The Process of Creation

Modern Scientific View

Scientists claim that
initially there was a
huge energy mass
which was extremely
dense and extremely
hot. How this mass
came to be they cannot
say. But they insist that
is how it was in the
beginning.
 The Vedic View

Entire spiritual and material universe is created by the Supreme Lord

Himself
 The Vedic View

Entire spiritual and material universe is created

by the Supreme Lord Himself
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishna, existed before
creation.
Krishna expands Himself into innumerable
parts and portions, incarnations jivas etc
 In the material realm there are two aspects
to creation

Sarga: Primary creation Visarga: Secondary

of matter and elements creation by Lord Brahma
 The Need For Creation

To establish and
enhance the various
loving relationships
To correct those living
between the Lord
entities (jiva) about their
and all of His
mistakes and to
expansions.
reestablish their loving
relationship with the Lord
 Sarga : The Primary Creation
Lord Krishna does not directly
create the spiritual or the
material universes.

He does it through His

incarnations.

The entire function of creation,

maintenance etc. is carried
out by His first immediate
expansion, Lord Balarama.
 Sarga : The Primary Creation
Lord Balarama’s energy is
the source of the
existence of the
innumerable spiritual
planets, the residential
palaces, forests,
clothing, paraphernalia
there as well as many
other amazing things.
 Lord
Balarama

Vasudeva Sankarsana Aniruddha Pradyumna

Narayana

2nd
nd Sankarsana
Pradyumna
Vasudeva (Maha Aniruddha
Sankarsana)

Karana
Garbhodaksa Ksirodaksayi
Daksayi
yi Vishnu Vishnu
Vishnu
The Lord creates the spiritual universe using His energy in the ratio
of 3 parts to 1 of material energy.

Material Energy
or Maya is in one
corner of the
spiritual
universe
 What is Pradhana?
Pradhana is the subtlest form of matter
• Eternal
• Subtle undifferentiated sum total of all material
elements
• Saguna Brahman- Brahman with qualities
– From SP purport to 3.26.15
• Brahman mixed with 3 qualities of goodness, passion and ignorance
results in material expansion called as saguna Brahmana - consist of
25 material elements including time factor
• Nirguna Brahmana is not mixed with modes, found in spiritual world-
unalloyed goodness prevails where nirguna brahmana is found

From Bhurijana Prabhu's book “ Unveiling His Lotus Feet Pages 609 to 620”
The Maha Vishnu expanded from Sankarsana enters
the Karana Ocean and lies there. He is also known as
Karanadakasayi Vishnu. He is very very large!  
He then takes rest or we call it yoga nidra.
• The prime divine avatara lying in the
spiritual Causal Ocean is such a great
affair that in the pores of His divine
form spring up myriads of seeds of
the universes.
• Those series of universes are the
perverted reflections of the infinite
transcendental region.
• As long as they remain embedded in
His divine form they embody the
principle of spiritual reflection having
the form of golden eggs.
Brahma Samhita 5.13

 
 They are then covered by five great elements (earth, water, fire,
air, ether). These universes are created during the exhalation of
the Lord.

Reference:
Nevertheless by the creative desire of
Maha-Visnu the minute particles of the
great elements, which are constituents of
the mundane efficient and material causal
principles, envelop them.
When those golden sperms, coming out
with the exhalation of Maha-Visnu, enter
into the unlimited accommodating
chamber of the limited potency (Maya)
they become enlarged by the
nonconglomerate great elements. 
Brahma Samhita 5.13
 They enter the material
energy, Maya, which is
on the other side of the
Viraja river (Causal
Ocean). As they enter
they grow in size.

Material
energy/Maya
Pradhana

Causal Ocean
 Maha Vishnu then glances at the
material energy. Up to this point
the material energy is inert or
inanimate. It is sometimes called
pradhana. During the pradhana
stage all the elements are inert,
undifferentiated and unmanifest.

