Madhya20.142

TEXT 142

daridrya-nasa, bha va-ksa ya,--premera ’phala’ naya

prema-sukha-bhoga--mukhya prayojana haya

SYNONYMS

daridrya-nasa—the end of poverty-stricken life; bhava-ksaya—annihilation of material existence; premera—of love of Godhead; phala—the result; naya—certainly is not; prema-sukha-bhoga—enjoyment of the happiness of love of God; mukhya—chief; prayojana—goal of life; haya—is.

TRANSLATION

"The goal of love of Godhead is not to become materially rich or free from material bondage. The real goal is to be situated in devotional service to the Lord and to enjoy transcendental bliss.

PURPORT

The results of devotional service are certainly not material benefits or liberation from material bondage. The goal of devotional service is to be eternally situated in the loving service of the Lord and to enjoy spiritual bliss from that service. One is said to be in a poverty-stricken condition when one forgets the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One has to end such a life of poverty in order to automatically end the miserable conditions of material existence. One is automatically liberated from material enjoyment when one tastes the service of Krsna. One does not have to endeavor separately for opulence. Opulence automatically comes to the pure devotee, even though he does not desire material happiness.

Madhya20.143

TEXT 143

veda-sastre kahe sambandha, abhidheya, prayojana

krsna, krsna-bhakti, prema,--tina maha-dhana

SYNONYMS

veda-sastre—in Vedic literature; kahe—it is said; sambandha—relationship; abhidheya—execution; pra yojana—goal; krsna—Lord Krsna; krsna-bhakti—devotional service to the Lord; prema—love of Godhead; tina—these three; maha-dhana—the supreme treasure.

TRANSLATION

"In Vedic literatures, Krsna is the central point of attraction, and His service is our activity. To attain the platform of love of Krsna is life’s ultimate goal. Therefore Krsna, Krsna’s service and love of Krsna are the three great riches of life.

Madhya20.144

TEXT 144

vedadi sakala sastre krsna--mukhya sambandha

tanra jnane anusange yaya maya-bandha

SYNONYMS

veda-adi—beginning with the Vedas; sakala—all; sastre—in the revealed scriptures; krsna—Lord Krsna; mukhya—chief; sambandha—central point or central attraction; tanra jnane—by knowledge of Him; anusange—simultaneously; yaya—goes away; maya-bandha—the bondage of material existence.

TRANSLATION

"In all revealed scriptures, beginning with the Vedas, the central point of attraction is Krsna. When complete knowledge of Him is realized, the bondage of maya, the illusory energy, is automatically broken.

Madhya20.145

TEXT 145

vyamohaya caracarasya jagatas te te puranagamas

tam tam eva hi devatam paramikam jalpantu kalpavadhi

siddhante punar eka eva bhagavan visnuh samastagama-

vyaparesu vivecana-vyatikaram nitesu nisciyate

SYNONYMS

vyamohaya—to increase the illusion and ignorance; cara-acarasya—of all living entities, moving and nonmoving; jagatah—of the world; te te—those respective; purana—the supplementary Vedic literatures called the Puranas; agamah—and Vedas; tam tam—that respective; eva hi—certainly; devatam—demigod; paramikam—as supreme; jalpantu—let them speak about; kalpa-avadhi—until the end of the millennium; siddhante—in conclusion; punah—but; ekah—one; eva—only; bhagavan—Supreme Personality of Godhead; visnuh—Lord Visnu; samasta—all; agama—of the Vedas; vyaparesu—in the dealings; vivecana-vyatikaram—to collective consideration; nitesu—when forcibly brought; nisciyate—is established.

TRANSLATION

" ’There are many types of Vedic literatures and supplementary Puranas. In each of them there are particular demigods who are spoken of as the chief demigods. This is just to create an illusion for moving and nonmoving living entities. Let them perpetually engage in such imaginations. However, when one analytically studies all these Vedic literatures collectively, he comes to the conclusion that Lord Visnu is the one and only Supreme Personality of Godhead.’

PURPORT

This is a verse from the Padma Purana.

