(auto-response) Avataras with residences in this material world

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Bombay, January 12, 2000.

 

This is to inform you that I will be away for a few

days, probably until Sunday.

 

Regards,

 

Sumir.

 

 

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Jna Prabhu wrote on 6th Dec'99:

 

> Another less known fact: can anyone provide more info on the

> Mahavisnu-loka in this universe mentioned in CC Adi 5.112, quote from

> Visnu-dharmottara, as a golden island in the ocean of salt water, east of

> Mount Sumeru and south from Mahavisnu-loka is Svetadvipa, white island in

> the ocean of milk?

 

This must be the residence of Lord Ksirodakashayi Visnu, the third Purusa

Avatara.

 

As per the following statement in Laghu Bhagavatamrta:

 

63-4 "Above Brahmaloka is the realm of Lord Hari. In Svarloka is the

home of Lord Visnu, who is the son of Vikuntha-devi. The Lord is also

personally manifested in Vaikunthaloka.

 

Purnacandra Prabhu posted the description from Srimad-Bhagavatam (8.5.4-5).

This description is about the abode of Lord Vaikuntha, son of Vikuntha-devi

which is also known as Svarloka and is above Satyaloka.

 

And also Lord Ksirodakshayi Visnu resides in His own Svetadvipa in this

material world.

 

Jiva Goswami describes about the 11 incarnations (other than the Purusa

avataras) which have their abodes in the material world:

 

(1) Kurma

 

"Above that is the fifth place, a red world named Mahatala. In that place

is a great lake 100 000 yojanas (800 000 miles) in breadth. There Lord

Hari, in the form of Kurma, personally resides.

 

(2) Matsya

 

"Above that place is another of the same size, where there is a lake 300 000

yojanas (2 400 000 miles) in breadth. In that lake Lord Hari in His form of

Matsya resides.

 

(3) Nara Narayana Rishi

 

"Nara's friend Narayana Rsi resides at Badarikasrama.

 

(4) Nr-Varaha

 

Nr-Varaha is said to reside on Maharloka, where His abode is 3 000 000

yojanas (24 000 000 miles) in breadth.

 

(5) Ananta Sesa

 

Ananta Sesa's beautiful abode is 500 000 yojanas (4 000 000 miles) in

breadth. Where Krsna stays there Balarama, whose amsa-avatara resides in

Patalaloka, who always carries a palm-tree flag, who is eloquent, who is

decorated with a forest garland, who carries a plough, club, and sword, who

is decorated with blue garments, and who always wears on His head a

jewel-picture of Ananta Sesa, stays also.

 

(6) Sveta Varaha

 

58 "The beautiful and self-effulgent realm Varahaloka touches the

material universe as it stands beneath everything. There in the form of

Svetavaraha, the Supreme Lord resides.

 

(7) Hayagriva

 

59 "Above that is another realm of the same size. This fourth realm,

its ground coloured yellow, is named Gabhasthitala. There the Supreme Lord

Visnu, splendid as hundreds of moons and decorated with golden ornaments,

appears in a form with a horse's head.

 

(8) Prsnigarbha

 

63-4 "Above Brahmaloka is the realm of Lord Hari.

 

(9) Vaikuntha

 

In Svarloka is the home of Lord Visnu, who is the son of Vikuntha-devi. The

Lord is also personally manifested in Vaikunthaloka.

 

(10) Ajita

 

65-7 Lord Ajita's residence is considered to be on Dhruvaloka, and Lord

Vamana's residence is considered to be on Bhuvarloka.

 

(11) Trivikrama

 

Lord Trivikrama's residence is said to be on Tapoloka, and Lord Narayana's

spiritual asrama is on Brahmaloka. He has also created a residence above

Brahmaloka. This was explained in Hari-vamsa (127.37), where Maharaja Indra

said to Narada Muni:

68 "O sage, above all the worlds Lord Visnu made His own abode, which

eclipses even my realm."

 

Ys,

Nrd