1|Madhya 21-1975: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Sri Krsna
2|Chapter 21
3|The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Sri Krsna
4|Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura gives the following summary
>|study of the Twenty-first Chapter. In this chapter Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu fully describes Krsnaloka, the
>|spiritual sky, the Causal Ocean and the material world,
>|which consists of innumerable universes. Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu then describes Lord Brahma's interview with
>|Krsna at Dvaraka and the Lord's curbing the pride of Brahma.
>| There is also a description of one of Krsna's pastimes
>|with Brahma. In this chapter the author of Caitanya-
>|caritamrta has presented some nice poems about the pastimes
>|of Krsna and Krsna's superexcellent beauty. Throughout the
>|rest of the chapter, our intimate relationship (sambandha)
>|with Krsna is described.
5|Madhya 21.1
6|TEXT 1
7|TEXT
8|agaty-eka-gatim natva
9|hinarthadhika-sadhakam
10|sri-caitanyam likhamy asya
11|madhuryaisvarya-sikaram
12|SYNONYMS
13|agati-eka-gatim-to the only shelter for the conditioned
>|souls who do not know the goal of life; natva-offering
>|obeisances; hina-artha-of the necessities of the
>|conditioned souls, who are poor in spiritual knowledge;
>|adhika-increase; sadhakam-bringing about; sri-caitanyam-
>|unto Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; likhami-I am writing;
>|asya-of Him; madhurya-aisvarya-of the sweetness and
>|opulence; sikaram-a small portion.
14|TRANSLATION
15|Offering my obeisances unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, let me
>|describe a particle of His opulence and sweetness. He is
>|most valuable for a fallen conditioned soul bereft of
>|spiritual knowledge, and He is the only shelter for those
>|who do not know the real goal of life.
16|Madhya 21.2
17|TEXT 2
18|TEXT
19|jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda
20|jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
21|SYNONYMS
22|jaya-all glories; jaya-all glories; sri-caitanya-to Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jaya-all glories; nityananda-to
>|Nityananda Prabhu; jaya-all glories; advaita-candra-to
>|Advaita Acarya; jaya-all glories; gaura-bhakta-vrnda-to the
>|devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
23|TRANSLATION
24|All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to
>|Nityananda Prabhu! All glories to Advaita Acarya! all
>|glories to all the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!
25|Madhya 21.3
26|TEXT 3
27|TEXT
28|sarva svarupera dhama-paravyoma-dhame
29|prthak prthak vaikuntha saba, nahika ganane
30|SYNONYMS
31|sarva-all; svarupera-of the personal forms; dhama-abode;
>|para-vyoma-dhame-in the spiritual sky; prthak prthak-
>|separate; vaikuntha-Vaikuntha planets; saba-all; nahika
>|ganane-there is no counting.
32|TRANSLATION
33|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued,"All the transcendental
>|forms of the Lord are situated in the spiritual sky. They
>|preside over spiritual planets in that abode, but there is
>|no counting those Vaikuntha planets.
34|Madhya 21.4
35|TEXT 4
36|TEXT
37|sata, sahasra, ayuta, laksa, koti-yojana
38|eka eka vaikunthera vistara varnana
39|SYNONYMS
40|sata-a hundred; sahasra-a thousand; ayuta-ten thousand;
>|laksa-a hundred thousand; koti-ten million; yojana-a
>|distance of eight miles; eka eka-each and every one;
>|vaikunthera-of the spiritual planets; vistara-the breadth;
>|varnana-description.
41|TRANSLATION
42|"The breadth of each Vaikuntha planet is described as eight
>|miles multiplied by one hundred, by one thousand, by ten
>|thousand, by one hundred thousand, and by ten million. In
>|other words, each Vaikuntha planet is expanded beyond our
>|ability to measure.
43|Madhya 21.5
44|TEXT 5
45|TEXT
46|saba vaikuntha-vyapaka, ananda-cinmaya
47|parisada-sadaisvarya-purna saba haya
48|SYNONYMS
49|saba-all; vaikuntha-the spiritual planets; vyapaka-vast;
>|ananda-cit-maya-made of spiritual bliss; parisada-
>|associates; sat-aisvarya-six kinds of opulence; purna-in
>|full; saba-all; haya-are.
