20211122 The Three-Fourths Part of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Energy Part 1

The following is a Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Book Compilation By His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja on 22nd November 2021 in Srīdhāma Māyāpur, India

mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁ paṅguṁ laṅghayate girim
yat-kṛpā tam ahaṁ vande śrī-guruṁ dīna-tāraṇam
paramānandaṁ mādhavaṁ śrī caitanya iśvaram

Hariḥ oṁ tat sat!

Hare Kṛṣṇa! Dear Devotees! Today is the compilation of Caitanya līlā book, the chapter today is entitled:

The Three-Fourths Part of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Energy Part 1
Under the section: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 21.28

kṛṣṇābhinna śrī-vṛndāvana-dhāma: —

kṛṣṇera mahimā rahu—kebā tāra jñātā
vṛndāvana-sthānera dekha āścarya vibhutā

Translation: Let the glories of Lord Kṛṣṇa be! Who could be aware of all of them? His abode, Vṛndāvana, has many wonderful opulences. Just try to see them all.

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Caitanya or Kṛṣṇa's rather transcendental opulence, three fourths of His energy is the spiritual world, in the spiritual world there is Kṛṣṇa loka. Kṛṣṇaloka has four divisions, one of which is Vrindavan and that is being described here.

Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 21.29

vṛndāvanera ekadeśe paravyomastha anantakoṭi vaikuṇṭha: —

ṣola-krośa vṛndāvana,—śāstrera prakāśe
tāra eka-deśe vaikuṇṭhājāṇḍa-gaṇa bhāse

Translation: According to the revelations of revealed scripture, Vṛndāvana extends only sixteen krośas [thirty-two miles]. Nonetheless, all the Vaikuṇṭha planets and innumerable universes are located in one corner of this tract.

Purport: In Vraja, the land is divided into various vanas, or forests. The forests total twelve, and their extension is estimated to be eighty-four krośas. Of these, the special forest known as Vṛndāvana is located from the present municipal city of Vṛndāvana to the village called Nanda-grāma. This distance is sixteen krośas (thirty-two miles).

Jayapatākā Swami: So, these are the measurement of what is there in the material world.

Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 21.30

asīma kṛṣṇa-vaibhava-sindhura ekabindu-nirdeśa:—

apāra aiśvarya kṛṣṇera—nāhika gaṇana
śākhā-candra-nyāye kari dig-daraśana

Translation: No one can estimate the opulence of Kṛṣṇa. That is unlimited. However, just as one sees the moon through the branches of a tree, I wish to give a little indication.”

Purport: First a child is shown the branches of a tree, and then he is shown the moon through the branches. This is called śākhā-candra-nyāya. The idea is that first one must be given a simpler example. Then the more difficult background is explained.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, we cannot fully understand the spiritual world but some indication is given.

Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 21.31

vāṅmānasātīta kṛṣṇeśvarya varṇane brahmāra vihvalatā:–

aiśvarya kahite sphurila aiśvarya-sāgara
manendriya ḍubilā, prabhu ha-ilā phāṅpara

Translation: While describing the transcendental opulences of Kṛṣṇa, the ocean of opulence manifested in the mind of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and His mind and senses were immersed in this ocean. Thus He was perplexed.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, describing the opulence of Lord Kṛṣṇa, put Lord Caitanya into a trance of ecstasy, thus He was mentally unbalanced.

Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 21.32

bhāgavatera ei śloka paḍilā āpane
artha āsvādite sukhe karena vyākhyāne

Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally recited the following verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and to relish the meaning, He began to explain it Himself.

Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 21.33

svayaṁ tv asāmyātiśayas try-adhīśaḥ svārājya-lakṣmy-āpta-samasta-kāmaḥ
baliṁ haradbhiś cira-loka-pālaiḥ kirīṭa-koṭīḍita-pāda-pīṭhaḥ

Translation: The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is the master of the three worlds and the three principal demigods [Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva]. No one is equal to or greater than Him. By His spiritual potency, known as svārājya-lakṣmī, all His desires are fulfilled. While offering their dues and presents in worship, the predominating deities of all the planets touch the lotus feet of the Lord with their helmets. Thus they offer prayers to the Lord.’