Madhya20.146

TEXT 146

mukhya-gauna-vrtti, kimva anvaya-vyatireke

vedera pratijna kevala kahaye krsnake

SYNONYMS

mukhya—chief; gauna—secondary; vrtti—meaning; kimva—or; anvaya-vyatireke—directly or indirectly; vedera pratijna—ultimate declaration of the Vedas; kevala—only; kahaye—speaks; krsnake—about Krsna.

TRANSLATION

"When one accepts Vedic literature by interpretation or even by dictionary meaning, directly or indirectly the ultimate declaration of Vedic knowledge points to Lord Krsna.

Madhya20.147-148

TEXTS 147-148

kim vidhatte kim acaste

kim anudya vikalpayet

ity asya hrdayam loke

nanyo mad veda kascana

mam vidhatte ’bhidhatte mam

vikalpyapohyate hy aham

etavan sarva-vedarthah

sabda asthaya mam bhidam

maya-matram anudyante

pratisidhya prasidati

SYNONYMS

kim—what; vidhatte—direct; kim—what; acaste—declare; kim—what; anudya—taking as the object; vikalpayet—may conjecture; iti—thus; asyah—of the Vedic literature; hrdayam—intention; loke—in this world; na—not; anyah—other; mat—than Me; veda—knows; kascana—anyone; mam—Me; vidhatte—they ordain; abhidhatte—set forth; mam—Me; vikalpya—speculating; aphyate—am fixed; hi—certainly; aham—I; etavan—of such measures; sarva-veda-arthah—the purport of the Vedas; sabdah—the Vedas; asthaya—taking shelter of; mam—Me; bhidam—different; maya—illusory energy; matram—only; anudya—saying; ante—at the end; pratisidhya—driving away; prasidati—gets satisfaction.

TRANSLATION

" ’What is the direction of all Vedic literatures? On whom do they set focus? Who is the purpose of all speculation? Outside of Me no one knows these things. Now you should know that all these activities are aimed at ordaining and setting forth Me. The purpose of Vedic literature is to know Me by different speculations, either by indirect understanding or by dictionary understanding. Everyone is speculating about Me. The essence of all Vedic literatures is to distinguish Me from maya. By considering the illusory energy, one comes to the platform of understanding Me. In this way one becomes free from speculation about the Vedas and comes to Me as the conclusion. Thus one is satisfied.’

PURPORT

These two verses are quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.21.42,43). When Uddhava asked Krsna about the purpose of Vedic speculation, the Lord informed him of the process of understanding Vedic literature. The Vedas are composed of karma-kanda, jnana-kanda and upasana-kanda. If one analytically studies the purpose of the Vedas, he understands that by karma-kanda, sacrificial activity, one comes to the conclusion of jnana-kanda, speculative knowledge. After speculation, one comes to the conclusion that worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the ultimate. When one comes to this conclusion, he becomes fully satisfied.

Madhya20.149

TEXT 149

krsnera svarupa--ananta, vaibhava--apara

cic-chakti, maya-sakti, jiva-sakti ara

SYNONYMS

krsnera sva-rupa—the transcendental form of Krsna; ananta—unlimitedly expanded; vaibhava—opulence; apara—unlimited; cit-sakti—internal potency; maya-sakti—external potency; jiva-sakti—marginal potency; ara—and.

TRANSLATION

"The transcendental form of Lord Krsna is unlimited and also has unlimited opulence. He possesses the internal potency, external potency and marginal potency.

Madhya20.150

TEXT 150

vaikuntha, brahmanda-gana--sakti-karya ha ya

svarupa-sakti sakti-karyera--krsna samasraya

SYNONYMS

vaikuntha—the spiritual world; brahmanda-gana—universes of the material world; sakti-karya haya—they are all activities of Krsna’s potencies; svarupa-sakti—of the internal potency; sakti-karyera—of the activities of the external potency; krsna—Lord Krsna; samasraya—the original source.

TRANSLATION

"Both the material and spiritual world are transformations of Krsna’s internal and external potencies. Therefore Krsna is the original source of both material and spiritual manifestations.

