Apr 16, 2020 — CANADA (SUN) —
THE SEVENTH JEWEL – KRSNA-TATTVA
The Krsna Principle – Part One
The one Absolute Truth is Realized in Three Different Ways
7.1
vadanti tat tattva-vidas tattvaṃ yaj jnanam advayam
brahmeti paramatmeti bhagavan iti sabdyate
Great seers of the truth, who understand the nature of the Absolute Truth, describe that non-dual truth in three ways as Brahman, Paramatma, and Bhagavan. (Bhag. 1.2.11)
7.2
advaya-jnana tattva-vastu krsnera svarupa
brahma, atma, bhagavan tina taora rupa
Krsna is the one Absolute Truth which is conceived of in three ways, as Brahman, Paramatma, and Bhagavan. (Cc. Adi. 2.65)
Bhagavan Realization is Complete,
Paramatma and Brahman are Partial
7.3
bhakti-yoge bhakta paya yaohara darsana
surya yena savigraha dekhe deva-gana
jnana-yoga-marge taore bhaje yei saba
brahma-atma-rupe taore kare anubhava
Through devotional service devotees can realize or see that Personality of Godhead, just as the denizens of heaven see the personality of the sun. Those on the paths of knowledge and yoga worship only Him. They perceive Him as the impersonal Brahman and localized Paramatma. (Cc. Adi 2.25,26)
The Conclusion of the Sruti About Brahman
7.4
na tatra suryo bhati candra-tarakaṃ
nema vidyuto bhanti kuto 'yamagni
tameva bhantam anubhati sarvaṃ
tasya bhasa sarvam idaṃ vibhati
In the transcendental abode of the Lord there is no need of sun, moon, or stars for illumination, nor is there any need of electricity, what to speak of lamps. All of them get their power of illumination from the Lord's effulgence alone. In fact the whole universe exists only because of His existence. (Katha Upanisad 2.2.15)
7.5
hiranmayena patrena satyasyapihitaṃ mukham
tat tvaṃ pusann-apavrnu satya-dharmaya drstaye
O my Lord, sustainer of all that lives, Your real face is covered by Your dazzling effulgence. Please remove that effulgent covering and show Yourself to Your pure devotee. (isopanisad 15)
7.6
pusann akarye yama surya prajapatya
vyuha-rasmin samuha tejo
yat te rupaṃ kalyanatamaṃ tat te pasyami
yo 'sav asau purusah so 'ham asmi
O my Lord! O primeval philosopher, maintainer of the universe. O regulating principle, destination of the pure devotees, well-wisher of mankind please remove the effulgence of Your transcendental rays, so that I can see Your form of bliss. You are the eternal Supreme Personality of Godhead, like unto the sun, as am I. (Isopanisad 16)
The Conclusion of Brahma-saṃhita
7.7
yasya prabha prabhavato jagad-anda-koti-
kotisv asesa-vasudhadi vibhuti-bhinnam
tad brahma niskalam anantam asesa-bhutaṃ
govindam adi-purusaṃ tam ahaṃ bhajami
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, whose effulgence is the source of the nondifferentiated Brahman which is mentioned in the Upanisads, and which, being differentiated from the infinity of glories of the mundane universe, appears as the indivisible, infinite, and limitless truth. Millions and millions of universes emanate from that Brahman effulgence, which is infinite, causeless, and unlimited. That Brahman effulgence is simply the light emanating from the brilliant form of the Supreme Lord Govinda. (Brahma-saṃhita 5.40)
The Conclusion of Bhagavad-gita
7.8
brahmano hi pratisthaham amrtasyavyayasya ca
sasvatasya ca dharmasya sukhasyaikantikasya ca
I am the basis of the impersonal Brahman, which is immortal, imperishable, and eternal, and is the constitutional position of ultimate happiness. (Bhagavad-gita 14.27)
The Conclusion of the Gosvamis
7.9
yasya brahmeti saṃjnaṃ kvacidapi nigame yati cin-matrasatta-
pyaṃso yasyaṃsakaih svairvibhavati vasayanneva mayaṃ pumaṃs ca ekaṃ yasyaiva rupaṃ vilasati paramvyomni narayanakhyaṃ
sa sri krsno vidhattaṃ svayamiha bhagavan prema-tat-pada-bhajam
Sri Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He appears in Vaikuntha in the form of Narayana. He expands as the Purusavataras, who control the material world. He is Himself the Supreme Spiritual Truth designated by the word "Brahman" in the Vedas and Upanisads. May that Lord Krsna grant pure love for Him to those engaged in devotional service to His lotus feet (Tattva-sandarbha 8)
7.10
brahma anga-kanti taora, nirvisesa prakase
surya yena carma-cakse jyotirmaya bhase
The manifestation of the impersonal Brahman effulgence, which is without variety, is the rays of Krsna's personal bodily effulgence. It is exactly like the sun: When the sun is seen by ordinary eyes, it appears to only consist of effulgence. Similarly, when we view divinity through ordinary eyes, we are unable to penetrate its effulgence to see the beautiful form of Krsna within. Rather we are blinded by the powerful rays of impersonal Brahman. (Cc. Madhya 20.159)
7.11
taohara angera sudha kirana-mandala
upanisat kahe taore brahma sunirmala
What the Upanisads call the impersonal Brahman is but the realm of the glowing effulgence of the Supreme Person. (Cc. Adi. 2.12)
Nirvisesa Means Krsna has no Material Qualities
7.12
taore 'nirvisesa' kahi, cic-chakti na mani
ardha-svarupa na manile purnata haya hani
When one speaks of the Supreme as impersonal, one denies His spiritual potencies. Logically, if you accept only half the truth, you cannot understand the whole. (Cc. Adi 7.140)
7.13
vyaojite bhagavat-tattve brahma ca vyajyate svayam
