In Gauḍīya Vaishnavism, a school of Vaiṣṇavism, the Sātvata-tantra describes three different forms, or aspects, of Vishnu as -
1 - Mahā Vishnu (Kāraṇodakaśāyī Vishnu)
2 - Garbhodakaśāyī Vishnu (Hiraņyagarbha)
3 - Ksirodakaśāyī Vishnu (Paramātmā).
The term Mahavishnu is similar to Brahman and Almighty Absolute Supreme Personality of Godhead.
This means in some cases that the Absolute truth is realized first as Brahman (impersonal aspect) then as Paramatma (personal aspect) and finally as Bhagavan Sri Krishna (incarnate of perfection with all 64 qualities of Godhead or Ktishna).
Therefore bhakti (loving selfless devotion) goes to Bhagavan, Krishna or Rama and all avatars or expansions of Krishna like Vishnu (Narayana).
In this way, bhakti surpasses even yoga, which is aimed at the Supersoul, Paramatma.
Mahavishnu in the form of Kṣīrodakaśāyī Vishnu (Paramatma) is the Supersoul situated in the heart of all living beings (jivatmas) in all material universes.
Kāraņodaksayi Vishnu is understood to be Sankarsana of the Catur-vyuha of Nārāyaņa.
It is also often used interchangeably with Vishnu to indicate reverence, as the prefix "Mahā" exalts the noun to which it is attached.
So all the demigods including like Shiva, Brahma who administer the material creation ARE part of Maha Vishnu "dreaming" creation of all the material universes.
Maha Vishnu creates all the material bodily vessels or containers used by all the jivatmas that enter the material creation.
No jivatmas come from or originate from Maha Vishnu.
Maha Vishnu is said to lie in the causal ocean or the Karanodak, He then puts the seed of this material universe in Mahāmāyā by glancing at her.
Mahāmāyā remains the ever obedient material energy of the Supreme Lord. All the natural elements including
sky,
fire,
water,
air,
land,
These material elements are created along with
mind,
intelligence,
false ego.
After this, Mahavishnu enters each of the many large universes known as "Brahmanda's" emerging from the pores of His skin as Garbhodaksayi Vishnu, who lays down deep inside each and every one of these "Brahmanda" individual material universes.
Garbodakshayi Vishnu is an expansion of Maha Vishnu.
All jivatmas are also individual independent souls who reside deep within the Brahmanda near its center known as the smaller material universe that exists with all its 14 planetary systems in the stem growing from the naval of Garbodakshayi Vishnu.
From Garbhodaksayi Vishnu emerges Brahma who is the secondary creator within his secondary universe deep inside the outer Brahmanda.
Garbhodakaśāyī Vishnu is an expansion of Mahā Vishnu.
In Gaudīya Vaishnavism the Sātvata-tantra describes three different forms of Vishnu as:
1 - Mahā Vishnu (Kāraṇodakaśāyī Vishnu)
2 - Garbhodakaśāyī Vishnu (Hiraņyagarbha)
3 - Ksirodakaśāyī Vishnu (Paramātmā).
Each form has a different role in the maintenance of the Universe and its inhabitants.
1 - For material creation, Lord Krishna's plenary expansion assumes three Vishnus. The first, Mahā Viṣhṇu, creates the total material energy, known as the mahat-tattva.
2 - The second, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, enters into all the universes to create diversities.
3 - The third, Kṣīrodakaśāyī Vishnu, is diffused as the all-pervading super soul in all the universes; in the heart of every living being, is known as Paramātmā. He is present even within the atoms.The real objective of meditation in Yoga is attaining a state of Paramātmā. Anyone who realises them can be liberated from material entanglement.
Garbhodhakaśāyī Viṣṇu is an expansion or overload of Mahā Viṣṇu (expansion of Saṃkarṣaṇa of second caturvyūha, which expands from Narayana in Vaikuṇṭhaloka).
Garbhodhakaśāyī Vishnu is realized as the form of Pradyumna within the material universe . He is the father of Brahmā who appeared from His navel and hence Garbhodakashayi Vishnu is also called Hiraņyagarbha.
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