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Pradyumna: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat]

śrī-bhagavān uvāca bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna tāny ahaṁ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṁ vettha parantapa

[Bg. 4.5]

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Translation = "The Blessed Lord said = Many, many births both you and I have passed. I can remember all …

Prabhupāda: Śrī bhagavān uvāca. We have already explained the meaning of bhagavān in connection with the first verse. Still, again …

aiśvaryasya samagrasya vīryasya yaśasaḥ śriyaḥ jñāna-vairāgyayoś caiva ṣaṇṇāṁ itī bhagam ganā

[Viṣṇu Purāṇa 6.5.47]

Bhagavān means who possesses these six opulences in full = all riches, all strength, all influence, all wisdom, all beauty, …

So Bhagavān is individual; we are also individual, part and parcel. Just like the father is individual, and the sons …

Therefore Kṛṣṇa said that "I also take My birth, and you also take your birth, but the difference is..." Tāny …

Similarly, we had our last birth, but we have forgotten. But Kṛṣṇa does not forget. That is the difference between …

So about Kṛṣṇa it is, in the Brahma-saṁhitā, it is said,

advaitam acyutam anādim ananta-rūpam ādyaṁ purāṇa-puruṣaṁ nava-yauvanaṁ ca vedeṣu durlabham adurlabham ātma-bhaktau govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi

[Bs. 5.33]

Advaita acyuta anādi ananta-rūpa. Kṛṣṇa can expand Himself---ananta-rūpam. Ananta means unlimited. Just like in the Bhagavad-gītā it is said, īśvaraḥ …

mamaivāṁśo jīva-loke jīva-loke sanātanaḥ manaḥ ṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi prakṛti-sthāni karṣati

[Bg. 15.7]

He is struggling for existence in this material world with his concocted mind and senses.

So Kṛṣṇa is looking for the opportunity when the living entity will come back to Him, because we are all …