A: The Supreme Lord, in running the two worlds (‘ubhaya vibhoothi’) assumes different states:
1. Para (abodal as in paramapada), 2. Vyooha (design as on the milky ocean), 3. Vibhava ( incarnations or manifestations), 4. Antharyaami (omni-presence), and 5. Archa (worshipable still form)
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