50|TRANSLATION
51|"Each Vaikuntha planet is very large, and each is made of
>|spiritual bliss. The inhabitants are all associates of the
>|Supreme Lord, and they have full opulence like the Lord
>|Himself. Thus they are all
>|situated.
52|Madhya 21.6
53|TEXT 6
54|TEXT
55|ananta vaikuntha eka eka dese yara
56|sei paravyoma-dhamera ke karu vistara
57|SYNONYMS
58|ananta vaikuntha-unlimited Vaikuntha planets; eka eka-
>|certain; dese-in a place; yara-of which; sei-that; para-
>|vyoma-of the spiritual sky; dhamera-of the abode; ke karu
>|vistara-who can understand the breadth.
59|TRANSLATION
60|"Since all the Vaikuntha planets are located in a certain
>|corner of the spiritual sky, who can measure the spiritual
>|sky?
61|Madhya 21.7
62|TEXT 7
63|TEXT
64|ananta vaikuntha-paravyoma yara dala-sreni
65|sarvopari krsnaloka 'karnikara' gani
66|SYNONYMS
67|ananta-unlimited; vaikuntha-Vaikuntha planets; para-vyoma-
>|the spiritual sky; yara-of which; dala-sreni-the bunches of
>|outlying petals; sarva-upari-in the topmost portion of the
>|spiritual sky; krsna-loka-the abode of Lord Krsna;
>|karnikara gani-we consider the whorl of the lotus flower.
68|TRANSLATION
69|"The shape of the spiritual sky is compared to a lotus
>|flower. The topmost region of that flower is called the
>|whorl, and within that whorl is Krsna's abode. The petals
>|of the spiritual lotus flower consist of many Vaikuntha
>|planets.
70|Madhya 21.8
71|TEXT 8
72|TEXT
73|ei-mata sad-aisvarya, sthana, avatara
74|brahma, siva anta na paya-jiva kon chara
75|SYNONYMS
76|ei-mata-such; sat-aisvarya-six opulences; sthana-abode;
>|avatara-incarnations; brahma-Lord Brahma; siva-Lord Siva;
>|anta na paya-cannot find the limit; jiva-a living entity;
>|kon-what of; chara-worthless.
77|TRANSLATION
78|"Each Vaikuntha planet is full of spiritual bliss, complete
>|opulence and space, and each is inhabited by incarnations.
>|If Lord Brahma and Lord Siva cannot estimate the length and
>|breadth of the spiritual sky and the Vaikuntha planets, how
>|can ordinary living entities begin to imagine them?
79|Madhya 21.9
80|TEXT 9
81|TEXT
82|ko vetti bhuman bhagavan paratman
83|yogesvarotir bhavatas trilokyam
84|kva va katham va kati va kadeti
85|vistarayan kridasi yoga-mayam
86|SYNONYMS
87|kah-who; vetti-knows; bhuman-O supreme great one; bhagavan-
>|O Supreme Personality of Godhead; para-atman-O Supersoul;
>|yoga-isvara-O master of mystic power; utih-pastimes;
>|bhavatah-of Your Lordship; tri-lokyam-in the three worlds;
>|kva-where; va-or; katham-how; va-or; kati-how many; va-or;
>|kada-when; iti-thus; vistarayan-expanding; kridasi-You play;
>| yoga-mayam-spiritual energy.
88|TRANSLATION
89|" 'O supreme great one! O Supreme Personality of Godhead! O
>|Supersoul, master of all mystic power! Your pastimes are
>|taking place continuously in these worlds, but who can
>|estimate where, how and when You are employing Your
>|spiritual energy and performing Your pastimes? No one can
>|understand the mystery of these activities.'
90|PURPORT
91|This verse is quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.14.21).
92|Madhya 21.10
93|TEXT 10
94|TEXT
95|ei-mata krsnera divya sad-guna ananta
96|brahma-siva-sanakadi na paya yanra anta
97|SYNONYMS
98|ei-mata-in this way; krsnera-of Lord Krsna; divya-
>|transcendental; sat-guna-spiritual qualities; ananta-
>|unlimited; brahma-Lord Brahma; siva-Lord Siva; sanaka-adi-
>|the four Kumaras and so on; na-not; paya-obtain; yanra-of
>|which; anta-the limit.