Madhya20.151

TEXT 151

dasame dasamam laksyam

asritasraya-vigraham

sri-krsnakhyam param dhama

jagad-dhama namami tat

SYNONYMS

dasame—in the Tenth Canto; dasamam—the tenth subject matter; laksyam—to be seen; asrita—of the sheltered; asraya—of the shelter; vigraham—who is the form; sri-krsna-akhyam—known as Lord Sri Krsna; param—supreme; dhama—abode; jagat-dhama—the abode of the universes; namami—I offer my obeisances; tat—to Him.

TRANSLATION

" ’The Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam reveals the tenth object, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the shelter of all surrendered souls. He is known as Sri Krsna, and He is the ultimate source of all the universes. Let me offer my obeisances unto Him.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Bhavartha-dipika, Sridhara Svami’s commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.1.1). In the Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam there is a description of the asraya-tattva, Sri Krsna. There are two tattvas-asraya-tattva and asrita-tattva. Asraya-tattva is the objective, and asrita-tattva is the subjective. Since the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krsna are the shelter of all devotees, Sri Krsna is called param dhama. In Bhagavad-gita it is stated: param brahma param dhama pavitram paramam bhavan. Everything is resting under the lotus feet of Krsna. In Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.14.58) it is stated:

samasrita ye pada-pallava-plavam
mahat-padam punya-yaso-murareh

Under the lotus feet of Sri Krsna, the entire mahat-tattva is existing. Since everything is under Sri Krsna’s protection, Sri Krsna is called asraya-tattva. Everything else is called asrita-tattva. The material creation is also called asrita-tattva. Liberation from material bondage and the attainment of the spiritual platform are also asrita-tattva. Krsna is the only asraya-tattva. In the beginning of the creation there are Maha-Visnu, Garbhodakasayi Visnu and Ksirodakasayi Visnu. They are also asraya-tattva. Krsna is the cause of all causes (sarva-karana-karanam). To understand Krsna perfectly, one has to make an analytical study of asraya-tattva and asrita-tattva.

Madhya20.152

TEXT 152

krsnera svarupa-vicara suna, sanatana

advaya-jnana-tattva, vraje vrajendra-nandana

SYNONYMS

krsnera—of Lord Krsna; svarupa-vicara—consideration of the eternal form; suna—please hear; sanatana—My dear Sanatana; advaya-jnana-tattva—the Absolute Truth without duality; vraje—in Vrndavana; vrajendra-nandana—the son of Nanda Maharaja.

TRANSLATION

"O Sanatana, please hear about the eternal form of Lord Krsna. He is the Absolute Truth, devoid of duality but present in Vrndavana as the son of Nanda Maharaja.

Madhya20.153

TEXT 153

sarva-adi, sarva-amsi, kisora-sekhara

cid-ananda-deha, sarvasraya, sarvesvara

SYNONYMS

sarva-adi—origin of everything; sarva-amsi—sum total of all parts and parcels; kisora-sekhara—the supreme youth; cit-ananda-deha—a body of spiritual blissfulness; sarva-asraya—shelter of everyone; sarva-isvara—master of everyone.

TRANSLATION

"Krsna is the original source of everything and the sum total of everything. He appears as the supreme youth, and His whole body is composed of spiritual bliss. He is the shelter of everything and master of everyone.

PURPORT

Krsna is the origin of all visnu-tattvas, including Maha-Visnu, Garbhodakasayi Visnu and Ksirodakasayi Visnu. He is the ultimate goal of Vaisnava philosophy. Everything emanates from Him. His body is completely spiritual and is the source of all spiritual being. Although He is the source of everything, He Himself has no source. Advaitam acyutam anadim ananta-rupam, adyam purana-purusam nava-yauvanam ca. Although He is the supreme source of everyone, He is still always a fresh youth.

Madhya20.154

TEXT 154

isvarah paramah krsnah

sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah

anadir adir govindah

sarva-karana-karanam

SYNONYMS

isvarah—the controller; paramah—supreme; krsnah—Lord Krsna; sat—eternal existence; cit—absolute knowledge; ananda—absolute bliss; vigrahah—whose form; anadih—without beginning; adih—the origin; govindah—Lord Govinda; sarva-karana-karanam—the cause of all causes.

