There are billions of Garbhodakashayi Vishnus and Brahmas but only ONE Karanodakshayi Vishnu (Maha Vishnu).

The entire material creation originates from Karanodakshayi Vishnu's (Maha Vishnu) dreams Srimad Bhagavatam explains. 

Srila Prabhupada - "All existence in the material world is created by the dreaming of Maha-Vishnu. The real, factual platform is the spiritual world, but when the spirit soul wants to imitate the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is put into this dreamland of material creation”. (Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4 Chapter 29 Text 83)

Garbhodakashayi Vishnu, seen in painting below, is an expansion of Karanodakshayi Vishnu and resides deep inside each of the billions of gigantic Brahmanda material universes that come from the Body of Maha Vishnu (via His dreaming as He sleeps) as seen in painting below.

Each massive Brahmanda universe surrounds and encases an inner secondary smaller universe where Garbhodakashayi Vishnu resides.

The massive size of our outer Brahmanda that encases our universe, is 44 quadrillion 444 trillion 444 billion miles in diameter according to Srimad Bhagavatam.

Or twice that size if measured from one side of the outer edge of our inner universe that the Brahmanda surrounds.

Also originating from Garbhodakashayi Vishnu is Lord Brahma who eventually creates (builds) the 14 Planetary Systems within our small enclosed material universe inside our Brahmanda.

All the inner material universes that are deep inside each Brahmanda, are of different sizes, our inner universe deep inside our Brahmanda, is only 4 billion miles in diameter and has 14 Planetary Systems in it according to Srimad Bhagavatam's 5th Canto.

Therefore, the inner material universe our Garbhodakashayi Vishnu and Brahma are in, is very small compared to other material universes deep inside their Brahmanda universe.

In this way, there are billions of Garbhodakashayi Vishnus and Brahmas, but only ONE Karanodakshayi Vishnu (Maha Vishnu)

So to be clear, each inner material universe is surrounded by and encased in a massive outer greater universe called a Brahmanda, which is made up of 7 material elements (Other places in Bhagavatam says 8 material qualities)

As said above, all Brahmanda spherical universes originate from Maha Vishnu (Karanodakshayi Vishnu) as seen in paintings below.

The first expansion of Lord Krishna the Supreme Personality of Godhead and cause of ALL causes, is Balarama and from Him Maha Vishnu manifests and creates the material worlds (Brahmanda universes).

From Maha Vishnu's breathing and through the pores of His skin, all the individual massive universes (Brahmandas) manifest.

As explained above, the diameter of our Brahmanda is 44 quadrillion 444 trillion 444 billion miles in diameter, or double that size if measured from the outer edge of our inner secondary  universe from one side.

Also others Brahmandas with a secondary universe inside, are far larger than our one.

So lets be clear, deep inside each Brahmanda universe is found Garbhodakashayi Vishnu, from Him Lord Brahma appears on top of a lotus stem on a lotus flower growing from Garbhodakashayi Vishnu's naval.

And from Brahma comes all the different planetary systems within his individual material universe.

As already said, there are billions of Lord Brahmas each managing their own inner secondary material universe deep within their outer massive Brahmanda universe.

Also Maha Vishnu expands again to a third Vishnu known as Ksirodakashayi Vishnu Who is the supersoul that is within the heart of all material bodily vessels alongside the marginal living entities (jiva tattva souls) possessing those material bodies given by Maha Vishnu.

The material bodily vessels the jiva souls occupy in the material creation, are chosen from Maha Vishnu's dreams because the entire material creation are the dreams of Maha Vishnu according to Srimad Bhagavatam.

Srila Prabhupada – “This material creation is the spirit soul’s dream. Actually all existence in the material world is a dream of Maha-Vishnu, as the Brahma-Samhita describes-

“This material world is created by the dreaming of Maha-Vishnu. The real, factual platform is the spiritual world, but when the spirit soul wants to imitate the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is put into this dreamland of material creation”. (Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4.29.83)

This material creation is the spirit soul’s dream. Actually all existence in the "material world" is a dream of Maha-Vishnu

Srila Prabhupada – “Everything happening within time, which consists of past, present and future, is merely a dream. This is the secret in understanding in all the Vedic literature.” (Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4.29.2b)

Srila Prabhupada – “Our contact with matter is just like dream. Actually we are not fallen. Therefore, because we are not fallen, at any moment we can revive our Krishna consciousness, we break the dream.” (Tokyo Japan 1972: Srimad Bhagavatam 2.9.1)

Srila Prabhupada – “Factually all of material existence is only a dream. Thus there is no question of past, present or future. Persons who are addicted to karma-kanda-vicara, which means ‘working for future happiness through fruitive activities’, are also dreaming. Similarly, past happiness and present happiness are merely dreams” (Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4.29.2b)

The jiva soul's (anti-material beings) are NOT part of Maha Vishnu's material dream, only material planets and the material bodily vessels are from the dreams of Maha Vishnu.

