PLATE THIRTEEN
In a corner of the spiritual sky ( brahmajyoti ) a spiritual cloud sometimes appears, and the covered portion is called the  mahat-tattva . Then, by His plenary portion known as Mahā-Viṣṇu, the Lord lies down within the water of the  mahat-tattva . This water is called the Causal Ocean. While Mahā-Viṣṇu sleeps within the Causal Ocean, innumerable universes are generated along with His breathing. These floating universes scatter all over the Causal Ocean, remaining manifest only during the breathing period of Mahā-Viṣṇu. In each and every universal globe the same Mahā-Viṣṇu enters as Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu and lies down on the serpentlike Śeṣa incarnation, and from His navel a lotus sprouts. Upon the lotus is born Brahmā, the lord of the universe, who creates the sun, the moon, the demigods and all forms of living beings of different shapes in terms of their different desires. ( p. 278 )