Krishna is like the Sun and all of his different expansions are like the sunrays.
These sun-rays are called the sakti-tattva energy of Krishna. However, there are different categories of sakti energy.
The Sakti-tattva energy of Krishna includes different individual units of living energy called the jiva-tattva. Where as the Vishnu-tattva and Vishnu-sakti-tattva expansions are "all-one" with Krishna, unlike the individual jiva-tattva souls.
Shiva-tattva is in a league of his own, neither jiva-tattva, Vishnu-sakti-tattva or Vishnu-tattva
In this way Sakti-tattva is divided into four categories-
1 -Vishnu-tattva,
2 - Vishnu-sakti-tattvas,
3 - Shiva-tattva,
4 - jiva-tattva are like the Sunrays.
So what are the categories of Krishna's "parts and parcels" of different expansions?
1 - Vishnu-tattvas (93.75% of Krishna's qualities) like His older brother Balarama and Vishnu or Narayana in each Vaikuntha Planet, or Maha Vishnu, Garbhodakashayi Visnu and Paramatma who enter the material creation
2 - Sakti-vishnu-tattvas (93.75% of Krishna's qualities), like Srimati Radharani some, leading gopis and gopas and other associates and residents of Vrindavan or many who appear in Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's lila.
None of these can ever fall down to the material world because they are "direct" expansions of Krishna meaning they ARE Krishna's personality expressed in a different way according to pastime.
So what are the categories of Krishna's "parts and parcels" of different expansions?
1 - Vishnu-tattvas (93.75% of Krishna's qualities) like His older brother Balarama and Vishnu or Narayana in each Vaikuntha Planet, or Maha Vishnu, Garbhodakashayi Visnu and Paramatma who enter the material creation
2 - Sakti-vishnu-tattvas (93.75% of Krishna's qualities), like Srimati Radharani some, leading gopis and gopas and other associates and residents of Vrindavan or many who appear in Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's lila.
None of these can ever fall down to the material world because they are "direct" expansions of Krishna meaning they ARE Krishna's personality expressed in a different way according to pastime.
In other words both Vishnu-tattva and Vishnu-sakti-tattvas are Krishna Himself playing another role in His own pastimes.
The majority of living entites are Vishnu-sakti-tatvas in the Spiritual World of Goloka-Vrindavana and the unlimited Vaikuntha planets.
And, as explained above, both Vishnu-tattva and Vishnu-sakti-tattva can NEVER fall down and forget because THEY are full expansions of Krishna's personality just playing another role in His unlimited pastimes (lilas) in either the Vaikuntha Planets, Goloka Vrindavan, or in the material creation.
In other words, all Vishnu-tattva and Vishnu-sakti-tattva ARE Krishna in a different forms experiencing His own pastimes.
3 - Shiva-tattva (84.375% of Krishna's qualities) in a league of His own. Many scholars believe Hanuman is an incarnation of Shiva, but not all. There are many incarnations of Shiva however, he can never be Vishnu-tattva or Vishnu-sakti-tattva. Although Shiva and a Vishnu-tattva form can merge as one which really means a Vishnu-tattva form is in the mood of Shiva.
The majority of living entites are Vishnu-sakti-tatvas in the Spiritual World of Goloka-Vrindavana and the unlimited Vaikuntha planets.
And, as explained above, both Vishnu-tattva and Vishnu-sakti-tattva can NEVER fall down and forget because THEY are full expansions of Krishna's personality just playing another role in His unlimited pastimes (lilas) in either the Vaikuntha Planets, Goloka Vrindavan, or in the material creation.
In other words, all Vishnu-tattva and Vishnu-sakti-tattva ARE Krishna in a different forms experiencing His own pastimes.
3 - Shiva-tattva (84.375% of Krishna's qualities) in a league of His own. Many scholars believe Hanuman is an incarnation of Shiva, but not all. There are many incarnations of Shiva however, he can never be Vishnu-tattva or Vishnu-sakti-tattva. Although Shiva and a Vishnu-tattva form can merge as one which really means a Vishnu-tattva form is in the mood of Shiva.
Once Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu adapted the "mood" of Shiva, not that He is Shiva. This can also be the same for other Vishnu-tattva expansions that are tinged with Lord Shiva's attributes.
4 - jiva-tattvas that have 78.125% of Krishna's qualities and are known as the "marginal living entities" are also Krishna's sakti expansions but NOT direct full expansions like Vishnu-tattva and Vishnu-sakti-tattva explansions.
4 - jiva-tattvas that have 78.125% of Krishna's qualities and are known as the "marginal living entities" are also Krishna's sakti expansions but NOT direct full expansions like Vishnu-tattva and Vishnu-sakti-tattva explansions.
The individual jiva-tattvas or marginal living entities, are NOT directly krishna like the above 2 categories of Vishnu-tattva and Vishnu-sakti-tattva are, (Lord Shiva is NOT Vishnu-tattva or Vishnu-sakti-tattva).
The jiva-tattvas or marginal living entities, are independent free thinking thinking jiva-souls who have full free will in the Spiritual Planets (not in the material creation though).