TRANSLATION

" ’Krsna, who is known as Govinda, is the supreme controller. He has an eternal, blissful, spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin, for He is the prime cause of all causes.’

PURPORT

This is the first verse of the Fifth Chapter of Brahma-samhita.

Madhya20.155

TEXT 155

svayam bhagavan krsna, ’govinda’ para nama

sarvaisvarya-purna yanra goloka--nitya-dhama

SYNONYMS

sva yam—personally; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; krsna—Krsna; govinda—Govinda; para nama—another name; sarva-aisvarya-purna—full of all opulences; yanra—whose; goloka—Goloka Vrndavana; nitya-dhama—eternal abode.

TRANSLATION

"The original Supreme Personality of Godhead is Krsna. His original name is Govinda. He is full of all opulences, and His eternal abode is known as Goloka Vrndavana.

Madhya20.156

TEXT 156

ete camsa-kalah pumsah

krsnas tu bhagavan svayam

indrari-vyakulam lokam

mrdayanti yuge yuge

SYNONYMS

ete—these; ca—and; amsa—plenary portions; kalah—parts of plenary portions; pumsah—of the purusa-avataras; krsnah—Lord Krsna; tu—but; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; svayam—Himself; indra-ari—the enemies of Lord Indra; vyakulam—full of; lokam—the world; mrdayanti—make happy; yuge yuge—at the right time in each age.

TRANSLATION

" ’All these incarnations of Godhead are either plenary portions or parts of the plenary portions of the purusa-avataras. But Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. In every age He protects the world through His different features when the world is disturbed by the enemies of Indra.’

PURPORT

Madhya20.157

TEXT 157

jnana, yoga, bhakti,--tina sadhanera vase

brahma, atma, bhagavan--trividha prakase

SYNONYMS

jnana—knowledge; yoga—mystic power; bhakti—devotional service; tina—three; sadhanera—of the processes of spiritual life; vase—under the control; brahma—impersonal Brahman; atma—localized Paramatma; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tri-vidha prakase—three kinds of manifestation.

TRANSLATION

"There are three kinds of spiritual processes for understanding the Absolute Truth-the processes of speculative knowledge, mystic yoga and bhakti-yoga. According to these three processes, the Absolute Truth is manifested as Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan.

Madhya20.158

TEXT 158

vadanti tat tattva-vidas

tattvam yaj jnanam advayam

brahmeti paramatmeti

bhagavan iti sabdyate

SYNONYMS

vadanti—they say; tat—that; tattva-vidah—learned souls; tattvam—the Absolute Truth; yat—which; jnanam—knowledge; advayam—nondual; brahma—Brahman; iti—thus; paramatma—Paramatma; iti—thus; bhagavan—Bhagavan; iti—thus; sabdyate—is known.

TRANSLATION

" ’Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth call this nondual substance Brahman, Paramatma or Bhagavan.’

PURPORT

Madhya20.159

TEXT 159

brahma--anga-kanti tanra, nirvisesa prakase

surya yena carma-cakse jyotirmaya bhase

SYNONYMS

brahma—the impersonal Brahman effulgence; anga-kanti—the bodily rays; tanra—of Him; nirvisesa—without varieties; prakase—manifestation; surya yena—exactly like the sun; carma-cakse—with our ordinary material eyes; jyotih-maya—simply effulgent; bhase—appears.

TRANSLATION

"The manifestation of the impersonal Brahman effulgence, which is without variety, is the rays of Krsna’s bodily effulgence. It is exactly like the sun. When the sun is seen by our ordinary eyes, it simply appears to consist of effulgence.

