Description
The so-called Brahma Jyoti Poster is actually a colourful presentation of the vedic creation, as described in the brahma-samhita, from top to bottom:
Krsna Svarupa-sakti with Goloka Vrndavana
Mathura Dhama
Dvaraka Dhama
Ayodhya Dhama
Sveta Dvipa with the abodes of Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Aniruddha and Pradyumna
linking to Baladeva (Sandhini and the Nitya-siddha-parikaras
Cit-jagat spiritual Worlds
Madhurya Dhama
Vaikuntha-Loka
Narayana Expansions and Purusa Avataras
Karanodakasayi Visnu, Garbhodakasayi Visnu, Ksirodakasayi Visnu
the second quadruple expansion (Sveta Dvipa)
with the abodes of Vasudeva, Maha-Sankarsana, Aniruddha and Pradyumna
Asvarya Dhama
Mount Kailasha with Sada Siva
Brahmajiyoti (Krsna’s effulgence) (is in the middle of the poster, therefore naming the poster)
Karana Ocean of Viraja River (Causal Ocean)
Karanodakasayi Maha-Visnu
unlimited universes emanate from the pores of His skin
(below the bubble of) One Universe
(among unlimited universes)
Garbhodakasayi Visnu
Jada-Jagat
the different planetary systems, Higher planets like Satyaloka, Tapaloka, Janaloka, Maharloka, Svargaloka, Bhuvarloka,
Bhurloka (earth planet) as the middle planet,
and the lower planets like Atala, Viotala, Sutala, Talatala, Mahatala, Rasatala, and Patala (Pitrilokas and Hellish planets)
on the bottom the Garbhodaka Ocean
and below Ananta Sesa with Lord Sankarsana
(all the universes rest on his unlimited hoods)
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in the right side from top to bottom the lineage of the Saktis like:
Sri Radha (Hladini – ananda)
Kaya-vyuha-rupa (Radha’s bodily expansions)
Premananda (pure love of Krsna)
Maha-Laksmi-devi (and billions of other Laksmis)
Parvati
Brahmananda (the all pervading impersonal bliss) (in the middle)
(on the individual universal level)
Durgadevi (shadow hladini-sakti)
(and below)
Jadananda (material pleasure)
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on the very left side from top to bottom the selected verse numbers of Brahma-smhita referring to the particular part of creation, verses 1, 6, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21, 22, and 26.
on the very right side the particular English translations of those verses.
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