Does Maha Vishnu reside on Shesh Nag?

[Avinash 0]

 

 

Earlier I thought Maha Vishnu is completely alone. After that I read some posts where it is written that Maha Vishnu resides on Shesh Nag.

 

Let me know whether He resides on Shesh Nag or not? Please post any relevant URLs. Thanks.

 

 

[Murali_Mohan_das 0]

This quote refers to Garbhodakasayi Vishu and not Mahavishnu, but...

 

http://vedabase.net/sb/3/8/en2

 

 

SB 3.8.10: At that time when the three worlds were submerged in water, Garbhodakasayi Visnu was alone, lying on His bedstead, the great snake Ananta, and although He appeared to be in slumber in His own internal potency, free from the action of the external energy, His eyes were not completely closed.

 

 

 

Earlier I thought Maha Vishnu is completely alone. After that I read some posts where it is written that Maha Vishnu resides on Shesh Nag.

 

Let me know whether He resides on Shesh Nag or not? Please post any relevant URLs. Thanks.

 

 

 

[Murali_Mohan_das 0]

 

http://vedabase.net/cc/adi/5/en2

 

 

CC Adi 5.7: May Sri Nityananda Rama be the object of my constant remembrance. Sankarsana, Sesa Naga and the Visnus who lie on the Karana Ocean, Garbha Ocean and ocean of milk are His plenary portions and the portions of His plenary portions.

CC Adi 5.8: Lord Balarama is the original Sankarsana. He assumes five other forms to serve Lord Krsna.

CC Adi 5.9: He Himself helps in the pastimes of Lord Krsna, and He does the work of creation in four other forms.

CC Adi 5.10: He executes the orders of Lord Krsna in the work of creation, and in the form of Lord Sesa He serves Krsna in various ways.

[Murali_Mohan_das 0]

Here's a hint for searching the Vedabase with Google (yes, I know there's a Firefox extension one can install, but I haven't done so yet): search for something with "site:vedabase.net" preceding it. So, to search for "lying sesa" in the vedabase, search for "site:vedabase.net lying sesa"

 

Here's a link to what you get back with that search:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=H2C&q=site%3Avedabase.net+lying+sesa&btnG=Search

 

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This actually describes Maha-Vishnu lying on Sesa Naga:

 

http://vedabase.net/sb/10/89/en2

 

 

SB 10.89.53: In that palace was the huge, awe-inspiring serpent Ananta Sesa. He shone brilliantly with the radiance emanating from the gems on His thousands of hoods and reflecting from twice as many fearsome eyes. He resembled white Mount Kailasa, and His necks and tongues were dark blue.

 

 

SB 10.89.54-56: Arjuna then saw the omnipresent and omnipotent Supreme Personality of Godhead, Maha-Visnu, sitting at ease on the serpent bed. His bluish complexion was the color of a dense raincloud, He wore a beautiful yellow garment, His face looked charming, His broad eyes were most attractive, and He had eight long, handsome arms. His profuse locks of hair were bathed on all sides in the brilliance reflected from the clusters of precious jewels decorating His crown and earrings. He wore the Kaustubha gem, the mark of Srivatsa and a garland of forest flowers. Serving that topmost of all Lords were His personal attendants, headed by Sunanda and Nanda; His cakra and other weapons in their personified forms; His consort potencies Pusti, Sri, Kirti and Aja; and all His various mystic powers.

[Murali_Mohan_das 0]

 

Here's a link to what you get back with that search:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=H2C&q=site%3Avedabase.net+lying+sesa&btnG=Search

 

For the truly lazy (like me), here's the first two pages of results from Google:

 

Sanskrit: sesa

 

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="j">Sanskrit: sesa. ... sesa. śeṣa-bhoga — body of Śeṣa-nāga; SB 3.8.23 śeṣa — remnants; SB 3.30.10 śeṣa — surplus; SB 4.29.39-40 śeṣa — of the remainder; ...

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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="j">That Ananta Sesa is the devotee incarnation of Godhead. ... Srila Jiva Gosvami, in his Krsna-sandarbha, has described Sesa Naga as follows: "Sri Anantadeva ...

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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="j">The first plenary expansion of Krsna is Baladeva, also known as Sesa. The Sesa incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead supports the entire ...

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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="j">The first four of these forms are responsible for the cosmic manifestations, whereas Sesa is responsible for personal service to the Lord. ...

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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="j">prthivi dharena yei sesa-sankarsana. kaya-vyuha kari' karena krsnera sevana ... Sesa Sankarsana, who holds all the planets on His heads, expands Himself in ...

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<!--m-->Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi-lila Chapter 6 Verse 78

 

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="j">He who is Sesa, Sankarsana, with His thousands of mouths, serves Sri Krsna by assuming ten forms. <<>>. Buy Online Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book ...

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<!--m-->Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Verse 88

 

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="j">dvadasa -- twelve; vatsara -- years; sesa -- final; aiche -- in that way; gonaila -- passed away; ei mata -- in this way; sesa-lila -- the last pastimes; ...

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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="j">After Gopinatha Acarya finished talking, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu smiled and, calling for Advaita Acarya, made Him act like the Sesa Naga bed. ...

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<!--m-->Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 20 Verse 286

 

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="j">He then lay down on that water, on the bed of Lord Sesa. <<>>. Buy Online Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. ...

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<!--m-->Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi-lila Chapter 5 Verse 124

 

He is thus called Lord Sesa, for He has attained the ultimate end of servitude to Krsna. He takes many forms for the service of Krsna, and thus He serves ...

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</nobr>Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Verse 18

 

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="j">sesa-lilara 'madhya' 'antya', -- dui nama haya ... sesa-lilara -- of the sesa-lila, or pastimes at the end; madhya -- the middle; antya -- the final; ...

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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="j">At that time, You alone remain, and You are known as Ananta Sesa-naga. ... The Lord is therefore known as Sesa-naga, as Adi-purusa and by many other names. ...

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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="j">Thus say the founding authorities of devotional service: the Kumaras, Vyasa, Suka, Sandilya, Garga, Visnu, Kaundilya, Sesa, Uddhava, Aruni, Bali, Hanuman, ...

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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="j">The pastimes of Lord Caitanya have two divisions -- the early pastimes [adi-lila] and the later pastimes [sesa-lila]. He has four names in each of these two ...

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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="j">Lord Balarama is the Sesa incarnation, and therefore He can save us from angry serpents or envious persons, who are always ready to attack. ...

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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="j">Sankarsana, Sesa Naga and the Visnus who lie on the Karana Ocean, Garbha Ocean and ocean of milk are His plenary portions and the portions of His plenary ...

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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="j">CC Adi 6.78: He who is Sesa, Sankarsana, with His thousands of mouths, ... CC Adi 6.95: Sesa Sankarsana, who holds all the planets on His heads, ...

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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="j">SB 3.8.23: Brahma could see that on the water there was a gigantic lotuslike white bedstead, the body of Sesa-naga, on which the Personality of Godhead was ...

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<!--m-->Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 15 Verse 236

 

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="j">krsnera sakala sesa bhrtya asvadaya. SYNONYMS. prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; bhala kaile -- you have spoken correctly; sastra-ajna ...

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caitanyera sesa-lila rahila avasesa. SYNONYMS. nityananda -- Lord Nityananda; lila -- pastimes; varnane -- in the matter of description; ha-ila -- there was ...

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