All material bodies belong to Maha Vishnu that we, jiva souls, get from Maha Vishnu so we can experience our rebellious material desires while trying to enjoy separate from Krishna in the temporary material creation.

This material creation is NOT the jiva soul's real home, our real home is Vaikuntha or Goloka Vrindavan in the perpetual Spiritual World.

Maha Vishna's dreaming creates the material worlds (Brahmandas) that provides material facilities and material bodies to the jiva souls who have chosen to enter the material creation.

No jiva souls originate from Maha Vishnu, they instead go through Him after leaving Vaikuntha Prabhupada has explained to us.

Maha Vishnu then plants the jiva soul in a suitable material body on a suitable planet according to each jiva soul's material desires.

But the jiva souls existence in the material creation is also their dream according to Srimad Bhagavatam, a dream within a dream.

The Pancha Tattva. A full detailed explanation

Who are the Pancha Tattva?

1 - Sri Advaita Acharya is Maha Vishnu and Vishnu-tattva.

2 - Sri Nityananda is Balarama Himself the first expansion of Krishna and Vishnu-tattva.

3 - Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is the combination of Sri Radha and Krishna playing the part as Krishna's devotee.

4  - Sri Gadadhara Pandit is Srimati Radharani who is the incarnation of devotional energy and of the internal potency who is vishnu shakti tattva, who is Srimati Radharani.

5 - Sri Srivasa "marginal energy" (jiva tattva) and is also Naradha Muni

(jaya) sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu nityananda

sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare

Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

Lord Krishna enjoys by manifesting Himself as the Spiritual Masters, the devotees, the diverse energies, the incarnations and the plenary portions in the form of the Panca-Tattva.

The Panca-Tattva are all five in one. I, therefore, worship the lotus feet of these five diversities of the one truth, the Panca-Tattva, by invoking their benedictions.

I offer my respectful obeisances unto the spiritual masters, the devotees of the Lord, the Lord’s incarnations, His plenary portions, His energies and the primeval Lord Himself, Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu. (Sri Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami)

1 - Sri Krishna Caitanya,

2 - Prabhu Nityananda,

3 - Sri Advaita,

4 - Gadadhara,

5 - Srivasa

Sri Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami in the Caitanya Caritamrita describes them as follows -

“Spiritually, there are no differences between these five tattvas, for on the transcendental platform everything is absolute.

Yet, there are also varieties in the spiritual world, and in order to taste these spiritual varieties, one should distinguish between them” (C.C.Adi 7.5)

“Let me offer my obeisances unto Lord Sri Krishna, who has manifested Himself in five as a devotee (Lord Caitanya), expansion of a devotee (Lord Nityananda), incarnation of a devotee (Advaita Acarya), pure devotee (Srivasa), and devotional energy (Gadadhara)” (C.C.Adi 7.6)

1 - Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

“The loving affairs of Sri Radha and Krishna are transcendental manifestations of the Lord’s internal pleasure-giving potency

Although Radha and Krishna are one in Their identity, They separated Themselves eternally. 

Now, these two transcendental identities have again united, in the form of Sri Krishna Caitanya. I bow down to Him, who has manifested Himself with the sentiment and complexion of Srimati Radharani, although He is Krishna Himself.” (C.C.Adi 1.5)

“Desiring to understand the glory of Radharani’s love, the wonderful qualities in Him that She alone relishes through Her love, and the happiness She feels when She realizes the sweetness of His love, the Supreme Lord Hari, richly endowed with Her emotions, appeared from the womb of Srimati Saci devi as the moon appeared from the ocean” (C.C.Adi 1.6)

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the source of energy for all His devotees. He is maha-vadanyavatara, the most magnanimous incarnation of the Lord, for He does not consider the offenses of the fallen souls.