Material
energy
or Maya

Causal Ocean
 By the Lord’s glance, He impregnates the
material nature with the living entities.
The personality Sambhu (Lord Siva)
assists the Lord by transferring the jivas
into the material energy. The Lord does
not touch the material nature. He does
so via Lord Siva. Lord Siva’s abode is on
the edge of the Viraja river.

Jivas +Karma

Material
energy
or Maya

Causal Ocean
• At this point all the
golden universe are
covered up by the five
elements and they are
all clustered together.
At the same time there
are 18 other inanimate
elements waiting to
act.
 Nothing moves until the original
controlling deity of each of the
elements in each universe prays to
Maha Vishnu for help in creation.
He then impregnates time into the
material energy.
With the impregnation of time,
material energy becomes prakriti
which then transforms to
TIME
mahatattva.

Material
energy
or Maya

The three stages of matter are compared to a woman (pradhana

stage) who is made pregnant (prakriti stage) and then delivers Causal Ocean
(mahat-tattva stage)
 Difference between Pradhana and Mahat
Tattva

• Pradhana impregnated with the Lord’s potent

energy becomes known as mahat tattva
• The Lord’s Potent energy can be understood as :
– 3.26.19 – viryah(The Lord’s semen)- His internal Potency
– Jiva Goswami describes it as conditioned souls
– Mahavishnu's glance consists of time, the living entities
and their karma
 23 material elements
Total Material energy False Ego Sound
Touch Form Taste
Smell Earth Water
Fire Air Sky
Eye Ear Nose
Tongue Skin Hand
Leg Evacuating Organ Genitals
Speech Mind

All are combined together by the influence of time and are

again dissolved in the course of time.
 GARBHODAKSAYI VISHNU KSIRODAKSAYI VISHNU

MAHAVISHNU

MahaVishnu ----Garbhodaksayi Vishnu-----into every golden universe

Garbhodaksayi------ Ksirodaksayi Vishnu(Supersoul)- enters into every artom
and the hearts of every living entity
 Time
• Time, therefore, is the
energy of the Lord and acts
in her own way by the
direction of the Lord. This
energy is called Kali and is
represented by the dark
destructive goddess
generally worshiped by
persons influenced by the
mode of darkness or
ignorance in material
existence.
Then the Lord’s universal form (Virat rupa)
becomes established.
• The Garbhodakasayi Vishnu lies on Sesa on the
Garbhodaka ocean which fills half the universe. With
Him He brings the mahatattva and the jivas into the
golden universe.
When the desires of the
living entities are strong,
the Lord sprouts a
golden lotus from His
navel. The first born,
Brahma is brought into
this universe. The lotus is
said to be the reservoir
of all the living entities
within this universe.
Visarga: Secondary Creation by Lord Brahma
• When Brahma appeared from the
lotus, he was bewildered at first. He
ventured around and became
afraid.
•  
• He heard a voice instructing him to
perform tapasya.
•
• So he performs tapasya for
2,160,000,000 years. The Lord then
reveals Himself in Brahma’s heart.
•  
• He is then initiated with the Gayatri
mantra.
Thereafter Brahma started the creation of many
other elements as well as the upper, middle
and lower planetary system and living entities’
bodies.
He creates his mental sons and then tells them
to populate the universe.
• He also
gives them
all the
Vedas.
Lord Brahma lives for 311,040,000,000,000 of
our years. At the end of his life the entire
creation of all the universes are destroyed by
the Rudras. This is called total annihilation.
Total annihilation
The universes then are all absorbed back into Maha Vishnu
until the Lord decides to start the creation again.
Questions?
Quadruple Expansions
from Narayana
Expansion

Lord Siva’s Abode at

the edge of the
Viraja River

Maha Vishnu
Karanadaksayi Vishnu Viraja River

Brahmajyoti comes
Garbhodaksayi from Krishna’s
Vishnu effulgence. Sun reflects
the Brahmajyoti in the
universe. Else the
universe would have
Material Energy or been dark!
Maya is in one
corner of the
spiritual universe