The universes within the material energy are called Devidhama,
and within Devidhama the predominating Deity is Visnu, who is
assisted by Brahma and Siva. Devidhama is controlled by three
modes, namely goodness, passion, and ignorance. Visnu is the
incarnation of goodness, Brahma of passion, and Siva of ignor-
ance. Brahma creates, Visnu maintains, and Siva destroys the
material creation. The material creation comes into being by the
will of the Lord, and it is again annihilated by His will. But although
the universes of the material energy are thus created and annihi-
lated, the planets in Haridhama are ever existent.

The conditioned living entities, who wish to enjoy and not
serve, are given a chance within Devidhama to seek liberation.
Some of them enter Haridhama, some of them enter Mahesadhama,
and some of them remain within Devidhama. Mahesadhama
is the marginal place between Haridhama and Devidhama. The
impersonalists who want to merge into the existence of the
Transcendence are placed within Mahesadhama. Those who
want to remain within the planetary systems of the material uni-
verses do so on various planets, but those who want to go
outside the material energy can enter Haridhama and go either to
the various planets there or directly to Krsnaloka.

The system of bhakti-yvoga makes one eligible to enter Haridhama,
the system of jfAana-yoga makes one eligible to enter Mahesa-
dhama and the system of karma-yoga obliges one to remain in
Devidhama and repeatedly be born and die, changing his material
covering according to the standard of karma he performs.=

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