In order to take full benefit of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra, we must first take shelter of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

2 - Sri Nityananda Prabhu

“May Sri Nityananda Rama be the object of my constant remembrance. Sankarsana, Sesa Naga and the Visnus who lie on the Karana Ocean, Garbha Ocean and Ocean of Milk are His plenary portions and the portions of His plenary portions.” (C.C.Adi 1.7)

“I surrender unto the lotus feet of Sri Nityananda Rama, who is known as Sankarsana in the midst of the catur-vyuha [consisting of Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha].

He possesses full opulences and resides in Vaikunthaloka, far beyond the material creation.” (C.C.Adi 1.8)

“I offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Sri Nityananda Rama, whose partial representation called Karanadakasayi Visnu, lying on the Karana Ocean, is the original Purusa, the master of the illusory energy, and the shelter of all the universes.” (C.C.Adi 1.9)

“I offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Sri Nityananda Rama, a partial part of whom is Garbhodakasayi Visnu.

From the navel of Garbhodakasayi Visnu sprouts the lotus that is the birthplace of Brahma, the engineer of the universe.

The stem of that lotus is the resting place of the multitude of planets.” (C.C.Adi 1.10)

“I offer my respectful obeisances unto the feet of Sri Nityananda Rama, whose secondary part is the Visnu lying in the Ocean of Milk. That Ksirodakasayi Visnu is the Supersoul of all living entities and the maintainer of all the universes. Sesa Naga is His further subpart” (C.C.Adi 1.11)

Devotees understand that Lord Nityananda is Balarama Himself — the first expansion of Krishna. Vrindavan das Thakur, author of Caitanya Bhagavat prays,

“I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhupada's, whose long arms extend to Their knees.

They have splendid golden complexions, and They inaugurated the congregational chanting of The Holy Names of the Lord.

Their eyes resemble the petals of lotus flowers. They are the maintainers of all the worlds, the best of the brahmanas, the protectors of religious principles for this age.

They bring happiness to the people of the world, and are the most merciful incarnations.”

Lord Nityananda is even more merciful than Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu because after Nitai was struck on the head with an earthen pot by the sinful Jagai and Madhai, He stopped Lord Caitanya from killing the two criminals.

He begged the Lord to spare their lives because after all, their mood was to make devotees by killing the demoniac tendencies within, not by slaying wrong-doers.

The Lord agreed to do this if the demoniac brothers would give up their sinful activities and change their bad habits into Krishna Conscious ones.

By His request, Mahaprabhu spared the brothers. By this mercy, the brothers fell at the feet of Caitanya Mahaprabhu and immediately surrendered their lives in devotion to Lord Caitanya.

3 - Sri Advaita Acharya

Advaita means non-dual because He is non-different from the Supreme Lord.

Acarya means He is disseminating Krishna Consciousness.

Advaita Acharya is Mahavisnu, whose main function is to create the cosmic world through the actions of Maya

“Because He is nondifferent from Hari, the Supreme Lord, He is called Advaita, and because He propagates Krishna Consciousness, He is called Acarya.

He is the Lord and the incarnation of the Lord’s devotee. Therefore I take shelter of Him” (C.C.Adi 1.13)

Advaita Acarya is in the Visnu-tattva with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu.

These are the three masters, but Nityananda and Advaita are servants of Mahaprabhu.

It was Advaita Gosai who prayed to the Lord by offering water and Tulasi leaves to His Salagram Sila Krishna Deity by loudly roaring his request for the Lord to appear.

4 - Sri Gadadhara Pandit.

Srila Prabhupada - “The pleasure potency of Śrī Kṛṣṇa formerly known as Vṛndāvaneśvarī is now personified in the form of Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita in the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”

Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī has pointed out that in the shape of Lakṣmī, the pleasure potency of Kṛṣṇa, she was formerly very dear to the Lord as Śyāmasundara-vallabhā.

The same Śyāmasundara-vallabhā is now present as Gadādhara Paṇḍita.

Formerly, as Lalitā-sakhī, she was always devoted to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.”  (C.C.Adi 10.15 purport)

Gadadhara Goswami is a representative of a perfect brahmana spiritual master He is the Pleasure Potency of Sri Krishna (Srimati Radharani) 

He is a learned scholar and Gadadhara Pandit is simultaneously an incarnation of Srimati Radharani and Lalita-sakhi

Gadadhara is the incarnation of devotional energy and of the internal potency who is shakti tattva, the confidential worshipper of the Visnu tattva.

