32. COMPASSIONATE A person who is unable to bear another’s distress is called compassionate. Kṛṣṇa’s compassion for distressed persons was exhibited when He released all of the kings imprisoned by Magadhendra. While dying, Grandfather Bhīṣma prayed to … Read More
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Qualities of Kṛṣṇa Further Explained 31. HEROIC A person who is very enthusiastic in military activities and expert in releasing different kinds of weapons is called heroic. Regarding Kṛṣṇa’s heroism in fighting, there is the … Read More
30. RELIGIOUS A person who personally practices the tenets of religion as they are enjoined in the śāstras and who also teaches others the same principles is called religious. Simply professing a kind of faith is not … Read More
29. MAGNANIMOUS Any person who is very charitably disposed is called magnanimous. When Kṛṣṇa was reigning over Dvārakā, He was so magnanimous and charitably disposed that there was no limit to His charity. In fact, so great … Read More
28. POSSESSING EQUILIBRIUM A person who is unaffected by attachment and envy is said to possess equilibrium. An example of Kṛṣṇa’s equilibrium is given in the Tenth Canto, sixteenth chapter, verse 33 of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in connection with … Read More
27. SELF-SATISFIED A person who is fully satisfied in himself, without any hankering, and who is not agitated even in the presence of serious cause for distress, is called self-satisfied. An example of Kṛṣṇa’s self-satisfaction was exhibited … Read More
26. GRAVE A person who does not express his mind to everyone, or whose mental activity and plan of action are very difficult to understand, is called grave. After Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa had been offended by Brahmā, … Read More
25. FORGIVING A person who can tolerate all kinds of offenses from the opposite party is known to be forgiving. Lord Kṛṣṇa’s forgiving quality is described in the Śiśupāla-vadha in connection with His forbidding the killing of … Read More
24. FORBEARING A person who tolerates all kinds of troubles, even though such troubles appear to be unbearable, is called forbearing. When Kṛṣṇa was residing at the place of His spiritual master, He did not mind taking … Read More
23. STEADFAST A person who continues to work until his desired goal is achieved is called steadfast. There was a fight between Kṛṣṇa and King Jāmbavān, and Kṛṣṇa was to take the valuable Syamantaka jewel from the … Read More
22. SELF-CONTROLLED A person who can control his senses fully is called vaśī, or self-controlled. In this connection it is stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, “All the sixteen thousand wives of Kṛṣṇa were so exquisitely beautiful that their smiling … Read More
21. PURE There are two kinds of supreme purity. When one type is possessed, one is able to deliver a sinful person. When the other type is possessed, one does not do anything that is impure. A … Read More
18. DETERMINED Any person who observes regulative principles and fulfills his promises by practical activity is called determined. As far as the Lord’s determination is concerned, there is an example in His dealings in the Hari-vaṁśa. This … Read More
Any person who can quickly execute a very difficult task is called expert. About the expertise of Kṛṣṇa there is a statement in the Tenth Canto, fifty-ninth chapter, verse 17 of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, wherein Śukadeva Gosvāmī … Read More
ŚB 1.3.44 तत्र कीर्तयतो विप्रा विप्रर्षेर्भूरितेजस: । अहं चाध्यगमं तत्र निविष्टस्तदनुग्रहात् । सोऽहं व: श्रावयिष्यामि यथाधीतं यथामति ॥ ४४ ॥ tatra kīrtayato viprā viprarṣer bhūri-tejasaḥ ahaṁ cādhyagamaṁ tatra niviṣṭas tad-anugrahāt so ’haṁ vaḥ śrāvayiṣyāmi yathādhītaṁ yathā-mati … Read More
