Are Indra and Brahmaa Only the Posts and Not the Persons?

[King Bali is said to be the future Indra and Hanuman is said to be the future Brahmaa. Does this mean that Indra and Brahmaa are only the posts and not the persons? Vishnu and Shiva are only persons and not posts. Is this correct?(This question is part of a mahā satsaṅga or a great spiritual discussion between Swami and several devotees who had come from various places, seeking the clarification of their doubts.)]

Swami replied:- Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva represented by Hiranyagarbha, Naaraayana and Shiva respectively constitute Eshwara or Datta. Prajaapati is the post created by God to assist the work of further creation (after the main creation of world, secondary creation continues in the world like creating issues etc.) by Brahma and loosely the word Prajaapati is also called Brahma. The word Prajaapati is actually used as an alternative name of Brahma. Daksha is a Prjaapati and not Brahma. Indra is the name of a post, which is ruling angels in heaven. Hence, there is no objection to say that King Bali is the future Indra. Hanuman is actually God Shiva. Brahma (Hiranyagarbha), Vishnu (Narayana) and Shiva (Sadaa Shiva) are one and the same God Datta. Hanuman or Shiva or Sadaa Shiva becoming Brahmaa or Hiranyagarbha is originally established concept because Shiva is Brahmaa and Brahmaa is Narayana (Brahmaacha Naaraayanah, Shivashcha Naaraayanah). Indra is a post and hence, King Bali can become the future Indra. You need not argue that the Veda says that Indra is also Narayana (Indrashcha Naaraayanah). In the Veda, the word Indra is used to mean Eshvara (or Datta) also based on the root word Idi-Aishwarye. Such usage is also elsewhere in the Veda (Indro maayaabhih pururuupa iiyate), which means that Indra appears in different forms due to His unimaginable power, called Maayaa. The Gita says that Maayaa is the power of Eshvara only (Maayinamtu Maheswaram). The name of Hiranyagarbha is expressed as Brahma for creation, the name of Narayana is expressed as Vishnu for maintenance and the name Sadaa Shiva is expressed as Shiva for destruction of the world and hence, there is no difference between the original names and the expressed names.

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