëu,

Kñérodakañäyé Viñëu
 ete cäàça-kaläù
puàsaù
kåñëas tu
bhagavän
svayam

Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.28

 ALL GREAT SAGES CONFIRM
KRISHNA’S SUPREMACY

‘ahus
‘All the tvam
great rsayah sarve
sages such
DevarsirAsita,
as Narada, naradas tatha
Devala
and Asito
Vyasadevalo
confirmvyaso
that
Svayam
You arecaiva braveeshi me’
the Supreme
Personality
{Bhagavad of Godhead.’
gita 10.13}
The great acharayas
like ...
Madhavacharya
Ramanujacharya
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
... have all
confirmed
that
KRISHNA
is that
Supreme
Person
Shankaracharya
summarizes…. ekaà çästraà
devaké-putra-
gétam
eko devo
devaké-putra eva
eko mantras
tasya nämäni yäni
karmäpy ekaà
tasya devasya sevä
 64 Qualities
• Lord Brahma 50
• Lord Çiva 55
• Lord Viñëu 60
• Lord Krishna 64
 4 Exclusive Qualities of Krishna
• Wonderful pastimes, ‘Lila madhuri’
• Surrounded by unalloyed devotees ‘Bhakta
madhuri’

• Attracting all by playing on the flute, ‘Venu

madhuri’

• Extraordinary beauty, ‘Rupa madhuri’

 4 Exclusive Qualities of Krishna
• Wonderful pastimes, ‘Lila madhuri’
 4 Exclusive Qualities of Krishna
• Surrounded by unalloyed devotees
‘Bhakta madhuri’
 4 Exclusive Qualities of Krishna
• Attracting all by playing on the flute,
‘Venu madhuri’
 4 Exclusive Qualities of Krishna
• Extraordinary beauty, ‘Rupa madhuri’
To Sum up…
• Though Krishna appears in human form,
His nature is transcendental
• All demigods are Krishna’s subordinates
• Krishna possesses six opulences in full
• Krishna’s devotees are always protected
• Krishna’s birth and activities are
transcendental
To Sum up…
• Lord Krishna possesses 4 qualities
which are absent in Vishnu
• Lord Krishna is the source of all
incarnations
• Lord Krishna is the Supreme
Personality of Godhead
 Thank you !
Hare Krishna !!!