Catur-vyuha and Maha Visnu

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Haribol

 

The quotes make sense according to this scheme:

 

Krishna-->Balarama--> Sankarsana-->Vasudeva--> Aniruddha-->Pradyumna

 

[Note the above sequence refers to Vrindavan and Dvaraka forms only.]

 

Then the above Sankarsana (located in Dvarka)-->Narayana

(Vaikuntha)-->Vasudeva-->Sank-->Pradyuma-->Aniruddha (all of these 4 are the

Vaikuntha vyuhas)

 

It is this latter Sankarsana that expands into MahaVisnu; Pradyumna into

Garbhodakasayi; and Aniruddha into Ksirodakasayi.

 

The above scheme ties together practically all quotes. However, because

certain names are used for more than one Visnu-tattva, there is confusion.

 

> In SB 3.1.34 purport we read: "Aniruddha is also the cause of

> Maha-Visnu, from whose breathing the Rg Veda appeared >

 

The term Aniruddha here cannot refer to the Vishnu tattva who is usually

called Aniruddha, otherwise it would make Mahavishnu an expansion of

Ksirodakasayi Visnu (who is identical to Aniruddha), which is definitely not

true.

 

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Gerald Surya