Purport: This quotation is verse 21 of the second chapter, Third Canto, of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

Jayapatākā Swami: This is describing one universe but there are unlimited millions of universes with similar opulences in each universe.

Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 21.34

kṛṣṇa—(1) asāmyātiśaya:—

parama īśvara kṛṣṇa svayaṁ bhagavān
tāte baḍa, tāṅra sama keha nāhi āna

Translation: Kṛṣṇa is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead; therefore He is the greatest of all. No one is equal to Him, nor is anyone greater than Him.

Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 21.35

Brahma-saṁhitāya (5.1)

īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ
anādir ādir govindaḥ sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam

Translation: ‘Kṛṣṇa, known as Govinda, is the supreme controller. He has an eternal, blissful, spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin, for He is the prime cause of all causes.’

Purport: This is the first verse of the fifth chapter of the Brahma-saṁhitā.

Jayapatākā Swami: This verse describes the opulence of Lord Kṛṣṇa and His position as the Original Supreme Personality of Godhead, He is cause of all causes and the Absolute Truth.

Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 21.36

kṛṣṇa-(2) tryadhīśa; (ka) guṇāvatāragata 1ma (vāhya) arthaḥ

brahmā, viṣṇu, hara,—ei sṛṣṭyādi-īśvara
tine ājñākārī kṛṣṇera, kṛṣṇa—adhīśvara

Translation: The primary predominating deities of this material creation are Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and Lord Viṣṇu. Nonetheless, they simply carry out the orders of Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is master of them all.

Jayapatākā Swami: Kṛṣṇa expands Himself in different degrees, normally Brahmā is a living entity empowered to create. But Śiva is a special tattva under himself who is able to destroy the universe and in-charge of the mode of ignorance and false ego. Viṣṇu is an expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He has qualities like the Supreme Lord. He has sixty qualities of sixty four of Kṛṣṇa so He is considered as Viṣṇu tattva and He is responsible to maintain the universe.

Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 21.37

Śrīmad-Bhāgavate (2.6.32)—

sṛjāmi tan-niyukto ’haṁ haro harati tad-vaśaḥ
viśvaṁ puruṣa-rūpeṇa paripāti tri-śakti-dhṛk

Translation: [Lord Brahmā said:] ‘Following the will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, I create, Lord Śiva destroys, and He Himself in the form of Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu maintains all the affairs of material nature. Thus the supreme controller of the three modes of material nature is Lord Viṣṇu.’

Purport: This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.6.32).

Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 21.38

(b) puruṣāvatāragata 2ya (vāhya) artha:—

e sāmānya, tryadhīśvarera śuna artha āra
 jagat-kāraṇa tina puruṣāvatāra

Translation: This is only a general description. Please try to understand another meaning of tryadhīśa. The three puruṣa incarnations of Viṣṇu are the original cause of the material creation.

Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 21.39

mahā-viṣṇu, padmanābha, kṣīrodaka-svāmī
 ei tina—sthūla-sūkṣma-sarva-antaryāmī

Translation: Mahā-Viṣṇu, Padmanābha and Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu are the Supersouls of all subtle and gross existences.

Purport: Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu is known as Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, the Supersoul of everything. Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, from whose lotus navel Brahmā was created, is also called Hiraṇyagarbha and is the total Supersoul and the subtle Supersoul. Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the universal form and the gross Supersoul.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, the whole material world is created by Mahā-Viṣṇu who works as the Supersoul of all the universes and Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the second avatāra who is also known as Padmanābhi, gives birth to Lord Brahmā, the trītīya Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the Supersoul in everyone’s heart.

Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 21.40

ei tina—sarvāśraya, jagat-īśvara
eho saba kalā-aṁśa, kṛṣṇa—adhīśvara

Translation: Although Mahā-Viṣṇu, Padmanābha and Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu are all shelters and controllers of the entire universe, They are nonetheless but plenary portions or portions of the plenary portions of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, He is the original Personality of Godhead.

Jayapatākā Swami: This shows that although Kṛṣṇa has Ananta-Rūpa, unlimited forms and that He appears in different forms although the original form is Lord Kṛṣṇa. And the original form expands into all these other forms.

Thus ends the Part 1 chapter entitled, The Three-Fourths Part of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Energy,
Under the section: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa