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0032/SB 2/1/7

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Painting title	Creation
Artists	Baradraja Dasa Jadurani Devi Dasi Muralidhara Dasa
Keywords	Visnu Narayana Laksmi Universe Double
Keywords 2017	Visnu Maha-Visnu Laksmi Narayana Garbhodakasayi Karanadakasayi Universe Universes Bubbles Causal Ocean
Used in books	BTG 1970-01-38 EN SB 2.1 1970
Keywords status	Updated
Info status	In progress
Source catalog	Art Catalog updated

File info

Image height	6 438 px
Image width	4 896 px
Location	Art 0032
Filename	0032/SB 2/1/7
Colorspace	LAB
File size	90.20 MB

Physical painting info

Medium	oil
Substrate	canvas

Legal info

Copyright owner	BBT
Year	1970
First publication year	1970

Picture section(s)

EN SB 2.1 1970

Captions

Language	Caption
English	In a corner of the spiritual sky (brahmajyoti) a spiritual cloud sometimes appears, and the covered portion is called the mahat-tattva. Then, by His plenary portion known as Mahā-viṣṇu, the Lord lies down within the water of the mahat-tattva. This water is called the Causal Ocean. While Mahā-viṣṇu sleeps within the Causal Ocean, innumerable universes are generated along with His breathing. These floating universes scatter all over the Causal Ocean, remaining manifest only during the breathing period of Mahā-viṣṇu. In each and every universal globe the same Mahā-viṣṇu enters as Garbhodakaśāiyī Viṣṇu and lies down on the serpentlike Śeṣa incarnation, and from His navel a lotus sprouts. Upon the lotus is born Brahmā, the lord of the universe, who creates the sun, the moon, the demigods and all forms of living beings of different shapes in terms of their different desires.

Language

Caption

English

In a corner of the spiritual sky (brahmajyoti) a spiritual cloud sometimes appears, and the covered portion is called the mahat-tattva. Then, by His plenary portion known as Mahā-viṣṇu, the Lord lies down within the water of the mahat-tattva. This water is called the Causal Ocean. While Mahā-viṣṇu sleeps within the Causal Ocean, innumerable universes are generated along with His breathing. These floating universes scatter all over the Causal Ocean, remaining manifest only during the breathing period of Mahā-viṣṇu. In each and every universal globe the same Mahā-viṣṇu enters as Garbhodakaśāiyī Viṣṇu and lies down on the serpentlike Śeṣa incarnation, and from His navel a lotus sprouts. Upon the lotus is born Brahmā, the lord of the universe, who creates the sun, the moon, the demigods and all forms of living beings of different shapes in terms of their different desires.