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Šri Caitanya caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lijā. Ch 20]
are manifest in one universe, and the next moment they are manifest in the next universe. There are unlimited universes, and Krṣṇa’s pastimes are manifest one moment after the other in all of them. This rotation is explained through the example of the sun’s moving across the sky. Krṣṇa appears and disappears in innumerable universes, just as the sun appears and disappears during the day. Although the sun appears to rise and set, it is continuously shining somewhere on the earth. Although Krṣṇa’s pastimes seem to appear and disappear, they are continuously existing in one  brahmāṇḍa  (universe) or another. Thus all of Krṣṇa’s  līlās  are present simultaneously throughout the innumerable universes. By our limited senses we cannot appreciate this; therefore Krṣṇa’s eternal pastimes are very difficult for us to understand. One should try to understand how they are taking place by understanding the allegory of the sun. Although the Lord is appearing constantly in the material universes, His pastimes are eternally present in the original Goloka Vṛndāvana. Therefore these pastimes are called  nitya-līlā  (eternally present pastimes). Because we cannot see what is going on in other universes, it is a little difficult for us to understand how Krṣṇa is eternally manifesting His pastimes. There are fourteen Manus in one day of Brahmā, and this time calculation is also taking place in other universes. Krṣṇa’s pastimes are manifest before fourteen Manus expire. Although it is a little difficult to understand the eternal pastimes of Krṣṇa in this way, we must accept the verdict of Vedic
There are two types of devotees—the  sādhaka , who is preparing for perfection, and the  siddha , who is already perfect. As far as those who are already perfect are concerned,  Bhagavad-gītā  says,  tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so ‘rijuna : “After giving up this material body, such a devotee comes to Me.” After leaving the material body, the perfect devotee takes birth in the womb of a  gopī  on a planet where Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes are going on. This may be in this universe or another universe. This statement is found in the  Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi , which is commented upon by Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura. When a devotee becomes perfect, he is transferred to the universe where Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes are taking place. Kṛṣṇa’s eternal associates go wherever Kṛṣṇa manifests His pastimes. As stated before, first the father and mother of Kṛṣṇa appear, then the other associates. Quitting his material body, the perfect devotee also goes to associate with Kṛṣṇa and His other associates.
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ब्राज़्ज़ा   क्रूक —  मर्टिनीशिअक  में " अर्नुतिन " ।।
পুরীদ্বয়ে, পরব্যামে—‘পূর্ণভর’, ‘পূর্ণ’ ॥ ৩৯৮ ॥
vraje krṣṇa  — sarvaiśvarya-prakāśe ‘pūrṇatama purī-dvaye, paravyome  — ‘pūrṇatara’, ‘pūrṇa’