Madhya20.160

TEXT 160

yasya prabha prabhavato jagad-anda-koti-

kotisv asesa-vasudhadi-vibhuti-bhinnam

tad brahma niskalam anantam asesa-bhutam

govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami

SYNONYMS

yasya—of whom; prabha—the effulgence; prabhavatah—of one who excels in power; jagat-anda—of universes; koti-kotisu—in millions and millions; asesa—unlimited; vasudha-adi—with planets and other manifestations; vibhuti—with opulences; bhinnam—becoming variegated; tat—that; brahma—Brahman; niskalam—without parts; anantam—unlimited; asesa-bhutam—being complete; govindam—Lord Govinda; adi-purusam—the original person; tam—Him; aham—I; bhajami—worship.

TRANSLATION

" ’I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is endowed with great power. The glowing effulgence of His transcendental form is the impersonal Brahman, which is absolute, complete and unlimited and which displays the varieties of countless planets, with their different opulences, in millions and millions of universes.’

PURPORT

Madhya20.161

TEXT 161

paramatma yenho, tenho krsnera eka amsa

atmara ’atma’ haya krsna sarva-avatamsa

SYNONYMS

paramatma—the Supersoul within the heart; yenho—who; tenho—He; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; eka—one; amsa—plenary portion; atmara—of the soul; atma—the soul; haya—is; krsna—Lord Krsna; sarva—of everything; avatamsa—source.

TRANSLATION

"The Paramatma, the Supersoul feature, is the partial plenary portion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the original source of all living entities. It is also Krsna who is the original source of Paramatma.

Madhya20.162

TEXT 162

krsnam enam avehi tvam

atmanam akhilatmanam

jagad-dhitaya so ’py atra

dehivabhati mayaya

SYNONYMS

krsnam—in the Supreme Personality of Godhead; enam—this; avehi—just try to understand; tvam—you; atmanam—the soul; akhila-atmanam—of all living entities; jagat-hita-ya—the benefit of the whole universe; sah—He; api—certainly; atra—here; dehi—a human being; iva—like; abhati—appears; mayaya—by His internal potency.

TRANSLATION

" ’You should know Krsna as the original soul of all atmas [living entities]. For the benefit of the whole universe, He has, out of His causeless mercy, appeared as an ordinary human being. He has done this with the strength of His own internal potency.’

PURPORT

Madhya20.163

TEXT 163

athava bahunaitena

kim jnatena tavarjuna

vistabhyaham idam krtsnam

ekamsena sthito jagat

SYNONYMS

athava—or; bahuna—much; etena—with this; kim—what use; jnatena—being known; tava—by you; arjuna—O Arjuna; vistabhya—pervading; aham—I; idam—this; krtsnam—entire; eka-amsena—with one portion; sthitah—situated; jagat—universe.

TRANSLATION

" ’But what need is there, Arjuna, for all this detailed knowledge? With a single fragment of Myself, I pervade and support this entire universe.’

PURPORT

Madhya20.164

TEXT 164

’bhaktye’ bhagavanera anubhava--purna-rupa

eka-i vigrahe tanra ananta svarupa

SYNONYMS

bhaktye—by devotional service; bhagavanera—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; anubhava—perception; purna-rupa—perfectly; eka-i—one; vigrahe—in the transcendental form; tanra—His; ananta—unlimited; sva-rupa—expansions of plenary portions.

TRANSLATION

"Only by devotional activity can one understand the transcendental form of the Lord, which is perfect in all respects. Although His form is one, He can expand His form into unlimited numbers by His supreme will.

Madhya20.165

TEXT 165

sva yam-rupa, tad-ekatma-rupa, avesa--nama

prathamei tina-rupe rahena bhagavan

SYNONYMS

sva yam-rupa—the personal form; tat-ekatma-rupa—the same form, nondifferent from svayam-rupa; avesa—especially empowered; nama—named; prathamei—in the beginning; tina-rupe—in three forms; rahena—remains; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

"The Supreme Personality of Godhead exists in three principal forms-svayam-rupa, tad-ekatma-rupa, and avesa-rupa.

PURPORT

Madhya20.166

TEXT 166

’svayam-rupa’ ’s va yam-prakasa’--dui rupe sphurti

svayam-rupe--eka ’krsna’ vraje gopa-murti

SYNONYMS

sva yam-rupa—the original form of the Lord; sva yam-prakasa—the personal manifestation; dui rupe—in two forms; sphurti—exhibition; svayam-rupe—in the original form; eka—one; krsna—Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vraje—in Vrndavana; gopa-murti—the cowherd boy.

