The great Brahmanda Universe or the spherical dome that our small 4 billion mile diameter Bhu-mandala universe is deep inside of, is only one of billions coming from the pores and breathing of Maha Vishnu.
This single material universe we are in, that is deep inside a Brahmanda greater Universe, is known as Bhu-mandala (the greater earth Mandala) and is 4 billion miles in diameter and has 14 different different Planetary Systems in it.
This "great earth Mandala" or Bhu-Mandala, is NOT to be confused with the "small Earth Mandala" know as the "earth global sphere" we live on.
Bhugola means round and spherical like a globe.
Bhugola is a description of the celestial Brahmanda egg shaped Universe that describes it as almost a spherical globe that our Bhu-mandala universe exists deep inside it.
This means our Brahmanda looks almost like a round global sphere (Bhugola)
Furthermore, the Bhu-Mandala secondary inner smaller Universe that is deep inside our Brahmanda, is also described as Bhugola (round, egg shaped and almost spherical also in sastra).
Bhu-gola describes the Earth we live on as a "round global sphere" that is just a small insignificant planet in Bhu-Mandala's 14 Planetary Systems called Bhurloka. The Bhu-Mandala Universe is situated deep inside the surrounding Brahmanda that encases Bhu-Mandala.
The enormous Brahmanda encases and surrounds our small Bhu-mandala Universe.
1 - The greater Brahmanda Universe is spherical.
2 - The Bhu-Mandala inner Universe (the great earth mandala) is spherical
3 - The earth planet (the small earth mandala) we live on is also spherical round globe.
Bhu-gola describes all three as being "round and spherical".
The earth globe or earth Mandala, is much smaller than Bhu-Mandala, the greater Bhu-gola encasing the Bhu-mandala universe
Srimad Bhagavatam's 5th Canto describes the Bhu-Mandala Universe inside the Brahmanda as being 500 000 000 yojana in diameter (4 billion miles).
Srimad Bhagavatam. 05.20.38:
Translation
Learned scholars who are free from mistakes, illusions, and propensities to cheat have thus described the planetary systems and their particular symptoms, measurements, and locations. With great deliberation, they have established the truth that the distance between Sumeru and the mountain known as Lokāloka is one fourth of the diameter of the universe — or, in other words, 125,000,000 yojanas [1 billion miles]
CC Madhya 21.84
Translation: (Speaking to our Brahma)
“Kṛṣṇa said, ‘Your particular universe has a diameter of four billion miles; therefore it is the smallest of all the universes. Consequently, you have only four heads.
Explanation:
We can see that the two words ‘Bhu-gola’ and Brahmanda’ mean the same, this Universe and the earth are both globes.
Lets make it clear, ‘Bhu-gola’ refers to the earth global sphere we live on as well as well.
Thus the size our "inner Bhu-Mandala Universe", that is deep inside our Brahmanda, is also ‘Bhu-gola’ or sometimes refered to as a Celestial egg is: pancaśat koti yojana – 500’000’000 yojana* 8 miles = 4 billions miles in diameter - panćasat = 50 koti = 10’000’000 yojana = 8 miles
So our small Earth global sphere is NOT the 4 billion miles diameter Bhu-mandala Universe. And our small earth planet is NOT flat as fools believe, such an idea is nonsense!
Therefore referring to Earth also as Bhū-gola is the correct understanding because the earth planet IS a round global sphere in space.
Bhu-gola therefore also describes the Earth globe, which is much smaller than the "Bhu-gola Bhu-mandala Universe" that is deep within our massive Brahmanda.
Then there is the size of all the 7 material elements of the Brahmanda Bhū-gola that surround and encase this small 4 billion size material universe we are in. (44 quadrillion 444 trillion 444 billion miles in diameter).
A Brahmāṇḍa Universe means a material universe, of which there are billions, all coming from Maha Vishnu.
The full size of our Brahmanda including the inner Bhu-mandala 4 billion mile size universe inside it, is 44 quadrillion 444 trillion 444 billion miles in diameter
According to Srimad Bhagavatam's 5th Canto, there are 14 Planetary Systems in our in our 4 billion mile diameter Bhu-Mandala Universe, but the amount may be different in others.
Within the stem of the lotus coming from the naval of Garbhodakashayi Vishnu, there are fourteen divisions of planetary systems created by Lord Brahma, and our earth spherical planet is situated in the middle of the stem.
Srila Prabhupada - ''We have to imagine that these universes (Brahmandas), which according to our limited knowledge are expanded unlimitedly, are so great that the gross and subtle ingredients—the five elements of the cosmic manifestation, namely
1 - Earth,
2 - Water,
3 - Fire,
4 - Air,
5 - Sky,
6 - Total material energy,
7 - False ego.
