[Advaita-l] multi universes and powers

[V Subrahmanian]

On Wed, Jul 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM ramesh badisa via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaskaram to all.As per Upanishads (e.g: Maha NarayanaUpanishad),
> Puranams (e.g: Brahmanda puranam) and modern astronomy, there are many
> Universes in the vast expansion of space. As per our scriptures quoted
> above, each Universe has a Brahma, a Vishnu and a Maheswara. I would like
> to know from fellow advaitins if Omnipresent, Omnipotent, andOmniscience of
> Trinity are limited to their respective Universes only. Grateful if you
> share your thoughts on this. Namaskaram. ramesh
>


Namaste

Maybe the answer you are seeking lies in analysing the following.  It is
from the Saubhagyabhaskara commentary to the Sri Lalita Sahasra Nama:

अनेककोटिब्रह्माण्डजननी दिव्यविग्रहा || १७५ ||  This is a nama there for
which the commentary explains:



      अनेका अनन्ताः कोटयो ये ब्रह्माण्डास्तेषां जननी जनयित्री |

यद्वा अनेककोटयो ब्रह्माण्डा येषां ते तथा |

अभिमन्यमानत्वादिरूपः सम्बन्धः षष्ठ्यर्थः | तेषां
विराडादीनां जननीम् |

There are many Brahmanda-s, universes, each of which has a Virāt,
Hranyagarbha, Ishwara, etc. She is the Janani for these so many Virāt, etc.
If we say the Trimurtis are  the Virat, etc. then She is the Janani of the
Trimurtis too. Then we can say that the Trimurtis in one Brahmanda will
have jurisdiction over that Brahmanda only.  Since Bhagavatpada says in the
Brihadaranyaka bhashya, Hiranyagarbha is both jiva and Brahman from diff
points of view, we can say the Trimurtis are different jivas in diff
brahmandas.  They are also Brahman, Lalita Parameswari, since She alone is
appearing as all of them.

Maybe others can add to this or correct this.

regards
subbu

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