In this incarnation, Radharani was able to spend time with Her Lord as an intimate associate who helped spread the pastimes and glories of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

5 - Sri Srivasa Pandit Thakura.

Srivasa Thakura is the incarnation of the pure devotee of the Lord. He is jiva-tattva, the leader of all pure unalloyed devotees.

“All glories to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Lord Nityananda! All glories to Advaita Prabhu, and all glories to the devotees of Lord Caitanya, headed by Srivasa!” (C.C.Adi 10.2)

“These two captains, with Their soldiers, such as Srivasa Thakura, travel everywhere, chanting the holy name of the Lord” (C.C.Adi 3.75)

“The devotees headed by Srivasa are His smaller limbs. They are like His hands, face and eyes and His disc and other weapons” (C.C.Adi 6.38)

“Srivasa, Haridasa, Ramadasa, Gadadhara, Murari, Mukunda, Candrasekhara and Vakresvara are all glorious and are all learned scholars, but the sentiment of servitude to Lord Caitanya makes them mad in ecstasy.” (C.C.Adi 6.49-50).

The Lord’s "marginal energy" (jiva tattva) is Srivas Thakur who is Naradha Muni.

“There are innumerable pure devotees of the Lord, headed by Srivasa Thakura, who are known as unalloyed devotees” (C.C.Adi 7.16)

Even cats and dogs in the household of Srivasa Thakura were liberated. Cats and dogs and other animals are not expected to become devotees, but, in the association of a pure devotee, they are also delivered.

The entire family of Srivasa was made up of exalted spiritual personalities.

“In the Gaura-ganodesa dipika (90), Srivasa Pandita is described as an incarnation of Narada Muni, and Sri Rama Pandita, his younger brother, is said to be an incarnation of Parvata Muni, a great friend of Narada’s.

Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita’s wife, Mālinī, is celebrated as an incarnation of the nurse Ambikā, who fed Lord Kṛṣṇa with her breast milk, and his niece Nārāyaṇī, the mother of Ṭhākura Vṛndāvana dāsa, the author of Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata, was the sister of Ambikā in kṛṣṇa-līlā.

We also understand from the description of Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata that after Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s acceptance of the sannyāsa order, Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita left Navadvīpa, possibly because of feelings of separation, and domiciled at Kumārahaṭṭa.” (C.C.Adi 10.8)

The Five Truths known as the Pancha Tattva.

“The supreme energetic, the Personality of Godhead, manifesting in order to enjoy five kinds of pastimes, appears as the members of the Panca-tattva.

Actually, there is no difference between them because they are situated on the absolute platform, but they manifest different spiritual varieties as a challenge to the impersonalists to taste different kinds of spiritual humors (rasas).

In the Vedas it is said, parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate:

‘The varieties of energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are differently known.’

From this statement of the Vedas one can understand that there are eternal varieties of humors, or tastes, in the spiritual world.

Sri Gauranga, Sri Nityananda, Sri Advaita, Sri Gadadhara and Srivasa Thakura are all on the same platform.

In spiritually distinguishing between them one should understand that -

1 - Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is the form of a devotee, (combination of Radha and Krishna)

2 - Nityananda Prabhu appears in the form of a devotee’s spiritual master, (Vishnu-tattva)

3 - Advaita Prabhu is the form of a bhakta (devotee) incarnation, (Vishnu tattva)

4 - Gadadhara Prabhu is the energy of a bhakta, (Shakti Vishnu tattva) and is Srimati Radharani.

5 - Srivasa Thakura is a pure devotee (jiva tattva) and is also Naradha Muni.

Thus there are spiritual distinctions between them.

1 - The bhakta-rupa (Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu),

2 - The bhakta-svarupa (Sri Nityananda Prabhu)

3 - The bhakta-avatara (Sri Advaita Prabhu) are described as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. His immediate manifestation and His plenary expansion, and They all belong to the Visnu tattva category.

Although the spiritual and marginal energies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are nondifferent from the Supreme Personality of Godhead Vishnu, they are predominated subjects, whereas Lord Vishnu is the predominator.

As such, although they are on the same platform, they have appeared differently in order to facilitate tasting of transcendental mellows.

Actually, however, there is no possibility of one being different from the other, for the worshiper and the worshipable cannot be separated at any stage.

On the absolute platform, one cannot be understood without the other. (C. C. Adi 7.5)

Pancha-tattva mantra.

(jaya) sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu nityananda

sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda.

