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who to that could univer- the the situated in- these

one In another place, Krishna shows His form “At of Lord the unlimited of in one place alt- divided to many, many But
rupa is explained in the following verse of the Katha Upanisad:
the Arjuna the in form expansions
as who is inconceivable, and who is universal Arjuna: me see sal universe hough quali es.
Person

Supreme contradictory

energies.” (Svetasvatara Upanisad (3.9)
19 at the same me contain everything in His universal form as the virat “There is no truth superior to that Supreme Person, because He is the Supermost. He is smaller than the smallest, and He is greater than the greatest. He is situated as a silent tree, and He illumines the transcen- dental sky, and as a tree spreads its roots, He spreads His extensive It is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita that Krishna is smaller than the knows everything, as He who is the oldest, who is t
the mutually
upon

meditate is beyond all material concep on, beyond this material nature.” (Bg 8.9) in that universal form”. (Bg 11.12) apparently

smallest: should “One and diverse

chants the mantra However, ever-increasing. The

self are iden cal.” (Padma Purana and CC Mad. 17.133)
advanced, transcendence. of and

neophyte or the is happiness
46 qualita ve iden ty with Krishna in the sense that he is the eternal part and parcel of the Lord and iden fies as the Lord’s eternal servant. This frees the devotee from all reac ons to his past deeds. The devotee lives in a direct rela onship with Lord Krishna. His posi on is transcendental right from the very beginning of devo onal service because he no long- er lives on the material pla orm of self-indulgence. He lives in Krishna by constantly chan ng Hare Krishna Hare

When the devotee, either understand cannot one transcendental otee