There is no possibility of creation without these five items:

l) Feeling;

2) Willing;

3) Thinking;

4) Knowing;

5) Acting.

These five items are absolutely necessary for creation because dull matter by itself cannot create anything. Creation needs control and guidance. By itself, matter can only become destroyed. For example, if you build a building, in due course of time the building will be destroyed and it can never create another building. If we want to get another building then we need someone who firstly, has the feeling that this building is necessary, then secondly, he wills to build, then thirdly he undergoes the thinking how to build, then fourthly, he must know how to build and finally he must act to build. Thus even for creating an insignificant building, these five items are compulsory, what to speak of creating the universe. Therefore, the combination of the spiritual feeling, supreme will, perfect thinking, absolute knowledge and faultless action brings about the cosmic manifestation.

When we say "cosmic manifestation" we mean two worlds:

1) Spiritual and

2) Material.

There is no creation in the spiritual world for there the planets are eternal. Eternal means no beginning and no end. The spiritual planets were not created at any particular point of time therefore they cannot be destroyed. They are indestructible, eternal, inexhaustible, unlimited and ever existing, without beginning and end; they are not subject to the limitations of material time and space. The spiritual planets are invisible to us because of two reasons:

1) They belong to the super dimensional world;

2) They are beyond the limits of our universe.

By our present eyes we cannot see objects which are belong to super dimension and of course, we cannot see things which are beyond our universe.

In contrast, there is creation in the material world. The material planets are created in particular point of time and are destroyed in particular point of time. The material planets are temporary and are subject to the influence of time and space.

In either case, both the spiritual and material worlds are manifestation of the energy of acting. Both of them have the same origin. From this supreme origin of all cosmic manifestation, a spiritual light is constantly emanating which is called brahmajyoti. Part of the brahmajyoti, the shining effulgence, is covered by the mahat-tattva, the material energy. Other than this, the major portion of that shining spiritual sky is full of spiritual planets.

The inconceivable energies of the Supreme are spread throughout the creation. He is all pervading, and by His energy He sustains all planetary systems. The Lord's energy is divided into three component parts, namely sandhini, samvit and hladini; in other words, He is the full manifestation of existence, knowledge and bliss. Out of the total manifestation of the sandhini energy of the Lord, three fourths are displayed in the spiritual word and one fourth is displayed in the material world.

The spiritual world is considered to be three fourths of the energy of the Supreme, whereas this material world is only one fourth of that energy. Because the spiritual world consists of three fourths of the Lord's energy, it is called tri-pada-vibhuti. Being a manifestation of one fourth of the Lord's energy, the material world is called eka-pada-vibhuti. Tri-pada-vibhuti include two realms of existence:

1) Goloka-dhama and

2) Hari-dhama.

Eka-pada-vibhuti include one realms of existence:

1 ) Devi-dhama.

Goloka-dhama also called Goloka Vrndavana, is the highest planet of all cosmic manifestation. Below Goloka-dhama there is Hari-dhama, which includes innumerable spiritual planets, called Vaikunthalokas. Below Hari-dhama there is Mahesa-dhama which is also called Sadasivaloka. Mahesa-dhama is the marginal realm between Hari-dhama and Devi-dhama. Finally below Mahesa-dhama there is Devi-dhama which includes countless material universes containing millions of billions of material planets. Thus these four realms of existence are located in the following order:

1) Goloka-dhama;

2) Hari-dhama;

3) Mahesa-dhama;

4) Devi-dhama.

The Lord is holding and maintaining entire cosmic manifestation by His extraordinary potency. By His pleasure potency, He maintains the supreme spiritual planet known as Goloka Vrndavana. Through His opulence potency, He maintains unlimited Vaikunthaloka planets. By His external potency, He maintains innumerable material universes with innumerable material planets within them.

The system of bhaki-yoga makes one eligible to enter Goloka-dhama or Hari-dhama, the system of jnana-yoga makes one eligible to enter Mahesa-dhama, and the system of karma-yoga obliges one to remain in Devi-dhama and repeatedly be born and die.

Vyoma means sky, and para means spiritual. Thus paravyoma means spiritual sky.

In the highest region of that spiritual sky is the spiritual planet called Goloka.

The shape of the spiritual sky is compared to a lotus flower. The topmost region of that flower is called the whorl, and within that whorl is Goloka planet. The petals of the spiritual lotus flower consist of many Vaikuntha planets.

In the spiritual sky there is no need of sunshine, moonshine, fire or electricity, because all the planets are self-luminous. The shining effulgence of all those planets (called Vaikunthalokas) constitutes the spiritual light known as the brahmajyoti.. In those effulgent rays innumerable spiritual planets are floating. The brahmajyoti, or spiritual light mainly emanates from the supreme abode, Goloka, and the ananda-maya and cin-maya planets, which are not material, float in those rays.

So far the spiritual sky is concerned, there are innumerable Vaikuntha planets, and nobody can measure how great those Vaikuntha planets are. Therefore how great that space of spiritual sky is nobody can calculate.

The spiritual sky is the manifested internal potency of the Lord; it is distinct from the material sky manifested by His external potency.

Thus the spiritual sky is include two realms of existence:

1) Unlimited and all-pervading spiritual effulgence and

2) Innumerable spiritual planets.

The Vaikuntha region is all pervading, infinite and supreme. Surrounding Vaikuntha is a mass of water that is endless, unfathomed and unlimited. The earth water, fire, air and ether of Vaikuntha are all spiritual. Material elements are not found there.

Although there is no question of creation as far as the spiritual world is concerned, the spiritual world is nonetheless manifest by supreme will of the Lord. The spiritual world is the abode of the pastimes of the eternal spiritual energy.

The spiritual world of the Vaikuntha planets and Goloka, the supreme planet, is situated in the Lord's internal potency, which is called cit-sakti (energy of thinking) or antaranga-sakti. Through this potency the Supreme Lord exhibits variegatedness in the transcendental Vaikuntha cosmos. Although there is no creation in the spiritual world, which is eternal, it is still to be understood that the Vaikuntha planets depend on the thinking energy of the Supreme Lord.

The spiritual world is divided into two portions:

1) Goloka and

2) Vaikunthalokas.