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45.  PARTIAL TO DEVOTEES Although Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is therefore not partial to anyone, it is stated in Bhagavad-gītā that He has special attraction for a devotee who worships His name in … Read More

44.  POPULAR Any person who is very dear to people in general is called a popular man. As for Kṛṣṇa’s popularity, there is a statement in the First Canto, eleventh chapter, verse 9 of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam that deals … Read More

43.  ALL-FAMOUS A person who becomes well known due to his spotless character is called famous. It is stated that the diffusion of Kṛṣṇa’s fame is like the moonshine, which turns darkness into light. In other words, … Read More

42.  MOST POWERFUL A person who can always put his enemy into calamities is called powerful. When Kṛṣṇa was present on this planet, just as the powerful sun drives all darkness to take shelter in caves, He … Read More

41.  ALL-AUSPICIOUS A person who is always engaged in auspicious welfare activities for everyone is known as all-auspicious. After the disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa from this planet, Uddhava began to remember the activities of the Lord and … Read More

40.  CONTROLLED BY LOVE Kṛṣṇa becomes obliged to the loving spirit of the devotee and not exactly to the service rendered. No one can serve Kṛṣṇa completely. He is so complete and self-sufficient that He has no … Read More

39.  WELL-WISHER OF HIS DEVOTEES It is said of Kṛṣṇa’s devotees that if they offer even a little water or a tulasī leaf in devotion to Lord Viṣṇu, Lord Viṣṇu is so kind that He will sell … Read More

38.  HAPPY Any person who is always joyful and untouched by any distress is called happy. As far as Kṛṣṇa’s enjoyment is concerned, it is stated that the ornaments that decorated the bodies of Kṛṣṇa and His … Read More

37.  PROTECTOR OF SURRENDERED SOULS Kṛṣṇa is the protector of all surrendered souls. Some enemy of Kṛṣṇa’s was enlivened with the thought that he needn’t fear Kṛṣṇa, because if he simply surrendered unto Him, Kṛṣṇa would give … Read More

36.  SHY A person who sometimes exhibits humility and bashfulness is called shy. As described in the Lalita-mādhava, Kṛṣṇa’s shyness was manifested when He lifted Govardhana Hill by the little finger of His left hand. All of … Read More

35.  LIBERAL Any person who is by his natural behavior very mild is called liberal. A statement by Uddhava after the Syamantaka jewel plundering confirms that Kṛṣṇa is so kind and favorable that if a servitor is … Read More

34.  GENTLE Any person who neither becomes impudent nor exhibits a puffed-up nature is called gentle. The example of Kṛṣṇa’s gentle behavior was manifested when He was coming to the arena of the Rājasūya sacrifice arranged by … Read More

34.  GENTLE Any person who neither becomes impudent nor exhibits a puffed-up nature is called gentle. The example of Kṛṣṇa’s gentle behavior was manifested when He was coming to the arena of the Rājasūya sacrifice arranged by … Read More

33.  RESPECTFUL A person who shows adequate respect to a spiritual master, a brāhmaṇa and an old person is to be understood as being respectful. When superior persons assembled before Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa first of all offered respect … Read More

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