What is the concept of Multiverse ?
The Concept of the Multiverse
The concept of the multiverse refers to existing knowledge that our universe—everything we see, including space, time, matter, and energy—might be just one among many other universes, each potentially having its own laws of physics, dimensions, elements and forms of existence. Yet there is similarity in creation.
As per Bapuji Dashrathbhai Patel, the concept of the multiverse is far deeper and more expansive than the way science currently understands it. Science speaks about parallel universes or a limited number of universes, but Bapuji explains the multiverse (behad ka brahmand) in an infinite and spiritual context.
The concept of a multiverse describes a dimension of creation significantly higher than a single universe, containing uncountable universes of various categories, from G1 to G17. Our specific multiverse is characterized by a 100 Kala (celestial power) and is one of infinite multiverses created by a 101 Kala creator, known as the "first generation" creation.
Creation of the Multiverse
The creation of the multiverse began with the Param100-Maha-Shiva, the creator of one multiverse, in an incorporeal state of supreme divine light, also referred to as light-might form or incorporeal Shiva-Shakti.
Stages of Creation
Initial Sphere: A powerful sphere was created from 5% of the supreme light of the incorporeal Param100-Maha-Shiva.
Divine Entities: From this sphere, three divine celestial entities—Param100-Maha-Brahma, Param100-Maha-Vishnu, and Param100-Maha-Shankar—were created, each possessing 100 Kala of power.
Nine Gems (Nav-ratnas): These three supreme souls each created three more supreme souls, totaling nine, known as the Nav-ratnas or nine gems of creation.
Boundary Formation: The process continued, leading to the creation of 27 supreme souls who established a confined circular boundary in space, marking the outer limits of the multiverse.
Soul Multiplication: The number of incorporeal supreme souls increased, reaching up to 900,000, with the initial 108 souls holding significant spiritual importance.
Power Diminishment: As creation expanded through affirmations, the soul power diminished, causing the multiverse to fall from 100 Kala to 90 Kala, forming the Paramdham of the multiverse.
Elemental Formation: Further multiplication of souls led to a decrease in power to 80 Kala, initiating the formation of the Supreme Ether element. As power continued to decline to 60 Kala, Supreme Air and Supreme Fire elements began to form, and souls started taking subtle forms with definite shapes.
Gross Elements: The continuous decline in soul power eventually led to the multiverse falling below zero Kala, resulting in the formation of heavier physical elements like water and earth, culminating in the current state of our Earth as a gross elemental world at -100 Kala.
Spiritual & Metaphysical View: Many ancient spiritual traditions (including some aspects of Hindu, Buddhist, and mystical philosophies) speak of multiple lokas (worlds), dimensions, and infinite creations. In Bapuji Dashrathbhai Patel’s teachings, Behad ka Brahmand (Infinite Universes) exist, each with its own cycle of creation and dissolution, extending far beyond the physical universe science knows. Each universe can have its own supreme creator, cosmic structure, and spiritual hierarchy.
Multiverse Characteristics
- Hierarchical Structure: Our multiverse contains 17 layers of creation, ranging from the lowest level, Great Universe (G1), to the highest, G17.
- Power Decline: Our multiverse has experienced a significant decline in power, falling from its original 100 Kala to -100 Kala. This decline has transformed it from a supreme elemental divine energetic creation into a physical world of five elements, a unique occurrence among multiverses.
- Elemental Composition: Unlike other multiverses that still largely consist of supreme subtle elements, our multiverse has developed a gross world of five elements, leading to the cycle of birth and death for souls within it.
- Creation and Dissolution: The multiverse, like other dimensions of creation, undergoes continuous cycles of creation and dissolution, with its own specific time period for these events.
Structure of the Multiverse
Bapuji describes creation in layers, each with countless worlds:
Supreme Infinite Abode (Paramdham / Behad ka Paramdham)
Home of the Supreme Souls and Almighty Authority (Paramatma).
No matter, no time, no decay — only infinite divine light (param prakash).
Infinite Subtle Worlds (Behad ka Sukshma Dham)
Contains souls in high spiritual stages (14 kala to 16 kala) with light-bodies.
Infinite Gross Worlds (Behad ka Brahmand)
Physical realms like our own, made of 5 elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether).
Contains galaxies, solar systems, planets, stars.
In each level, there are countless universes and each universe contains countless galaxies and solar systems.
Scale Beyond Human Imagination
Our universe is just one small unit in the infinite creation.
Beyond it, there are infinite creators — creator of our galaxy, creator of our universe, creator of our multiverse, creator of creators, and so on endlessly.
Each creator has their own energy field, subtle world, and beings.
Spiritual Purpose of the Multiverse
Souls originate from Paramdham (supreme abode) and descend into different universes based on their karmic journeys.
