Incarnations of Krsna - Srimad Bhagavatam #4

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In this part:

The Puruṣa avataras

- 1.3.1 to 1.3.5 explain the incarnations of Krsna Who create the material world (a continuation of the explanation from the 2nd chapter).

- Maha Vishnu lies down in the Karana ocean. What is this ocean? The Karana Ocean is the combination of all the material elements, the three modes of material nature, the souls who want to take part in the material creation, and the time energy (Kala) that puts everything in movement.

- When the energy is inactive, it is called pradhāna, which is just like a cloud that covers a small part of the spiritual sky, and when it becomes active by the influence of time and the three modes it is called mahat-tattva.

- Due to the influence of time, everything in the material world is created and destroyed, including the universe itself.

- The manifestation of the material universes lasts for 311.04 trillion years. That's the lifespan of Lord Brahma calculated according to our time. This equals one breath of Maha-Vishnu.

- When He expires, all universes come out and everything becomes active, and when He inspires all the universes are destroyed and everything merges back into His body.

- When the universes are destroyed, the souls have to wait for another 311.04 trillion years for the next cycle of creation.


The material world is illusory

- Vedas say the material world is not false, but illusory.

- The way we see is different from what it is in reality. This illusion is called Maya.

- What we call reality is just information that is captured by the senses and processed by the mind. Each one creates his own reality. How things are in truth, no one knows.

- The real truth can be understood only through the pages of the Srimad Bhagavatam.

- The material energy is one of the spiritual potencies of Lord Maha-Vishnu, His external potency.

- The Lord:

A) Uses this spiritual potency to create the unmanifested material elements (pradhāna).
B) He then looks in the direction of this cloud. His look (Lord Sadha-Shiva) carries all the souls, as well as the time energy.
C) Time puts this energy into movement, activating the three material modes (goodness, passion, and ignorance), putting the universes in movement.
D) He enters into each universe as Garbodakasayi Vishnu. From Him comes Lord Brahma.
E) Simultaneously, the Lord expands himself again as Ksirodakasayi Vishnu, Paramatma, who enters into the hearts of all and into everything, up to the individual atoms.

- Ksirodakasayi Vishnu is the source of all different incarnations that appear in this universe.

- The incarnations of the Lord are unlimited, but the 3rd chapter describes some of them.


From where did we come?

- Krsna has three main energies: The spiritual energy (or internal potency), the material energy (or external potency), and the marginal energy (the individual souls).

- All souls come originally from the spiritual potency and thus are eternally connected with Krsna with a bound of love.

- This love for Krsna, or Prema, is already inside the soul. More specifically, it is part of the soul, and can't be separated or lost. However, it becomes covered when we come in contact with the material energy.

- By following the process of devotional service, our natural love for Krsna is gradually awakened, and all the material coverings are gradually destroyed.

- Two important points to understand, according to Prabhupada's teachings:

A) Love for Krsna is part of the soul and is present even now. It doesn't have to be gained from another source but simply uncovered. For this, we need to remove the material contaminations from our hearts by following the process of bhakti and associating with sincere devotees.
B) We come to this material world by free will. Krsna didn't want us to come here, and He now wants us back. That's the reason He follows us life after life as Paramatma.

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