Devotees of The Hare Krishna Movement ISKCON first offer obeisances to Lord Chaitanya by chanting this Pancha-tattva mantra; then chant the Hare Krishna maha-mantra:

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.

There are ten offenses in the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, but these are not considered in the chanting of the Pancha-tattva mantra.

Lord Chaitanya is known as “maha-vadanyavatara”, the most magnanimous incarnation, for He does not consider the offences of the fallen souls.

Thus to derive the full benefit of the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, we must first chant the Pancha-tattva-mantra and then chant the maha-mantra.

This will help us to succeed in getting complete benefit of chanting the maha-mantra.

Lord Nityananda is even more merciful than Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.^

This young boy Krsna seen in paintings below, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and cause of ALL causes.

This means from Krsna all Narayana and Visnu forms originate because they are His expansions.

Krsna is the Supreme Lord however, to all His family members and associates in Vrindavana, Krsna is not seen as the Supreme God but as everyone's very dear friend and protector.

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 7 Chapter 10 text 42

By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. 

After Krsna, comes Balarama,

then Sankarsana, 

Aniruddha, 

Pradyumna, 

Narayana and then the purusa-avataras - 

Maha-Visnu, 

Garbhodakasayi Visnu

Ksirodakasayi Visnu. 

All of them are Avataras.

In the Brahma-saṁhitā it is said, rāmādi-mūrtiṣu kalā-niyamena tiṣṭhan: (BS 5.39) Rāma, Nṛsiṁha, Varāha and many others are consecutive expansions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. 

After Kṛṣṇa comes Balarāma, after Balarāma is Saṅkarṣaṇa, then Aniruddha, Pradyumna, Nārāyaṇa and then the puruṣa-avatāras—Mahā-Viṣṇu, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu and Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. All of them are avatāras.

In this narration about Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, various expansions or incarnations of the Lord have been described, and the killing of the two demons Hiraṇyākṣa and Hiraṇyakaśipu has also been described.

Avatāras, or incarnations, are expansions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead—Kṛṣṇa, Govinda.

advaitam acyutam anādim ananta-rūpamādyaṁ purāṇa-puruṣaṁ nava-yauvanaṁ cavedeṣu durlabham adurlabham ātma-bhaktaugovindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi.

"I worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda, who is the original person-nondual, infallible, and without beginning. Although He expands into unlimited forms, He is still the original, and although He is the oldest person, He always appears as a fresh youth. 

Such eternal, blissful and all-knowing forms of the Lord cannot be understood by the academic wisdom of the Vedas, but they are always manifest to pure, unalloyed devotees." (BS 5.33) 

The Brahma-saṁhitā describes the avatāras. Indeed, all the avatāras are described in the authentic scriptures. 

No one can become an avatāra, or incarnation, although this has become fashionable in the age of Kali. The avatāras are described in the authentic scriptures (śāstras), and therefore before one risks accepting a pretender as an avatāra, one should refer to the śāstras. 

The śāstras say everywhere that Kṛṣṇa is the original Personality of Godhead and that He has innumerable avatāras, or incarnations. 

Elsewhere in the Brahma-saṁhitā it is said, rāmādi-mūrtiṣu kalā-niyamena tiṣṭhan: (BS 5.39) Rāma, Nṛsiṁha, Varāha and many others are consecutive expansions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. 

After Kṛṣṇa comes Balarāma, after Balarāma is Saṅkarṣaṇa, then Aniruddha, Pradyumna, Nārāyaṇa. 

And then the puruṣa-avatāras who manage the material creation- 

Mahā-Viṣṇu,

Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu 

Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. 

One must hear about the avatāras. Narrations about such avatāras are called avatāra-kathā, the narrations of Kṛṣṇa's expansions. Hearing and chanting these narrations is completely pious. Sṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ (SB 1.2.17). 

One who hears and chants can become puṇya, purified of material contamination.

Whenever there are references to the avatāras, religious principles are established, and demons who are against Kṛṣṇa are killed. 

The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is spreading all over the world with two aims—to establish Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and to kill all the pretenders who falsely present themselves as avatāras. 

The preachers of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement must carry this conviction very carefully within their hearts and kill the demons who in many tactful ways vilify the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa. 

If we take shelter of Nṛsiṁhadeva and Prahlāda Mahārāja, it will be easier to kill the demons who are against Kṛṣṇa and to thus reestablish Kṛṣṇa's supremacy. 

Kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam: (SB 1.3.28) Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Lord, the original Lord. Prahlāda Mahārāja is our guru, and Kṛṣṇa is our worshipable God. 

As advised by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, guru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja (CC Madhya 19.151). If we can be successful in getting the mercy of Prahlāda Mahārāja and also that of Nṛsiṁhadeva, then our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement will be extremely successful.

The demon Hiraṇyakaśipu had so many ways to try to become God himself, but although Prahlāda Mahārāja was chastised and threatened in many ways, he rigidly refused to accept his powerful demoniac father as God. 

Following in the footsteps of Prahlāda Mahārāja, we should reject all the rascals who pretend to be God. We must accept Kṛṣṇa and His incarnations, and no one else.**

Lord Ramachandra is one of Krsna's many avatars who visited this earth globe.

Lord Ramachandra is a Visnu-tattva expansion of Krsna and has 60 of Krsna's 64 qualities which is 93.75% of Krsna's full attributes.

Lord Ramachandra or Lord Rama, is one of Krsna's many avatars on earth. 

He appeared during a previous age, Treta-yuga, and ruled as emperor of the world. 

A chronicle of His activities is presented extensively in the epic Ramayana, and concisely in the ninth canto of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, a biography of Krsna's many incarnations.

Ramachandra's life is considered to be exemplary in every way. 

Followers of India's Vedic culture see Him as the ideal king, the most powerful warrior, and the most faithful husband. 

It is said that He ruled His kingdom just as a loving father cares for his children. 

Lord Rama's nobility, integrity, decency, and virtue are spoken of with reverence even today.

He appeared as the eldest son of Maharaja Dasarath, along with brothers Bharata, Lakshmana, and Shatrughna—also incarnations of the Supreme Person. 

He married Sita devi, daughter of King Janaka, after breaking the bow of Siva in the contest for Sita's hand. 

On the day of Ramachandra's coronation, however, due to royal intrigue, He was banished to the forest for fourteen years, and Lakshmana and Sita accompanied Him there.

Ravana, king of Lanka, kidnapped Sita when Rama was absent from their forest home. 

Subsequently, Rama and Lakshmana organized an army of forest-dwelling simians, vanaras—including the great devotee Hanuman— to attack Lanka. He then killed Ravana, rescued Sita, and triumphantly returned to His capital city, Ayodhya.*.

Love or genuine service can only exists when two are involved in a relationship of mutual respect.

Srila Prabhupada - ''Love means you take and you give also. Suppose if you love somebody and you simply take from him, but you don't give. Oh, do you think it is very good? No. It is not good. That is NOT love. That is exploitation. If I go on simply taking from you, and if I don't offer you anything, that is simply exploitation. (Lecture on Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 text 2-5, New York, November 23, 1966)

Srila Prabhupada - ''We have got the propensity to love. Love means somebody else. Love cannot be one or love cannot be executed only one, personally. There must be another one. I love somebody; somebody loves me, there must be lover, there must be beloved, and the transaction, then love''. (Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 2 text 6, Delhi, November 12, 1973)

Srila Prabhupada - ''Their (impersonalist) philosophy is oneness. So how there be love with just one? Is it possible? Have you got any such experience that love means one? No. Love means two. There MUST be two, the lover and the beloved. Kṛṣṇa is already lover. He loves you so much that He's trying to get you back. That is Kṛṣṇa's attempt. "Please, My dear boy, or My dear friend, My dear servant..." (Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 2 Chapter 1 text 3, Paris, June 12, 1974)

REAL love or service can ONLY exist in the Spiritual World when "TWO" have voluntary exchanges based on reciprocation between each other.

All the jiva souls (individual marginal living entities) are independent living beings with their own unique personality that is separate from Krishnas, yet simultaneously dependent on the energies of Lord Krishna the Supreme Personality of Godhead and cause of ALL causes.

However, the jiva souls have their own freedom (free will) eternally. This means the individual jiva souls have the right to make their own choices that includes accepting or rejecting Krishna.

Which also means not just doing what Krishna wants them to do.

In other words, Krishna does NOT force us to love Him and just do only what He wants.

This is because love or service is NOT a "one way impersonal street" of domination and dictatorship.

The jiva souls can also voluntarily offer their own independent contributions too that Krishna DOES NOT have direct control over or interferes with.

If Krishna forced His will on the individual jiva souls, then that is NOT love, that is forced slavery which is exploitation.