TRANSLATION

"The original form of the Lord [svayam-rupa] is exhibited in two forms-svayam-rupa and svayam-prakasa. In His original form as svayam-rupa, Krsna is observed as a cowherd boy in Vrndavana.

Madhya20.167

TEXT 167

’prabhava-vaibhava’-rupe dvividha prakase

eka-vapu bahu rupa yaiche haila rase

SYNONYMS

prabhava—prabhava; vaibhava—vaibhava; rupe—in forms; dvi-vidha pra-kase—twofold manifestations; eka-vapu—the same original form; bahu rupa—expanded into unlimited numbers; yaiche—like; haila—it was; rase—while dancing in the rasa dance with the gopis.

TRANSLATION

"In His original form, Krsna manifests Himself in two features-prabhava and vaibhava. He expands His one original form into many, as He did during the rasa-lila dance.

Madhya20.168

TEXT 168

mahisi-vivahe haila bahu-vidha murti

’prabhava prakasa’--ei sastra-parasiddhi

SYNONYMS

mahisi-vivahe—in the matter of marrying 16,108 wives at Dvaraka; haila—there were; bahu-vidha murti—many forms; prabhava prakasa—called prabhava-prakasa; ei—this; sastra-parasiddhi—determined by reference to the revealed scriptures.

TRANSLATION

"When the Lord married 16,108 wives at Dvaraka, He expanded Himself into many forms. These expansions and the expansions at the rasa dance are called prabhava-prakasa, according to the directions of revealed scriptures.

Madhya20.169

TEXT 169

saubhary-adi-praya sei kaya-vyuha naya

kaya-vyuha haile naradera vismaya na haya

SYNONYMS

saubhari-adi—beginning with the sage named Saubhari; praya—like; sei—that; kaya-vyuha—the expansion of one’s body; naya—is not; kaya-vyuha—expansions of the body; haile—if there are; naradera—of Narada Muni; vismaya—the astonishment; na haya—there cannot be.

TRANSLATION

"The prabhava-prakasa expansions of Lord Krsna are not like the expansions of the sage Saubhari. Had they been so, Narada would not have been astonished to see them.

Madhya20.170

TEXT 170

citram bataitad ekena

vapusa yugapat prthak

grhesu dvy-asta-sahasram

striya eka udavahat

SYNONYMS

citram—wonderful; bata—oh; etat—this; ekena—with one; vapusa—form; yugapat—simultaneously; prthak—separately; grhesu—in the houses; dvi-asta-sahasram—sixteen thousand; striyah—all the queens; ekah—the one Sri Krsna; udavahat—married.

TRANSLATION

" ’It is astounding that Lord Sri Krsna, who is one without a second, expanded Himself in sixteen thousand similar forms to marry sixteen thousand queens in their respective homes.’

PURPORT

This verse is spoken by Narada Muni in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.69.2).

Madhya20.171

TEXT 171

sei vapu, sei akrti prthak yadi bhase

bhavavesa-bhede nama ’vaibhava-prakase’

SYNONYMS

sei vapu—that form; sei akrti-that feature; prthak-different; yadi-if; bhase-appears; bhava-avesa-of the ecstatic emotion; bhede-according to varieties; nama-named; vaibhava-prakase-vaibhava-prakasa.

TRANSLATION

"If one form or feature is differently manifested according to different emotional features, it is called vaibhava-prakasa.

Madhya20.172

TEXT 172

ananta prakase krsnera nahi murti-bheda

akara-varna-astra-bhede nama-vibheda

SYNONYMS

ananta prakase—in innumerable manifestations; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; nahi—there is not; murti-bheda—difference of form; akara—of features; varna—of color; astra—of weapons; bhede—according to differentiation; nama-vibheda—difference of names.

TRANSLATION

"When the Lord expands Himself in innumerable forms, there is no difference in the forms, but due to different features, bodily colors and weapons, the names are different.