99|TRANSLATION
100|"The spiritual qualities of Krsna are also unlimited. Great
>|personalities like Lord Brahma, Lord Siva and the four
>|Kumaras cannot estimate the spiritual qualities of the Lord.
101|Madhya 21.11
102|TEXT 11
103|TEXT
104|gunatmanas te 'pi gunan vimatum
105|hitavatirnasya ka isire 'sya
106|kalena yair va vimitah sukalpair
107|bhu-pamsavah khe mihika dyubhasah
108|SYNONYMS
109|guna-atmanah-the overseer of the three qualities; te-of You;
>| api-certainly; gunan-the qualities; vimatum-to count; hita-
>|avatirnasya-who have descended for the benefit of all
>|living entities; ke-who; isire-were able; asya-of the
>|universe; kalena-in due course of time; yaih-by whom; va-or;
>| vimitah-counted; su-kalpaih-by great scientists; bhu-
>|pamsavah-the atoms of the universe; khe-in the sky; mihikah-
>|particles of snow; dyu-bhasah-the illuminating stars and
>|planets.
110|TRANSLATION
111|" 'In time, great scientists may be able to count all the
>|atoms of the universe, all the stars and planets in the sky,
>| and all the particles of snow, but who among them can
>|count the unlimited transcendental qualities of the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead? He descends on the surface of the
>|globe for the benefit of all living entities.'
112|PURPORT
113|This verse is quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.14.7).
114|Madhya 21.12
115|TEXT 12
116|TEXT
117|brahmadi rahu-sahasra-vadane 'ananta'
118|nirantara gaya mukhe, na paya gunera anta
119|SYNONYMS
120|brahma-adi rahu-leave aside Lord Brahma and others; sahasra-
>|vadane-in thousands of mouths; ananta-Lord Ananta;
>|nirantara-continuously; gaya-chants; mukhe-in the mouths;
>|na paya-does not obtain; gunera-of qualities of the Lord;
>|anta-the end.
121|TRANSLATION
122|"To say nothing of Lord Brahma, even Lord Ananta, who has
>|thousands of heads, could not reach the end of the Lord's
>|transcendental qualities, even though He is continuously
>|chanting their praises.
123|Madhya 21.13
124|TEXT 13
125|TEXT
126|nantam vidamy aham ami munayo 'grajas te
127|maya-balasya purusasya kuto 'vara ye
128|gayan gunan dasa-satanana adi-devah
129|seso 'dhunapi samavasyati nasya param
130|SYNONYMS
131|na antam-no limit; vidami-know; aham-I; ami-those; munayah-
>|great saintly persons; agrajah-brothers; te-of you; maya-
>|balasya-who has multi-energies; purusasya-of the
>|Personality of Godhead; kutah-how; avarah-less intelligent;
>|ye-those who; gayan-chanting; gunan-the qualities; dasa-
>|sata-ananah-who has a thousand hoods; adi-devah-the
>|Personality of Godhead; sesah-Ananta Sesa; adhuna api-even
>|until now; samavasyati-reaches; na-not; asya-of the Lord;
>|param-limit.
132|TRANSLATION
133|" 'If I, Lord Brahma, and your elder brothers, the great
>|saints and sages, cannot understand the limits of the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full of various
>|energies, who else can understand them? Although constantly
>|chanting about His transcendental qualities, the thousand-
>|hooded Lord Sesa has not yet reached the end of the Lord's
>|activities.'
134|PURPORT
135|This verse, spoken to Narada Muni, is
>|from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.7.41).
136|Madhya 21.14
137|TEXT 14
138|TEXT
139|seho rahu-sarvajna-siromani sri-krsna
140|nija-gunera anta na pana hayena satrsna
141|SYNONYMS
142|seho rahu-let Him (Ananta) alone; sarva-jna-the omniscient;
>|siromani-the topmost; sri-krsna-Lord Krsna; nija-gunera-of
>|His personal qualities; anta-limit; na-not; pana-getting;
>|hayena-becomes; sa-trsna-very inquisitive.
143|TRANSLATION
144|"To say nothing of Anantadeva, even Lord Krsna Himself
>|cannot find an end to His transcendental qualities.
>|Indeed, He Himself is always eager to know them.
