Concept of Multiple Universes in Hinduism:
(also a question about the existence of Trimurti for each universe.)
The concept of multiple universes is present in yoga Vasistha. Yoga Vasishta is a collection of instructions of the sage Vasistha to Bhagwaan Rama.
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(also a question about the existence of Trimurti for each universe.)
The concept of multiple universes is present in yoga Vasistha. Yoga Vasishta is a collection of instructions of the sage Vasistha to Bhagwaan Rama.
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Yoga Vasishta has at least three such references of multiple universes.
1. "O Rama, countless have been the universes that have come into being and that have been dissolved. In fact, even the countless universes that exist at this moment are impossible to conceive of...
1. "O Rama, countless have been the universes that have come into being and that have been dissolved. In fact, even the countless universes that exist at this moment are impossible to conceive of...
...All this can immediately be realized in one’s own heart, for these universes are the creation of the desires that arise in the heart, like castles built in the air. (The story of Suka)
2. In the infinite consciousness, in every atom of it, universes come and go like particles of dust in a beam of sunlight that shines through a hole in the roof. These come and go like ripples on the ocean. (The story of Lila)
3. ... Millions of universes appear in the infinite consciousness like specks of dust in a beam of light streaming into a room through a hole in the roof....
Now does each universe have its own Trimurti? (Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh) , let's see what Yoga Vasishta has to say...
Now does each universe have its own Trimurti? (Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh) , let's see what Yoga Vasishta has to say...
"Of those countless universes, O Rama , in some, there are only plants; some have Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra, and others as the presiding deities, and some have none at all; in some there are only animals and birds; in some there is only an ocean; some are solid rocks.....
Thus above reference says that Trimurtis are not present in every universe.
On the other hand, the book "The Upanishads, Discussion of Brahman in the Upanishads, The Great Lord (Mahesvara), by Swami Nikhilananda" Says as following!
On the other hand, the book "The Upanishads, Discussion of Brahman in the Upanishads, The Great Lord (Mahesvara), by Swami Nikhilananda" Says as following!
"Since the Brahmandas are without number, so too are Brahmas, Vishnus, and Sivas without number. The Purana says: 'One maybe able to count the number of sands on the seashore, but one cannot count the number of the Brahmandas or the deities controlling them."
What do you think?
What do you think?
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