All are not only within the universe but cover the universe in seven layers, each layer ten times bigger than the previous one.
In this way, each and every universe is very securely packed, and there are numberless universes. All these universes float within the innumerable pores of the transcendental body of Mahā-Viṣṇu.
It is stated that just as the atoms and particles of dust are floating within the air along with the birds and their number cannot be calculated, so innumerable universes are floating within the pores of the transcendental body of the Lord. For this reason, the Vedas say that God is beyond the grasp of our knowledge. '' Krsna Book 87
The ''spherical dome'' (Brahmanda) mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 1 is the Celestial egg that the inner 4 billion mile diameter Bhu-mandala universe is encased in and surrounded by.
This celestial egg, spherical dome Brahmanda Universe is one of billions that come from the Body of Maha Vishnu within which innumerable planetary systems exist.
Bhu-mandala is not the small earth globe however sometimes Bhu-mandala is called the ''great earth mandala'' meaning the 4 billion mile diameter Bhu-Mandala including its 14 planetary systems which our earth globe is one of them.
Srila Prabhupada - "The planets are called dvīpas. Outer space is like an ocean of air. Just as there are islands in the watery ocean, these planets in the ocean of space are called dvīpas, or islands in outer space". CC Madhya 20.218, Purport.
Our earth globe along with the 14 planetary systems are within the Bhu-mandala universe that exists with the lotus stem coming from the naval of Garbhodakashayi Vishnu .
As far as planets like earth being a round global sphere that is explained here -
Srila Prabhupada - "Only under certain conditions do the planets float as ''weightless balls in the air'', and as soon as these conditions are disturbed, the planets may fall down in the Garbhodaka Ocean, which covers half the universe.
The other half is the "spherical dome" (This aspect of the ''spherical dome'' is the inner barrier of the great Brahmanda or Celestial egg that the 4 million mile sized Bhu-mandala universe is encased in. This celestial egg or Brahmanda is one of billions that come from the Body of Maha Vishnu) within which the innumerable planetary systems exist. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 1
The question is oftened asked - ''Does Bhu Mandala mean the complete earth planet?
No it does not!
Many so called scholars suggest this but they are wrong. Bhu mandala means the size of the complete inner universe we live in which is 4 billion mile in expanse that includes many other planets, our earth globe is way too small to be Bhu-mandala.
The late Sadaputa dasa Richard L. Thompson ACBSP - PhD compares this ”greater earth mandala” to our solar system and NOT our small earth globe we live on which is a round global sphere.
However, his observation is incorrect and needs more research. According to modern science our Solar System is about 22 billion miles in diameter.
The Vedic Universe created by Lord Brahma is 4 billion miles in diameter according to the 5th Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam which, as far as my research is concerned, does not seem right and is way too small therefore the measurements in Srimad Bhagavatam need to be properly decoded.
We know the Sun is NOT 800,000 miles above the earth or the Sun is further away from earth than the moon as claimed in Srimad Bhagavatam, so all measurements in Srimad Bhagavatam need to be properly decoded and understood.
If you kept going through space in this single material universe to the boundaries of Bhu-mandala where the great Lokaloka mountain range exists, it is almost a total of 4 billion miles in size, eventually you would run into a solid barrier of Earth and rock at its edges.
The first covering of the universe is earth, and is ten times thicker than the universe itself. If the universe is four billion miles in size, then the size of the earthly covering of the universe is four billion times ten which is 40 billion miles thick.
The TOVP will strictly go with the Srimad Bhagavatam view that this material universe, one of millions, is only 4 billion miles in diameter thatnnis deep within the surrounding Brahmanda egg shape material Universe.
All outside other Brahmanda universes can not be seen from within our Brahmanda universe due to the many layers of matter separating our universe from other universes coming from the Body of Maha Vishnu.
The open space inner deep within our Brahmanda is where our single material universe called Bhu-Mandala and its 14 Planetary Systems exist.
The first covering of this single Bhu-Mandala material universe we are in at its Lokaloka boundary is earth or solid rock 40 billion miles thick and that’s just very insignificantly small first covering.
The total barrier of earth, water, fire, air, sky, total material energy, false ego and ether is 44 quadrillion 444 Trillion 444 billion miles in diameter and deep inside the Brahmanda is the small 4 billion mile diameter single material universe we live in as explained.
We also cannot see the other billions of material universes (Brahmanda) outside our own.