145|Madhya 21.15
146|TEXT 15
147|TEXT
148|dyu-pataya eva te na yayur antam anantataya
149|tvam api yad antaranda-nicaya nanu savaranah
150|kha iva rajamsi vanti vayasa saha yac chrutayas
151|tvayi hi phalanty atannirasanena bhavan-
>|nidhanah
152|SYNONYMS
153|dyu-patayah-the predominating deities of higher planetary
>|systems (Lord Brahma and others); eva-also; te-Your; na-not;
>| yayuh- could reach; antam-the limit of transcendental
>|qualities; anantataya-due to being unlimited; tvam api-You
>|also; yat-since; antara-within You; anda-nicayah-the groups
>|of universes; nanu-O sir; savaranah -having
>|different coverings; khe-in the sky; iva-like; rajamsi-
>|atoms; vanti-rotate; vayasa-the course of time; saha-with;
>|yat-what; srutayah-great personalities who understand the
>|Vedas; tvayi-in You; hi-certainly; phalanti-end in;
>|atannirasanena -by refuting the inferior
>|elements; bhavat-nidhanah-whose conclusion is in You.
154|TRANSLATION
155|" 'My Lord, You are unlimited. Even the predominating
>|deities of the higher planetary systems, including Lord
>|Brahma, could not find Your limitations. Nor could You
>|Yourself ascertain the limit of Your qualities. Like atoms
>|in the sky, there are multi-universes with seven coverings,
>|and these are rotating in due course of time. All the
>|experts in Vedic understanding are searching for You by
>|eliminating the material elements. In this way, searching
>|and searching, they come to the conclusion that everything
>|is complete in You. Thus You are the resort of everything.
>|This is the conclusion of all Vedic experts.'
156|PURPORT
157|This verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.87.41)
>| is confirmed
>|in Bhagavad-gita :
158|bahunam janmanam ante
159|jnanavan mam prapadyate
160|vasudevah sarvam iti
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161|sa mahatma sudurlabhah
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162|"After many births and deaths, he who is actually in
>|knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of
>|all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare."
>| (Bg. 7.19)
163|After searching for the Absolute Truth throughout the
>|universe, learned scholars and Vedic experts cannot reach
>|the ultimate goal. In this way they come to Krsna.
164|When there is a discussion about the Absolute Truth, there
>|are always various pros and cons. The purpose of such
>|arguments is to come to the right conclusion. Such an
>|argument is generally known as neti neti ("not this, not
>|that"). Until one comes to the right conclusion, the
>|process of thinking, "This is not the Absolute Truth, that
>|is not the Absolute Truth," will continue. When we come to
>|the right conclusion, we accept the Supreme Personality of
>|Godhead, Krsna, as the ultimate truth.
165|Madhya 21.16
166|TEXT 16
167|TEXT
168|seha rahu-vraje yabe krsna avatara
169|tanra caritra vicarite mana na paya para
170|SYNONYMS
171|seha rahu-leave aside such negative arguments; vraje-in
>|Vrndavana; yabe-when; krsna-Lord Krsna; avatara-incarnation;
>| tanra-His; caritra-character; vicarite-to deliberate; mana-
>|mind; na-not; paya-gets; para-the limit.
172|TRANSLATION
173|"Apart from all argument, logic and negative or positive
>|processes, when Lord Sri Krsna was present as the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead at Vrndavana, one could not find
>|a limit to His potencies by studying His characteristics
>|and activities.
174|Madhya 21.17
175|TEXT 17
176|TEXT
177|prakrtaprakrta srsti kaila eka-ksane
178|asesa-vaikunthajanda svasvanatha -sane
179|SYNONYMS
180|prakrta-aprakrta-material and spiritual; srsti-creation;
>|kaila-did; eka-ksane-in one moment; asesa-unlimited;
>|vaikuntha-Vaikuntha planets; aja-anda-material planets; sva-
>|sva-natha-sane-with their own predominating deities.
181|TRANSLATION
182|"At Vrndavana, the Lord immediately created all material
>|and spiritual planets in one moment. Indeed, all of them
>|were created with their predominating deities.
183|Madhya 21.18
184|TEXT 18
185|TEXT
186|e-mata anyatra nahi suniye adbhuta
187|yahara sravane citta haya avadhuta
188|SYNONYMS
189|e-mata-like this; anyatra-anywhere else; nahi-not; suniye-I
>|hear; adbhuta-wonderful event; yahara-of which; sravane-by
>|hearing; citta-consciousness; haya-becomes; avadhuta-
>|agitated and cleansed.