Love is based on "free will" which includes the right to make independent choices that may agree, or even disagree with Krishna. 

Genuine loving emotions and devotional service can only exist on a "two way street" between two individuals. 

Our relationship with Krishna therefore, is based on loving exchanges and reciprocation with Krishna in a two-way exchange.

And that love can only exist when it is based on a "two way" exchange of mutual respect and NOT dominated by one individual, NOT even Krishna!

The living entities are NOT Krishna's mindless slaves or yes men or women that He does all the thinking for!

No, Krishna is not like that at all, the fact is, the jiva souls in their full potential in Goloka Vrindavana or Vaikuntha, ALWAYS have their choices too that Krishna does NOT interfere with.

If He did, then loving exchanges could NEVER exist.

The jiva souls are eternal individuals with their own sense of self and unique personality that is independent from Krishna's Personality.

If Krishna forced the jiva souls in anyway to just obey and not think for themselves, then that is not love, it is rape. 

The fact is Krishna does not want relationships like that based on force, fear, abuse and bullying.

Our relationship is unique with Krishna and very personal, each jiva soul has a different exchange with Krishna.

Therefore REAL love or service can only exist when TWO have voluntary exchanges based on reciprocation and mutual respect.

Srila Prabhupada - "If you have no free will, then you are a stone. The stone has no free will. You want to be stone? Then you must have free will! But don't misuse your free will. But don't try to become stone either. That is not life". (August 5, 1976, New Mayapur France)

Krishna NEVER forces the jiva souls to surrender to Him, if He did, then that is NOT love, it is force, exploitation and abuse.

That impersonal version of Krishna Consciousness MUST be seen as bogus and rejected.

Srila Prabhupada  - "In Bengali it is said, ‘If you catch one girl or boy, ‘You love me, you love me, you love me.’ ” Is it love? “You love me, otherwise I will kill you!’ Is that love? So Krishna does not want to become a lover like that, on the point of revolver". (Washington DC July 1976)

Srila Prabhupāda – ''Unless there are two persons, where is the question of love? Love means two persons, then there is exchange, then there is love. I must deal with you open-hearted, you must deal with me open-hearted, then there is love. So if you want to love Kṛṣṇa, God, then these things must be there". (August 9, 1976, Tehran)

Srila Prabhupada – “So everyone can know that independence means one can use it properly, or one can misuse it. That is independence. If you make it one way only, that is not independence, that is force.” (Los Angeles, June 23, 1975)

Srila Prabhupada - “Unless there is a possibility of misusing our free will, there is no question of freedom.” (Dialectical Spiritualism, Critique of Descartes)

Ultimately each individual jiva soul is a unique PERSON with their own unique personality who can choose for themselves how to voluntarily serve Krishna the Supreme Personality of Godhead and cause of all causes, or ignore Him if they want.

As Prabhupada explains, Krishna NEVER forces the jiva soul to surrender to Him, never forces them to love Him, that MUST be voluntary otherwise love can NEVER exist without voluntary reciprocal exchanges.

One must research what a Guru or Spiritual Master is before believing them, not only does the Guru need to be qualified but the student MUST be qualified too to so one is not exploited and cheated.

Not only does the Guru, Spiritual Master or Teacher need to be qualified but also the student MUST be qualified too, so the seeker of truth is not exploited or follows blindly.

Be very careful who you choose to follow and put your faith and trust in.

Even a Guru or Spiritual Master must be tested to see if they are genuine Prabhupada told us long ago.

In the 1960s and 70s so many bogus impersonalists, Mayavadis, personalists, gurus, swamis, christian cults and Jewish and Islamic false profits, including atheistic Buddhists, and unnecessary Hindu demigod worship only meant for material gain, all flooded the Western World and India with their teachings of mostly materialistic poison of trying to build the Kingdom of God in this decaying material creation, without God.

We should NOT follow or believe blindly in what others say, no matter who they are or claim to be without first testing EVERYTHING they say. 

One must research what a Guru or Spiritual Master is before believing them, such inquiry is the difference between a true religion (Sanatana Dharma) and a mind controlling bogus dangerous cult.

We should NOT follow blindly what others say, no matter who they are, without first doing a thorough scriptural investigation and research that should include the Bhagavat Purana (Srimad Bhagavatam) and Bhagavad Gita As It Is.

Not only does the Guru need to be qualified but also the student MUST be qualified too so the seeker of truth is not exploited or follows blindly.