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telephone or radio. In this way we also accept sound as evidence in our daily lives.
Although we cannot see the informant, we accept his information as valid on the
basis of sound. Sound vibration then is very important in the transmission of
Vedic knowledge.

The Vedas inform us that beyond this cosmic manifestation there are extensive
planets and the spiritual sky. This material manifestation is regarded as only a small
portion of the total creation. The material manifestation includes not only this
universe but innumerable others as well, but all the material universes combined
comprise only one fraction of the total creation. The majority of the creation is
situated in the spiritual sky. In that sky innumerable planets float, and these are
called Vaikunthalokas. In every Vaikunthaloka Narayana presides in the form of
His four-armed expansions: Sankarsana, Pradyumna, Aniruddha and Vasudeva.

As stated before, the material universes are manifested by the Lord in the form
of Maha-Visnu. Just as a husband and wife combine to beget offspring, the Maha-
Visnu combines with His wife Maya, or material nature. This is also confirmed in
the Bhagavad-gita where Krsna states:

sarva-yonisu kaunteya
murtayah sambhavanti yah
tasam brahma mahad yonir
aharh bija-pradah pita
“It should be understood that all species of life, O son of Kuntti, are made possible
by birth in this material nature, and that | am the seed-giving father.’’ (Bg. 14.4)

Visnu impregnated Maya or material nature simply by glancing at her. This is the
spiritual method. Materially we are limited to impregnate by only one particular
part of our body, but the Supreme Lord, Krsna or Maha-Visnu, can impregnate any
part by any part. Simply by glancing the Lord can conceive countless living entities
in the womb of material nature. The Brahma-samhitd also confirms that the spiritual
body of the Supreme Lord is so powerful that any part of that body can perform
the functions of any other part. We can only touch with our hands or skin, but
Krsna can touch just by glancing. We can only see with our eyes, we cannot touch
or smell with them. Krsna, however, can smell and also eat with His eyes. When
foodstuffs are offered to Krsna we don’t see Him eating, but He eats simply by
glancing at the food. We cannot imagine how things work in the spiritual world
where everything is spiritual. It is not that Krsna does not eat or that we imagine
that He eats; He actually eats, but His eating is different from ours. Our eating
process will be similar to His when we are completely on the spiritual platform.
On that platform every part of the body can act on behalf of any other part.

Visnu does not require anything in order to create. He does not require the
goddess Laksmi in order to give birth to Brahma, for Brahma is born from a lotus
flower which grows from the navel of Visnu. The goddess Laksmi sits at the feet of
Visnu and serves Him. In this material world sex is required to produce children,
but in the spiritual world one can produce as many children as he likes without