190|TRANSLATION
191|"We do not hear of such wonderful things anywhere.
>|Simply by hearing of those incidents, one's
>|consciousness is agitated and cleansed.
192|PURPORT
193|When Lord Krsna was present in the earthly Vrndavana, Lord
>|Brahma, taking Him to be an ordinary cowherd boy, wanted to
>|test His potency. Therefore Lord Brahma stole all the cows,
>|calves and cowherd boys from Krsna and hid them by his
>|illusory energy. When Krsna saw that Brahma had stolen His
>|cows, calves and cowherd boys, He immediately created many
>|material and spiritual planets in Lord Brahma's presence.
>|Within a moment, cows, cowherd boys, calves and unlimited
>|Vaikunthas-all expansions of the Lord's spiritual energy-
>|were manifested. As stated in the Brahma-samhita : ananda-
>|cinmaya-rasa-pratibhavitabhih . Not only did
>|Krsna create all the paraphernalia of His spiritual energy,
>|but He also created unlimited material universes with
>|unlimited Brahmas. All these pastimes, which are described
>|in Srimad-Bhagavatam, will cleanse one's consciousness. In
>|this way one can actually understand the Absolute Truth.
>|The spiritual planets in the spiritual sky are called
>|Vaikunthas, and each of them has a predominating Deity (
>|Narayana) with a specific name. Similarly, in the material
>|sky there are innumerable universes, and each is dominated
>|by a specific deity, a Brahma. Krsna simultaneously created
>|all these Vaikuntha planets and universes within a moment
>|of Brahma's return.
194|The word avadhuta means "rambling, agitating, moving,
>|absorbed, defeated." In some readings of Caitanya-
>|caritamrta, it is said: yahara sravane citta-mala haya
>|dhuta. Instead of the word avadhuta, the words haya dhuta,
>|meaning that the heart or consciousness is cleansed, is
>|used. When the consciousness is cleansed, one can
>|understand what and who Krsna is. This is also confirmed
>|in Bhagavad-gita (7.28):
195|yesam tv anta-gatam papam
196|jananam punya-karmanam
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197|te dvandva - moha - nirmukta
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198|bhajante mam drdha-vratah
199|"Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in
>|this life, whose sinful actions are completely eradicated
>|and who are freed from the duality of delusion, engage
>|themselves in My service with determination."
200|Unless one is freed from the reaction of sinful activities,
>|one cannot understand Krsna or engage in His transcendental
>|loving service.
201|Madhya 21.19
202|TEXT 19
203|TEXT
204|"krsna-vatsair asankhyataih"-sukadeva-vani
205|krsna-sange kata gopa-sankhya nahi jani
206|SYNONYMS
207|krsna-vatsaih asankhyataih-Krsna was accompanied by an
>|unlimited number of calves and cowherd boys; sukadeva-vani-
>|the words of Sukadeva Gosvami; krsna-sange-with Lord Krsna;
>|kata gopa-how many cowherd boys; sankhya-the count; nahi
>|jani-we do not know.
208|TRANSLATION
209|"According to Sukadeva Gosvami, Krsna had unlimited cows
>|and cowherd boys with Him. No one could count their actual
>|number.
210|Madhya 21.20
211|TEXT 20
212|TEXT
213|eka eka gopa kare ye vatsa carana
214|koti, arbuda, sankha, padma, tahara ganana
215|SYNONYMS
216|eka eka-one after another; gopa-cowherd boys; kare-do; ye-
>|whatever; vatsa-calves; carana-grazing; koti-ten millions;
>|arbuda-a hundred million; sankha-one trillion; padma-ten
>|trillion; tahara ganana-the enumeration of that.
217|TRANSLATION
218|"Each of the cowherd boys was tending calves to the extent
>|of a koti, arbuda, sankha and padma. That is the way of
>|counting.
