BY: SUN STAFF
Jun 19, CANADA (SUN) —
Sri Krsna-sandarbha
by Srila Jiva Goswami
Anuccheda 91
1 That Sri Krsna is the Original Personality of Godhead from whom all other forms of Godhead emanate is confirmed in the following statement of Srimad Bhagavatam (3.2.15):
“Lord Krsna, the Original Personality of Godhead, the all-compassionate controller of both the spiritual and material creations, is unborn, but when there is friction between His peaceful devotees and persons who are in the material modes of nature, He takes birth just like fire, accompanied by His plenary expansions.”
2 This verse describes how Lord Krsna, accompanied by His expansions, takes birth in the material world. The word ‘mahat’ in this verse means ‘the supremely opulent Personality of Godhead’ and the phrase ‘mahad-amsa-yuktah’ means ‘accompanied by the expansions of the supremely opulent Personality of Godhead’. This use of the word ‘mahat’ may be seen in the following quotations from Vedic literature:
“The Personality of Godhead is full of all powers and opulences.’
Katha Upanisad 1.2.22
“The Absolute Truth is the reservoir of all transcendental opulences.’
Vedanta-sutra 1.4.8
“The Personality of Godhead is the master of all planetary systems. He is the supreme living being, full of all powers and opulences.”
Visnu-sahasra-nama-stotra
Understood in this way, the word ‘mahat’ may refer to the purusa-incarnations of the Lord, or the Lord’s primary or secondary expansions.
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