When the knowledge about Bhagavan is revealed, Brahman automatically becomes known. (Bhagavat-sandarbha 7)
Yogis Worship the Supersoul
7.14
isvarah sarva-bhutanaṃ hrd-dese 'rjuna tisthati
bhramayan sarva-bhutani yantrarudhani mayaya
The Supreme Lord is situated in every one's heart, O Arjuna, and is directing the wanderings of all living entities who are seated as on a machine made of material energy. (Bhagavad-gita 18.61)
7.15
atha va bahunaitena kiṃ jnatena tavarjuna
vistabhyaham idaṃ krtsnam ekaṃsena sthito jagat
What need is there, O Arjuna, for all this detailed knowledge? With a single fragment of Myself, I pervade and support this entire universe. (Bhagavad-gita 10.42)
7.16
mayadhyaksena prakrtih suyate sa-caracaram
hetunanena kaunteya jagad viparivartate
Material nature, which is one of My energies, is working under My direction, O son of Kunti, and produces all moving and non-moving beings. Under its rule, this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again. (Bhagavad-gita 9.10)
7.17
ahaṃ hi sarva-yajnanaṃ bhokta ca prabhur eva ca
na tu mam abhijananti tattvenatas cyavanti te
I am the only enjoyer and master of all sacrifices. Those who do not recognize My true transcendental position fall down. (Bhagavad-gita 9.24)
Paramatma is an Ekaṃsa Expansion of the Supreme Lord
7.18
paramatma yeoho, tenho krsnera eka aṃsa
atmara 'atma' haya krsna sarva-avataṃsa
Paramatma is the partially complete portion (ekaṃsa) of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Krsna is the original source of all living entities, and is the source of Paramatma. (Cc . Mad. 20.161)
7.19
kecit sva-dehantar-hrdayavakase
pradesa-matram purusaṃ vasantam
catur-bhujaṃ kanja-rathanga-saokha-
gada-dharaṃ dharanaya smaranti
Others conceive of the Personality of Godhead residing within the body in the region of the heart, and measuring only eight inches, with four hands holding lotus, wheel, conch, and club. (Bhag. 2.2.8)
The Supreme Truth has Three Potencies
Sandhini (existence), Saṃvit (consciousness) and Hladini (ecstasy)
7.20
na tasya karyaṃ karanaosca vidyate
na tat samas cabhyadhikas ca drsyate
parasya saktir-vividhaiva sruyate
svabhaviki jnana-bala-kriya ca
He does not have a bodily form like that of an ordinary living entity: He has a transcendental form of bliss and knowledge. His senses are all transcendental. Nothing is greater than Him or equal to Him. His potencies are multifarious, such as cognitive, will and active potency. (Svetasvatara Upanisad 6.8)
Visnu is the Supreme Truth
7.21
oṃ tad visno paramaṃ padaṃ sada
pasyanti surayah diviva caksur-atatam
tad vipraso vipanyavo jagrvaṃsah
samindhate visnor yat paramaṃ padam
The supreme abode of Lord Visnu, or the lotus feet of Lord Visnu, is spread all around like the sunlight in the sky. Great demigods and saintly persons always see that supreme abode, recognizing Him as the highest truth. Spiritually awake souls learned in transcendental understanding glorify the Lord and make that abode more brilliant. (Eg Veda 1.22.20,21)
Krsna is the Supreme
7.22
advaya-jnana-tattva krsna svayaṃ bhagavan
'svarupa-sakti' rupe taora haya avasthana
Krsna is the non-dual Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although He is one, He maintains different personal expansions and energies for His divine pastimes. (Cc. Madhya 22.7)
Krsna is the Independent Supreme Person
7.23
janmady asya yato 'nvayad itaratas carthesv abhijnah svarat
tene brahma hrda ya adi-kavaye muhyanti yat surayah
tejo-vari-mrdaṃ yatha vinimayo yatra tri-sargo 'mrsa
dhamna svena sada nirasta-kuhakaṃ satyaṃ paraṃ dhimahi
Lord Sri Krsna is the Absolute Truth, the primeval cause of all causes of the creation, sustenance, and destruction of the universes. He is directly and indirectly conscious of all manifestations, and He is independent because there is no other cause beyond Him. It was He who imparted Vedic knowledge to the heart of Brahma, the original living being. By Him even the great sages and demigods are placed into illusion as one is bewildered by the illusory representations of water seen on fire or land seen on water. Only because of Him do the material universes, temporarily manifested by the reactions of the three modes of material nature, appear factual, although they are unreal. I therefore meditate upon Him, Lord Sri Krsna, who is eternally existent in the transcendent abode which is forever free of illusion. I meditate upon Him, for He is the Absolute Truth. (Bhag. 1.1.1.)
Krsna is the Ultimate Goal of all Vedic Literature
7.24
sarvasya cahaṃ hrdi sannivisto
mattah smrtir jnanam apohanaṃ ca
vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyo
vedanta-krd veda-vid eva caham
I am seated in every one's heart. From Me comes remembrance, knowledge, and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas I am to be known. Indeed, I am the compiler of Vedanta, and I am the knower of the Vedas. (Bhagavad-gita 15.15)
7.25
ete caṃsa-kalah puṃsah krsnas tu bhagavan svayam
indrari-vyakulaṃ lokaṃ mrdayanti yuge yuge
All these incarnations are either plenary portions or portions of plenary portions of the Supreme Lord, but Lord Sri Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All the other incarnations appear whenever there is a disturbance created by the enemies of Indra. (Bhag. 1.3.28)