219|PURPORT
220|According to Vedic mathematical calculations, the following
>|enumeration system is used: units, tens (dasa), hundreds (
>|sata), thousands (sahasra), ten thousands (ayuta) and
>|hundred thousands (laksa). Ten times laksa is niyuta. Ten
>|times niyuta is koti. Ten times koti is arbuda. Ten times
>|arbuda is vrnda. Ten times vrnda is kharva. Ten times
>|kharva is nikharva. Ten times nikharva is sankha. Ten times
>|sankha is padma, and ten times padma is sagara. Ten times
>|sagara is antya, and ten times antya is madhya, and ten
>|times madhya is parardha. Each item is ten times greater
>|than the previous one. Thus all the cowherd boys who were
>|companions of Krsna had many calves to take care of.
221|Madhya 21.21
222|TEXT 21
223|TEXT
224|vetra, venu, dala, srnga, vastra, alankara
225|gopa-ganera yata, tara nahi lekha-para
226|SYNONYMS
227|vetra-canes; venu-flutes; dala-lotus flowers; srnga-horns;
>|vastra-garments; alankara-ornaments; gopa-ganera yata-as
>|many as are possessed by the cowherd boys; tara-of them;
>|nahi-there is not; lekha-para-limitation to writing.
228|TRANSLATION
229|"All the cowherd boys had unlimited calves. Similarly,
>|their canes, flutes, lotus flowers, horns, garments and
>|ornaments were all unlimited. They cannot be limited by
>|writing about them.
230|Madhya 21.22
231|TEXT 22
232|TEXT
233|sabe haila caturbhuja vaikunthera pati
234|prthak prthak brahmandera brahma kare stuti
235|SYNONYMS
236|sabe-all of them: haila-became; catuh-bhuja-four-handed;
>|vaikunthera pati-predominating Deities of the Vaikuntha
>|planets; prthak prthak-separately; brahmandera-of the
>|universes; brahma-the predominating deities known as Lord
>|Brahma; kare stuti-offer prayers.
237|TRANSLATION
238|"The cowherd boys then became four-handed Narayanas,
>|predominating Deities of Vaikuntha planets. All the
>|separate Brahmas from different universes began to offer
>|their prayers unto the Lords.
239|Madhya 21.23
240|TEXT 23
241|TEXT
242|eka krsna-deha haite sabara prakase
243|ksaneke sabai sei sarire pravese
244|SYNONYMS
245|eka-one; krsna-deha-transcendental body of Krsna; haite-
>|from; sabara-of everyone; prakase-the manifestation;
>|ksaneke-in a second; sabai-every one of Them; sei sarire-in
>|that body of Krsna; pravese-enter.
246|TRANSLATION
247|"All these transcendental bodies emanated from the body of
>|Krsna, and within a second They all entered again into His
>|body.
248|Madhya 21.24
249|TEXT 24
250|TEXT
251|iha dekhi' brahma haila mohita, vismita
252|stuti kari' ei pache karila niscita
253|SYNONYMS
254|iha dekhi'-seeing this; brahma-Lord Brahma; haila-became;
>|mohita-astonished; vismita-struck with wonder; stuti kari'-
>|offering prayers; ei-this; pache-at the end; karila-made;
>|niscita-conclusion.
255|TRANSLATION
256|"When the Lord Brahma from this universe saw this pastime,
>|he was astonished and struck with wonder. After offering
>|his prayers, he gave the following conclusion.
257|Madhya 21.25
258|TEXT 25
259|TEXT
260|"ye kahe-'krsnera vaibhava muni saba janon'
261|se januka,-kaya-mane muni ei manon
262|SYNONYMS
263|ye kahe-if anyone says; krsnera-of Lord Krsna; vaibhava-
>|opulences; muni-I; saba-all; janon-know; se januka-let him
>|know; kaya-mane-by my body and mind; muni-myself; ei-this;
>|manon-accept.
264|TRANSLATION
265|"Lord Brahma said, 'If someone says that he knows
>|everything about Krsna's opulence, let him think that way.
>|However , as far as I am concerned, with my body and mind I
>|consider it in this way.
266|Madhya 21.26
267|TEXT 26
268|TEXT
269|ei ye tomara ananta vaibhavamrta-sindhu
270|mora van-mano-gamya nahe eka bindu
271|SYNONYMS
272|ei ye-all this; tomara-Your; ananta-unlimited; vaibhava-
>|amrta-sindhu-ocean of the nectar of Your opulence; mora-my;
>|vak-manah-gamya-within the reach of words and mind; nahe-
>|not; eka bindu-even a drop.
