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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

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