Many presently cannot answer what the galaxies the Hubble and Chandra telescopes are seeing, said to be 93 billion light years away, they can only speculate, some say ridiculous things but actually no one presently knows or fully understands what are all the galaxies that are seemingly way, way beyond the insignificant 4 billion miles away.
In fact scientists believe the observable universe to be 93 billion light years in diameter.
Another answer to this massive size is the material universes can be likened to a ”hall of mirrors” that creates the illusion the material universe is way bigger than it really is, even some scientist now admit this may be a fact.
This ”hall of mirrors” gives the impression our single material universe is a lot bigger than what it is which is 4 billion miles according to Bhagavat Purana (Srimad Bhagavatam)
Many of the galaxies we see in our small 4 billion sized universe maybe due to the ”hall of mirrors” effect meaning what we are seeing is a ''reflection of our own Bhu-mandala universes 14 Planetary Systems reflecting back on itself''.
The galaxies we think we are seeing in actual fact are ghost galaxies, reflected Planetary Systems or even mirages generated from the Hubble and Chandra Telescopes itself from our own milky way or stars in the sky
We know we cannot see outside our 44 quadrillion 444 trillion 444 billion mile diameter covering of our Brahmanda and see other universal Brahmandas, however, it is said great devotees like Naradha Muni and some great yogis can travel through all layers of this Brahmanda at the speed on mind and see the vast material universe with billions of Brahmandas in it some millions of times bigger than our own.
Our Brahma has four heads that gives indication on how big our universe is however there are other Brahmas that have 100 heads, 1000 heads, 10,000 heads even a million heads which means some Universal Brahmandas are hundreds of thousand of times bigger than ours.
The coverings of the universes are also constituted of the elements of earth, water, fire, air and ether, and each is ten times thicker than the one before. The first covering of the universe is earth, and it is ten times thicker than the universe itself.
On the mundane level with present day space crafts it take 8 years to travel 4 billion miles (58,000 kilometers per hour (36,000 mph)
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.11.40
This phenomenal material world is expanded to a diameter of four billion miles, as a combination of eight material elements transformed into sixteen further categories, within and without, as follows.
PURPORT
As explained before, the entire material world is a display of sixteen diversities and eight material elements. The analytical studies of the material world are the subject matter of Sāńkhya philosophy.
The first sixteen diversities are the eleven senses and five sense objects, and the eight elements are the gross and subtle matter, namely earth, water, fire, air, sky, mind, intelligence and ego.
All these combined together are distributed throughout the entire universe, which extends diametrically to four billion miles.
Besides this universe of our experience, there are innumerable other universes. Some of them are bigger than the present one, and all of them are clustered together under similar material elements as described below.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.11.41
TRANSLATION
The layers or elements covering the universes are each ten times thicker than the one before, and all the universes clustered together appear like atoms in a huge combination.
PURPORT
The coverings of the universes are also constituted of the elements of earth, water, fire, air and ether, and each is ten times thicker than the one before. The first covering of the universe is earth, and it is ten times thicker than the universe itself.
If the universe is four billion miles in size, then the size of the earthly covering of the universe is four billion times ten.
The covering of water is ten times greater than the earthly covering, the covering of fire is ten times greater than the watery covering, the covering of air is ten times greater than that of the fire, the covering of ether is ten times greater still than that of air, and so on.
The universe within the coverings of matter appears to be like an atom in comparison to the coverings, and the number of universes is unknown even to those who can estimate the coverings of the universes.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.11.42
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, is therefore said to be the original cause of all causes. Thus the spiritual abode of Viṣṇu is eternal without a doubt, and it is also the abode of Mahā-Viṣṇu, the origin of all manifestations.
PURPORT
Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu, who is resting in yoga-nidrā on the Causal Ocean and creating innumerable universes by His breathing process, only temporarily appears in the mahat-tattva for the temporary manifestation of the material worlds.
He is a plenary portion of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and thus although He is nondifferent from Lord Kṛṣṇa, His formal appearance in the material world as an incarnation is temporary.
The original form of the Personality of Godhead is actually the svarūpa, or real form, and He eternally resides in the Vaikuṇṭha world (Viṣṇuloka).
The word mahātmanaḥ is used here to indicate Mahā-Viṣṇu, and His real manifestation is Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is called parama, as confirmed in the Brahma-saḿhitā:
īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ
sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ
anādir ādir govindaḥ
sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam
[Bs. 5.1]
“The Supreme Lord is Kṛṣṇa, the original Personality of Godhead known as Govinda. His form is eternal, full of bliss and knowledge, and He is the original cause of all causes.”
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