Souls descend from the Supreme Infinite Abode through successive stages, losing their original power and purity.
The goal is to transform and return to the infinite supreme stage.
Understanding the multiverse helps a soul grasp its true origin, which is not limited to Earth or this universe.
Some souls live entirely in light-based universes (no gross matter), while others descend into 3-element or 5-element physical worlds like ours.
The 33 crore devas (deities) mentioned in Hinduism are originally higher-dimensional souls from divine realms, but many descended into the physical multiverse over cycles of time.
In the multiverse, the creation of souls is a process that begins with the Param100-Maha-Shiva, the creator of one multiverse, who is in an incorporeal state of supreme divine light.
Multiverse in Hinduism – Scriptural Evidence
Gita reveals all universes, galaxies, infinite solar systems, and celestial bodies as a mere fraction of his splendor.
In Bhagavad Gita 11.13:
“Arjuna saw in that universal form innumerable mouths, eyes, and wonderful visions of many divine universes, all merged into the body of the Supreme.”
The plural “universes” (aneka loka) in the same vision confirms Krishna revealed multiple cosmoses at once.
Multiple Brahmands: The "Maha Devi Bhagwat" describes an incident where Maha-Devi showed Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva of our solar system the existence of innumerable Brahma, Vishnu, Shankar, and Indra in other parallel solar systems within a galaxy, emphasizing the vastness of the cosmos.
Scientific-like Descriptions: The Srimad Bhagavatam 3.11.41 describes the expansion of universes from the causal ocean and Maha-Vishnu, each universe being born from His exhalation and destroyed at His inhalation. This is strikingly similar to the cosmic inflation theory and cyclical cosmology in physics.
Time Dilation: Ancient texts like the Puranas provide evidence of time dilation, where time flows differently in various dimensions. An example is King Kakudmi and his daughter Revati, who spent a few minutes in Brahmaloka, during which 27 Chaturyugas (108 yugas) passed on Earth.
Puranic Time Cycles Support Parallel Universes: In Vishnu Purana 2.7.27, it is described that when one day of Brahma ends (4.32 billion human years), pralaya (dissolution) happens only in that Brahma’s universe, not in others. This means other universes continue unaffected — clear evidence of parallel and independent universes.
Ananta Koti Brahmandas (Infinite Universes): Saints and poets like Tulsidas and Surdas often used the phrase “ananta koti brahmand nayak” (Lord of infinite universes).
Bhagavata Purana 10.14.11 — Brahma, after seeing Krishna’s cosmic form, says:
“O Lord, countless universes exist in You, and countless Brahmas rule in each.”
This explicitly states that many universes operate in parallel, each with its own timeline.
Higher Dimensions: The scriptures detail fourteen layers of creation (Lokas) within our solar system, each with distinct differences in the speed of time. These include Bhuloka (Earth), Bhuvarloka (subtle worlds), Swargaloka (heaven), Maharloka, Janaloka, Tapaloka, Brahmapuri, Vishnupuri, and Shivpuri, leading up to Paramdham, the incorporeal world.
Beyond the Universe: The "Life in Multiverse" book, based on Bapuji's divine visions, extends this knowledge to creations beyond the multiverse, referred to as "Behad ki kala ka Brahmand" (creations with unlimited power), signifying infinite and boundless creation that cannot be expressed by earthly numbers.
Spiritual Science: The text asserts that while modern science is beginning to find evidence for these concepts, the spiritual knowledge contained in the Vedas and Puranas has long described these invisible, non-physical cosmic creations, which can only be fully understood through spiritual insight and divine vision rather than solely through physical instruments.
Stages of Soul Creation
Initial Affirmation: The Param100-Maha-Shiva, in its incorporeal form (light-might form), makes an affirmation to multiply its creation.
Creation of Divine Entities: An extremely powerful sphere is created from 5% of the supreme light of the incorporeal Param100-Maha-Shiva. From this sphere, three divine celestial entities — Param100-Maha-Brahma, Param100-Maha-Vishnu, and Param100-Maha-Shankar — are created, each possessing 100 Kala of power.
Formation of Nav-ratnas: These three supreme souls each create three more supreme souls, totaling nine, which are known as the Nav-ratnas (Nine gems) and are considered very high-quality souls, also called Param100-Atma.
Multiplication of Souls: The 27 prime souls created a circular space for the multiverse to expand. The number of incorporeal supreme souls continues to increase — from 3 to 9, then 27, 81, 243, and eventually reaching up to 900,000 (nine hundred thousand) souls. The initial 108 supreme souls are created at an early stage of the multiverse's creation.
