Trimurtis are present in every Brahmanda. > This Lord, or Isvara, has three aspects: as Brahma He creates, as > Vishnu He preserves, and as Siva He destroys. These three form as one > Lord, or God, who is known by three different names according to His > three functions. **Since the Brahmandas are without number, so too are > Brahmas, Vishnus, and Sivas without number.** The Purana says: 'One > maybe able to count the number of sands on the seashore, but one > cannot count the number of the Brahmandas or the deities controlling > them. **The Upanishads, Discussion of Brahman in the Upanishads, The Great Lord (Mahesvara), by Swami Nikhilananda**