76 Teachings of Lord Chaitanya

Maya, has many Forms; generally, they are numbered at eleven. Lord Shiva
is not one of the living entities—he is more-or-less Krishna Himself. The
example is given of the distinction between milk and yogurt. Yogurt is a
preparation of milk, but still yogurt cannot be used as milk. Similarly, Lord
Shiva is an expansion of Krishna, but he cannot act as Krishna, nor can we
derive the spiritual restoration from Lord Shiva that we can derive from
Krishna. The essential difference is that Lord Shiva has a connection with the
material Nature, but Vishnu has nothing to do with the material Nature.
In Srimad Bhagwatam, Tenth Canto, Eighteenth Chapter, it is said that Lord
Shiva is a combination of the three kinds of transformed consciousness, known
as Baikrik, Taijsa and Tamasa.

The Vishnu incarnation, although Master of the modes of goodness within
each Universe, is in no way in touch with the influence of material Nature.
Everything of Vishnu is equal to Krishna, but still Krishna is the original
Source. Vishnu is partial, and Krishna is whole. This is the version of the
Vedic literature. In the Brahma Samhita there is the example of an original
lamp which lights a second lamp; although both the lamps are of equal candle
power, still one is accepted as the original, and the other is said to be kindled
by the original lamp. The Vishnu expansion is like that. He is Vishnu, He is
equally powerful, but the original Vishnu is Krishna. Brahma and Lord Shiva
are obedient servants of the Supreme Lord and the Supreme Lord as Vishnu
is an expansion of Krishna.

After describing the Leela Avatara and Guna Avatara, Lord Chaitanya
then explained to Sanatan Goswami about the Manvantara Avatara. He states
that there is no counting of the Manvantara Avatara. The Manus are fourteen
in one Kalpa, or one day of Brahma. One day of Brahma is calculated at 432
million years, and during that period of time there are fourteen Manus. Brahma
lives for 100 years on this scale. Therefore, during the lifetime of Brahma, if
fourteen Manus appear in one day, then there are 420 Manus during the
month of Brahma, and during the year of Brahma there are 5,040 Manus.
Brahma lives for 100 years, and it is calculated that there are five hundred
four thousand Manus in one Brahma’s duration of life. There are innumerable
Universes, and one can just imagine how many Manvantara incarnations there
are in the total.

The Universes are being produced by the breathing out of Maha Vishnu,
and no one can calculate how many Manus there are at one time. Each Manu
is called by a different name. The first Manu is called Svayambhuba. He is the
son of Brahma personally. The second Manu is called Swarochis; he is the
son of the predominating deity of fire. The third Manu is called Uttam; and
