Who performs the world maintenance when Devas & Gods sleep?
A male devotee (Name hidden) asked like this:
“I hope that you are well. After reading the story of Padma Ekadashi / Deva Shayani Ekadahi, I have some questions in my mind related to it. Can you please explain about this point?
During this period where all the devas sleep and the Lord sleeps also, how this world is maintained?
If some auspicious event, for example marriage is performed during the period of the sleep, what is the result for this event?
The temple is also open and there are some ceremony which is perform. Is all this ceremony is going in vain?”
REPLY:
This is an Interesting Question. When I started to type, the contents went long.
When the night comes for the Gods, they go to sleeping state.
During Devshayani Ekadashi, Lord Vishnu & Demigods are believed to enter a 4 months period of celestial sleep, known as Chaturmas.
Lord Vishnu sleeps on the cosmic serpent, Shesha, in the celestial ocean of milk
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That is why, it is advised to avoid auspicious functions like marriage during the sleeping Chaturmas period of Vishnu and demigods.
The entire material creation, spanning the worlds of Brahma, Indra, and other regions right to the smallest item in earth is subject to birth, growth and decay and death and then rebirth.
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Let it be. Let us now come to your question:
One day of Brahma and celestials are this much long.
We, on earth, sleep for about 8 hours daily out of a day’s 24 hours that works out to be one third of a day’s available time.
One year of earth is equal to One day of higher worlds.
So, their one day is our earth’s one year, ie, 12 months.
So, their sleeping time is one third of 12 months, ie, 4 months.
This 4 months period is called Chaturmas period.
So, the chaturnas period of 4 months, is equal to 8 hours of sleep for demigods.
Lord Vishnu enters this state of deep meditation, or Yoganidra, on Devshayani Ekadashi and sleeps for 4 months of Chaturmas period.
During the sleeping time of Lord Vishnu, some other demigods, even Lord Shiva takes supervision of the affairs of the creations.
Just supervision is required because all management activities are pre programmed and automated.
Let me explain how it is done as replies to your questions:
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With this understanding, Let me take your every question one by one:
(1) During this period where all the devas sleep and the Lord sleeps also, how this world is maintained?
Lord Shiva and Some demigods take charge of the supervision when the Lord Vishnu, devas and demigods sleep.
When a section of the celestials of one loka sleeps, some devas in small numbers take the supervision of the world maintenance by being awake.
This is like a very few judges of the high courts and Supreme court work and enquire emergency cases when most of the judges are on long vacation. This is called holiday court.
This is also like three shifts for the workers in the companies on earth. Morning shift, Afternoon shift and Night shift.
When the night shift employee works, others may sleep at night. When other work in day time, night shift worker sleeps.
So, a few demigods will take care of maintenance duties when most of the demigods sleep.
Thus, maintenance will go on.
This is the system.
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(2) If some auspicious event, for example marriage is performed during the period of the sleep, what is the result for this event?
During the night time of demigods, the world maintenance will still be going on.
For example, the TV stations will be transmitting some programs at midnight, 1am, 3am, etc. At that time slots, there will be no announcers and VJs to conduct the programs. The night shift staff will not have direct relay works. The already recorded and programmed and scheduled programs will be automatically transmitted thru computerized automation.
Creations are also automated maintenance. Those demigods who will be awake in their worlds will take care of the supervision of maintenance when others sleep.
Since there will be no power cut, Satellite failures, etc., the automation of Krishna’s creations are perfect without break.
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(3) The temple is also open and there are some ceremony which is perform. Is all this ceremony is going in vain?
Because of the automation of Krishna’s creations and the available waking servants, the benefits of the ceremonies are automatically recorded, transmitted to Krishna and the results are okayed by Krishna as said by Krishna Himself.
Though Shiva will be in the very higher world, His servants will be serving from so many worlds of so many ranges. So, they will always be transmitting the benefits of our rituals.
Even from earth, we are serving the Gods, demigods and Krishna. Similarly, there will be servants in the worlds of different heights/ ranges.
Since day and night times are different in these worlds, there will be no issues in the affairs and maintenance of all the creations.
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Krishna’s arrangements are flawless. Isn’t it?
(4) Because of the sleep of the Lord, does this mean that there are certain hours that we can not go near him. For example, at house, if i come home late, after 22h, simple arati can not be performed?
Compared with the day time of devas and Brahma deva, our whole life time is just a small fraction.
Krishna is always functioning and He will always be available to access.
When He comes to earth, He follows the system of this planet. That’s all.
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Though Krishna is the source of rishis, He accepted a rishi as His guru honouring the system of earth.
However, the administration of Krishna never sleeps. It is always connected with the living beings.
This is like the connections of mobile networks remain connected even when we are sleeping. Those networks function even after we die.
Similarly, if a section of devas are sleeping, the other devas in the higher worlds will be in the awaken state.
Though you come at midnight, you can worship Krishna. Because, in Goloka and Vaikunta planets, there is No Time. Always Present – All time existence, and hence no past or future. Krishna is available all the time for all the devotees there.
Hope these well assembled details have cleared your doubts on the world maintenance when Devas & Gods sleep!
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