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In the Brahmanda Purana, it is said, “The same
Personality who is known in Vaikuntha as the
fourhanded Narayana, the friend of all living entities,
and in the milk ocean as the Lord of Svetadvipa. And
who is the best of all purusa (spiritual personalities),
appeared as the son of Nanda (Krishna’s foster
father). In a fire there are many sparks of different
dimensions; some of them are very big, and some
are small. The small sparks are compared to the
living entities, and the big sparks are compared
to the Vishnu expansions of Lord Krishna. All the
incarnations emanate from Krishna, and after the
end of their pastimes they again merge with Krishna.”

Therefore, in the various Puranas Krishna is described
sometimes as Narayana, sometimes as Ksirodakasayi
Vishnu, Garbhodakadsayi Vishnu and sometimes as
Vaikunthanatha, the Lord of Vaikuntha (Narayana).
Because Krishna is always full, Mula-Sankarsana is
in Krishna or expanded from Him. Mulasankarsana
means the following: Balarama is the first expansion
of Krishna. He expands Himself in five forms: (1)
Maha-sankarsana or the first quadruple expansion
that manifests the entire spiritual world, then a

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