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Transcending the limitations of three-dimensional space

Krishna gives Arjuna access to the Virat Rupa
Krishna gives Arjuna access to the Virat Rupa

In the Puranas and Vedic texts, we often encounter descriptions of events that seem almost impossible to believe. Many of these events occurred thousands, if not millions of years ago, and some took place in different Yugas, and it is difficult for our limited consciousness to grasp anything beyond direct experience. For example the fact that warriors could activate their weapons with mantras can be challenging to comprehend. Another example is the concept of space-time and how someone can travel from point A to point B almost instantly or even be present in multiple places at the same time.


Krishna pervades all space and time, yet space itself is relative to the consciousness of the living being. If we understand space as multi-dimensional, Krishna represents the highest consciousness and is therefore able to reach access all space & all timelines. Krishna's abodes like Dvārakā are manifest in all the universes and when Brahmā went to Dvārakā, Krishna gave him access to all the other Dvārakās from other universes simultaneously which explains why he could see all the other Brahmās from other universes who were also present there. How was it possible for all the Brahmās to fit in one room, and for their crowns to simultaneously touch Krishna's lotus feet when they offered their respects to Him? This is because the space wasn't three-dimentional. Kṛṣṇa also gave access to this higher dimentional sensory power to Arjuna when He showed him the virat-roopa (His universal form) or when He took him to the causal ocean to see His form of Mahā-Viṣṇu.


Yogīs who can touch the moon do so by transferring themselves to the moon by prāpti-siddhi (the power to acquire any object one desires), implying that there exists a higher dimensional connection between separated locations. Kṛṣṇa has access to all locations at once because He is all pervading and everything rests in Him (ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate), and He can transfer this power of direct access to remote locations to various living beings in varying degrees. This prāpti-siddhi is experienced in a higher degree by the yogī who fixes his mind on Kṛṣṇa (BG 6.47 & ŚB 11.15.13). Other yogīs will only acquire an inferior reflection of that potency. Brahmā and Arjuna, as devotees of Kṛṣṇa, easily obtained this siddhi - accessing remote locations in short periods of time, being present in various locations at once etc. This is why it is said that one who has perfected themselves in bhakti yoga is naturally endowed with mystic powers and don't need to work for them separately. People who can access higher dimensions experience space differently and don't depend on three dimensional modes of transportation to reach remote places because everything including space and time can be experienced through higher sensory powers. King Maru, King Devapi and Vyāsadeva are presently residing in the Himālayas but are not perceivable by us, yet Madhvācārya met Vyāsadeva because of his higher sensory power and took initiation from him.




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