273|TRANSLATION
274|" 'My Lord, Your opulence is like an unlimited ocean of
>|nectar, and it is verbally and mentally impossible for me
>|to realize even a drop of that ocean.
275|Madhya 21.27
276|TEXT 27
277|TEXT
278|jananta eva janantu
279|kim bahuktya na me prabho
280|manaso vapuso vaco
281|vaibhavam tava gocarah "
282|SYNONYMS
283|janantah-persons who think they are aware of Your unlimited
>|potency; eva-certainly; janantu-let them think like that;
>|kim-what is the use; bahu-uktya-with many words; na-not; me-
>|my; prabho-O Lord; manasah-of the mind; vapusah-of the body;
>| vacah-of the words; vaibhavam-opulences; tava-Your;
>|gocarah-within the range.
284|TRANSLATION
285|" 'There are people who say, "I know everything about Krsna.
>|" Let them think that way. As far as I am concerned, I do
>|not wish to speak very much about this matter. O my Lord,
>|let me say this much. As far as Your opulences are
>|concerned, they are all beyond the reach of my mind, body
>|and words.'
286|PURPORT
287|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.14.38),
>|spoken by Lord Brahma after he had stolen Lord Krsna's cows,
>| calves and cowherd boys and Krsna had exhibited His
>|transcendental opulence by re-creating all the stolen cows,
>| calves and cowherd boys by His visnu-murti expansions.
>|After he had seen this, Brahma offered the above prayer.
288|Madhya 21.28
289|TEXT 28
290|TEXT
291|krsnera mahima rahu-keba tara jnata
292|vrndavana-sthanera dekha ascarya vibhuta
293|SYNONYMS
294|krsnera-of Lord Krsna; mahima-glories; rahu-let be; keba-
>|who; tara-of those; jnata-a knower; vrndavana-sthanera-of
>|the abode of Krsna, Vrndavana; dekha-just see; ascarya-
>|wonderful; vibhuta-opulences.
295|TRANSLATION
296|"Let the glories of Lord Krsna be! Who could be aware of
>|all of them? His abode, Vrndavana, has many wonderful
>|opulences. Just try to see them all.
297|Madhya 21.29
298|TEXT 29
299|TEXT
300|sola-krosa vrndavana,-sastrera prakase
301|tara eka-dese vaikunthajanda-gana bhase
302|SYNONYMS
303|sola-krosa-measuring sixteen krosas (thirty-two miles);
>|vrndavana-Vrndavana-dhama; sastrera prakase-according to
>|the revelation of revealed scripture; tara-of Vrndavana;
>|eka-dese-in one corner; vaikuntha-all the Vaikuntha planets;
>| ajanda-gana-the innumerable universes; bhase-are situated.
304|TRANSLATION
305|"According to the revelations of revealed scripture,
>|Vrndavana extends only sixteen krosas [thirty-two miles].
>|Nonetheless, all the Vaikuntha planets and innumerable
>|universes are located in one corner of this tract.
306|PURPORT
307|In Vraja, the land is divided into various vanas, or
>|forests. The forests total twelve, and their extension is
>|estimated to be eighty-four krosas. Of these, the special
>|forest known as Vrndavana is located from the present
>|municipal city of Vrndavana to the village called Nanda-
>|grama. This distance is sixteen krosas (thirty-two miles).
308|Madhya 21.30
309|TEXT 30
310|TEXT
311|apara aisvarya krsnera-nahika ganana
312|sakha-candra-nyaye kari dig-darasana
313|SYNONYMS
314|apara-unlimited; aisvarya-opulence; krsnera-of Lord Krsna;
>|nahika ganana-there is no estimation; sakha-candra-nyaye-
>|according to the logic of seeing the moon through the
>|branches of a tree; kari-I make; dik-darasana-an indication
>|only.
315|TRANSLATION
316|"No one can estimate the opulence of Krsna. That is
>|unlimited. However, just as one sees the moon through the
>|branches of a tree, I wish to give a little indication."
317|PURPORT
318|First a child is shown the branches of a tree, and then he
>|is shown the moon through the branches. This is called
>|sakha-candra-nyaya. The idea is that first one must be
>|given a simpler example. Then the more difficult background
>|is explained.
319|Madhya 21.31