Diminishment of Soul Power: As creation expands through the power of affirmation, the power of the souls gradually decreases. This leads to a decline in the "Kala" (celestial power) of the creation, causing it to fall to lower dimensions.
Transformation of Form: The decrease in soul power from 90 Kala to 80 Kala leads to the formation of the Supreme Ether element (Param-Akash-Tattva) in the atmosphere, and souls begin to take an indefinite, semi-incorporeal shape. Further power reduction to 60 Kala results in the formation of Supreme Air (Param Vayu tattva) and Supreme Fire (Param Agni tattva) elements, and souls acquire definite subtle bodies, becoming Param-Purusha of the 100-Kala multiverse.
Creation of Feminine Counterparts: The Param-Purusha souls create their Param-Prakruti (divine feminine counterpart souls), leading to a total of 660 million souls and a further drop in power from 60 Kala to 40 Kala.
Creation of Universes: Various universes, such as G17, G16, etc., begin to be created by Param Purush and Param Prakruti in the 60 Kala dimension.
Continued Decline: The rapid creation and multiplication of souls cause the power to reduce from 40 Kala to 20 Kala, and eventually, the multiverse falls to 0 (zero) Kala power, where Supreme elements become heavier and gross elements start to develop.
Formation of Physical World: As the multiverse falls below zero Kala, physical elements continue to form, and the creation degrades to -100 Kala, resulting in Earth-like planets with gross physical elements and souls losing their original power and becoming trapped in the cycle of birth and death.
Is Multiverse Real in Hinduism?
The concept of a multiverse is extensively discussed in Hindu scriptures like the Vedas and Puranas, which describe a creation that is vast, limitless, and boundless, far beyond human comprehension on Earth.
Key Aspects from Scriptures
Infinite Creations: The Vedas and Puranas contain numerous accounts of infinite solar systems (Brahmands) and limitless creations. For instance, the universal form of Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad...
What is Bigger than the Multiverse?
When we talk about "beyond the multiverse," we’re already stepping into a realm that mainstream physics hasn’t formally defined, but certain spiritual and metaphysical traditions — including the deep knowledge shared by Bapuji Dashrathbhai Patel — provide a framework.
Hierarchical Creations Beyond the Multiverse
First Generation (1st Peedi) Creation:
This dimension is called 101-Kala-Brahmand and possesses a power of 101 Kala. It contains innumerable 100-Kala multiverses revolving within it.
Second Generation (2nd Peedi) Creation:
This level has a power of 201 Kala. It encompasses uncountable first Peedi Brahmands (101-Kala-Brahmands) revolving inside it.
Higher Generations (Up to 21st Peedi):
This pattern continues, with each succeeding "Peedi" having a higher Kala power. For example, a 301-Kala-Brahmand (third Peedi) contains infinite 201-Kala-Brahmands. The 21st Peedi creation is known as 2101-Kala-Brahmand and contains various dimensions of creation from the 20th Peedi down to the first Peedi Brahmands.
Infinite of the Infinite Kala Brahmand:
Beyond the 21st Peedi, the power of creation continues to increase, reaching levels like the 101st Peedi (10101 Kala) and the 11001 Peedi (1100101 Kala). At the highest dimension of supreme creation, there exists the "infinite of the Infinite Kalaa Brahmand" (Behad ke Behad ke Kala ka Brahmand), which has immeasurable power and is limitless and never-ending.
The Highest Supreme abode of "infinite of the Infinite-Kala-Brahmand" (Behad ke Behad ka Paramdham) is the ultimate level, beyond all dimensions of creation, and is the original home of the Almighty Authority (Supreme power).
The Almighty Authority:
The Almighty Authority is the supreme master creator of this limitless and vast creation. He is unique, without beginning or end, and self-manifested (Swayambhu).
Scientific Speculations:
In physics, the multiverse is often defined as all possible universes — each with its own laws of physics. But if we ask what’s beyond that, we’re moving into ideas like:
• The Omniverse → A collection of all possible multiverses.
• The Meta-Realm / Superstructure → A domain where even the “laws of multiverses” are defined. This is not space or time as we know it — it’s more like the “operating system” for reality.
• Mathematical Reality → The idea that all existence is patterns of pure mathematics, existing timelessly.
Hierarchy Example (Simplified):
Universe → stars, galaxies, planets, time-space.
Multiverse → countless universes linked by similar laws or source.
Greater Multiverse → countless multiverses grouped together under a higher-dimensional system.
Infinite Creation Fields → countless Greater Multiverses, all within higher spiritual realms.
Supreme Realm (Param Dham) → beyond all creation, pure Paramshanti.
Beyond the multiverse lies the realm of the Supreme Creator — a formless, infinite, eternal existence where there is no cycle of creation and destruction, and where every soul exists in its original, pure, complete form.