[Advaita-l] multi universes and powers

[Bhaskar YR]

praNAms 
Hare Krishna

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> Maybe the answer you are seeking lies in analysing the following.  It 
> is from the Saubhagyabhaskara commentary to the Sri Lalita Sahasra Nama:
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> अनेककोटिब्रह्माण्डजननी दिव्यविग्रहा || १७५ ||  This is a nama there 
> for which the commentary explains:
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>       अनेका अनन्ताः कोटयो ये ब्रह्माण्डास्तेषां जननी जनयित्री |
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> यद्वा अनेककोटयो ब्रह्माण्डा येषां ते तथा |
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> अभिमन्यमानत्वादिरूपः सम्बन्धः षष्ठ्यर्थः | तेषां विराडादीनां जननीम् |
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> 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.

>  other male Gods too have this title :  akkhilaanda kOti brahmAnda nAyaka....

> 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. 

>  And from this we can also say there are multiple paarvati-s, Lakshmi-s, Saraswati-s, Ganesha-s, Subramanya etc. etc. ??


 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.

>>  mahAn Atma and tiny jeeva differentiated here to clarify the difference between avyAkruta and avidyA, I don’t think it is there is declare trimuthy-s are just another set of jeeva-s.  If that is the case who is Ishwara here??  Is he another jeeva??  

> Trimurtis being considered jivas may not go down too well with some.
Although Brahmaa ji is often given jiva status.

>  Let us not think about others, do you yourself agree that trimurthy-s are just another set of three jeeva-s and gained this position through their meritorious karma ....like indra padavi??

The famous Bhagavatam verse is there where brahmas of different brahmandas with differing numbers of faces, all come and pay their respects to Sri Krishna Bhagavan - its pic by ISKCON / gaudiya tradition is rather memorable I think.

>  so who is nArAyaNa here?? Before creation and after mahA pralaya??


One other problem is if Lalita Devi (saguṇa Brahman) is anekakoTi brahmANda jananI what about her consort Lord Shiva? Is he the Lord of one universe or Lord of the multiverse? 

>  as said above there must be multiple shiva-s, Ganesha-s, nandi-s etc. to maintain the shiva's family intact in each and every brahmAnda, likewise family members of vishNu and chaturmukha brahma 😊 


There may be infinite regress unless we acknowledge the existence of certain forms of Ishvara including Shiva, Parvati , Vishnu etc as having Aishvaryam of the entire multiverse and these aspects of saguNam brahma are not-limited-to-one-universe.

>  And if the above is true in literal sense, then we have to accept that sarvajnatva of brahma restricted to the particular brahmaanda where he is operating 😊
Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!
bhaskar