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“Besides the inferior nature, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is a superior energy of Mine, which consists

was recited by Śukadeva Gosvāmī and heard by Parīkṣit Mahārāja, and we in turn have to hear about Kṛṣṇa When we speak of Viṣṇu, we mean Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is the origin of the viṣṇu-tattva – that is, Viṣṇu is an expansion of Kṛṣṇa. When we speak of Viṣṇu, we understand that the origin of Viṣṇu is Kṛṣṇa. As Śrī Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā (10.2), aham ādir hi devānām: “I am the source of the demigods.”

Kṛṣṇa very pleasantly associates with His consort Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and enjoys playing His flute. The demigods have many activities, but Kṛṣṇa is always peaceful. The Kṛṣṇa who engages in killing demons is Vāsudeva Kṛṣṇa, not the original Kṛṣṇa. The original Kṛṣṇa does not go anywhere; He never takes a step away from Vṛndāvana. Kṛṣṇa expands as Saṅkarṣaṇa, Nārāyaṇa, Viṣṇu, Mahā-viṣṇu, Garbhodaka-śāyī Viṣṇu and Kṣīrodaka-śāyī Viṣṇu

There was only Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa therefore says, aham ādir hi devānām. Nārāyaṇa is also another plenary expansion of Kṛṣṇa.

We have to learn from the scriptures that Kṛṣṇa is the origin of all. Kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam: all the viṣṇu-tattvas and incarnations are but plenary expansions or expansions of the plenary expansions of Kṛṣṇa.

All of these are Kṛṣṇa’s energies, and if Kṛṣṇa is the source of them, how can they be untrue? A Vaiṣṇava will never say that metal has no connection with Kṛṣṇa. Therefore the Gosvāmīs and Kṛṣṇa Himself tell us that since everything belongs to Kṛṣṇa, everything should

It is our business to understand Kṛṣṇa in truth; then our lives will be successful. It is not that we can succeed by understanding Kṛṣṇa superficially.

Therefore, when there are dharmasya glāniḥ, discrepancies in dharma, Kṛṣṇa or His incarnation personally

performer, worshiping the Deity, offering prayers, always considering oneself the eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa

We can understand the pastimes of the Lord by following one or some of the authorized devotional processes

Śrī Kṛṣṇa has nothing to do personally. It is His energy that acts. many energies in the form of secretaries, then we can hardly imagine the energies possessed by Śrī Kṛṣṇa Śrī Kṛṣṇa is jagad-īśvara, the controller of the entire universe, and thus He is managing the entire According to Śrī Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavad-gītā (9.10):

No one is seen to be equal to, or greater than, Him.” (Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 6.8)

anāsaktasya viṣayān yathārham upayuñjataḥ nirbandhaḥ kṛṣṇa-sambandhe yuktaṁ vairāgyam ucyate

Govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi: Lord Brahmā says that he is not ādi-puruṣa but that Govinda, Kṛṣṇa This Kṛṣṇa has many expansions (advaitam acyutam anādim). We are also Kṛṣṇa’s forms, but we are vibhinnāṁśa, separated expansions. According to Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavad-gītā (7.5):

Thus there are the jīva-prakṛti, the parā prakṛti expansions, who belong to Kṛṣṇa’s superior energy. In any case, Kṛṣṇa is always svacchandātmā – without anxiety.

The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is intended to give society the proper understanding of the Absolute

“This material nature is working under My direction, O son of Kuntī, and producing all moving and unmoving By its rule this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again.” There is thunder and rain, and from rain comes the food we enjoy.

As stated by Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavad-gītā (7.14):

Rains are produced by performance of yajña [sacrifice], and yajña is born of prescribed duties.” Through yajña, sacrifice, we have to satisfy the Supreme Person, and yajñas can be executed when human There are four varṇas (brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya and śūdra) and four āśramas (brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha and sannyāsa). These varṇas and āśramas have their respective duties, and unless human society is divided according

There are nine basic processes of devotional service – hearing and chanting about the Supreme Lord, remembering lotus feet, worshiping Him, offering prayers to the Lord, acting as His servant, becoming His friend, and The beginning is śravaṇaṁ kīrtanam, hearing and chanting. One must be very eager to hear and chant.