The jiva souls in their full potential in both Vaikuntha and Goloka-Vrindavana, are individual living entities with their own sense of self, personality, individuality and character eternally who can choose for themselves how to serve Krishna or even not serve Him if they choose.
The marginal living entities are also known as the jiva tattva, jiva soul or jivatma, they have their own "sense of individual self" that is independent and separate from Krishna's personality, therefore, they are their own person yet always fully dependent on Krishna's energies, whether in the Spiritual or material worlds.
In this way, all jiva-tattva souls have free will eternally as part of their marginal make up that allows them to have the ability to choose for themselves in both Vaikuntha and Goloka Vrindavan as part of their marginal constitution.
This means, as separate thinking living entities, they can choose to be with Krishna or Vishnu, or reject the Lord and enter the material creation.
The marginal living entities are also known as the jiva tattva, jiva soul or jivatma, they have their own "sense of individual self" that is independent and separate from Krishna's personality, therefore, they are their own person yet always fully dependent on Krishna's energies, whether in the Spiritual or material worlds.
In this way, all jiva-tattva souls have free will eternally as part of their marginal make up that allows them to have the ability to choose for themselves in both Vaikuntha and Goloka Vrindavan as part of their marginal constitution.
This means, as separate thinking living entities, they can choose to be with Krishna or Vishnu, or reject the Lord and enter the material creation.
Such freedom ONLY fully exists in Vaikuntha and Goloka Vrindavana
Freedom does not exist in the material creation, as soo as the jiva-tattva soul takes a material bodily vessel, the embodied soul becomes under the influence of material nature which is the instincts od eating, sleeping, mating and defending.
Freedom does not exist in the material creation, as soo as the jiva-tattva soul takes a material bodily vessel, the embodied soul becomes under the influence of material nature which is the instincts od eating, sleeping, mating and defending.
And because time is divided into past, present and future, the reaction to each material bodynis birth, youth, middle age, old age and death.
Material time means material creation is in a constant progression of decomposition and decaying, nothing lasts in the material creation, everything eventually fades away in oblivion (decays)
Eventually in the material creation, the trapped jiva soul in a material bodily container, becomes frustrated with the temporary nature of material life, they therefore can choose to escape the material creation and enter the impersonal Brahmajyoti effulgence and hover inactively their in a dormant state for billions of years if they want.
However, merging into the impersonal Brahmajyoti as an individual unit is only temporary, even if one believes its for eternity.
Eventually ALL jiva souls fall down from the impersonal Brahmajyoti or Brahman effulgence because it is NOT permanent, or one's original position, and again take birth in lower species of material life.
From there, they have to progress within nature, and move through the cycle of birth and death, back to the human species where again they can have the opportunity to realize "their full potential" as a spiritual individual personal living being under the guidance of a bonafide Spiritual Master like Srila Prabhupada.
Fortunately for most jiva souls or marginal living entities, over 90%, according to Srila Prabhupada, NEVER make that foolish choice and enter the mundane decaying material creation.
From the Book "Teachings of Lord Caitanya"
Srila Prabhupada - "There are also forms of Kṛṣṇa that are a little different from His original form, and these are called tad-ekātma-rūpa forms. These may be further divided into the vilāsa and svāṁśa forms, which in turn have many different features and can be divided into prābhava and vaibhava forms.
As far as the vilāsa forms are concerned, there are innumerable prābhava-vilāsas, headed by Kṛṣṇa's expansions as -
However, merging into the impersonal Brahmajyoti as an individual unit is only temporary, even if one believes its for eternity.
Eventually ALL jiva souls fall down from the impersonal Brahmajyoti or Brahman effulgence because it is NOT permanent, or one's original position, and again take birth in lower species of material life.
From there, they have to progress within nature, and move through the cycle of birth and death, back to the human species where again they can have the opportunity to realize "their full potential" as a spiritual individual personal living being under the guidance of a bonafide Spiritual Master like Srila Prabhupada.
Fortunately for most jiva souls or marginal living entities, over 90%, according to Srila Prabhupada, NEVER make that foolish choice and enter the mundane decaying material creation.
From the Book "Teachings of Lord Caitanya"
Srila Prabhupada - "There are also forms of Kṛṣṇa that are a little different from His original form, and these are called tad-ekātma-rūpa forms. These may be further divided into the vilāsa and svāṁśa forms, which in turn have many different features and can be divided into prābhava and vaibhava forms.
As far as the vilāsa forms are concerned, there are innumerable prābhava-vilāsas, headed by Kṛṣṇa's expansions as -
Vāsudeva,
Saṅkarṣaṇa,
Pradyumna,
Aniruddha.
Sometimes the Lord thinks of Himself as a cowherd boy, and sometimes He thinks of Himself as Vasudeva's son, a kṣatriya prince, and this "thinking" of Kṛṣṇa is called His "pastimes." Actually, He is in the same form in His vaibhava-prakāśa and prābhava-vilāsa, but He appears differently as Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma". (Teachings of Lord Caitanya)
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