Beautiful Krishna

Beautiful Lord Krishna.

Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and cause of all causes, and the original source of all Vishnu and Narayana expansions of God (Vishnu-tattva Forms) 

Krishna as His original Form, NEVER leaves Vrindavana in the Spiritual World. 

However, when Krishna does come to the material creation, He comes via His Vishnu-tattva expansion who plays the role of Krishna in His original form.

Although this Krishna in the material creation is really a Vishnu-tattva expansion of the original Krishna who NEVER leaves Goloka-Vrindavana.

Did you know that Lord Krishna as His original childhood form, NEVER leaves Vrindavana.

Therefore, when Krishna comes to this material world for His childhood pastimes, it is His Vishnu expansion who play's the role of Krishna as the paintings reveal.

Srila Prabhupada -  "Because Kṛṣṇa never leaves Vṛndāvana, all the forms of Kṛṣṇa that appear elsewhere are His expansions. Vāsudeva is Kṛṣṇa's immediate expansion, so Vāsudeva is not different from Kṛṣṇa.

It is to be understood that the Vāsudeva referred to in this verse of Bhagavad-gītā is Baladeva, or Balarāma, because He is the original source of all incarnations and thus He is the sole source of Vāsudeva.

The immediate expansions of the Lord are called svāṁśa (personal expansions), and there are also expansions called vibhinnāṁśa - separated expansions. (Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7 Text 2 Purport)

Srila Prabhupada- "The original Lord Kṛṣṇa never leaves Goloka Vṛndāvana.

All the plenary expansions are one and the same Viṣṇu-tattva, and there is no difference in Their potency. (Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 34 Purport)

Srila Prabhupada - "Because Mathurā and Vṛndāvana are intimately connected with Kṛṣṇa eternally, it is said that Lord Kṛṣṇa NEVER leaves Vṛndāvana (vṛndāvanaṁ parityajya padam ekaṁ na gacchati).

Srila Prabhupada -  "Since that time, the city of Mathurā had been the capital of all the kings of the Yadu dynasty. The city and district of Mathurā are very intimately connected with Kṛṣṇa, for Lord Kṛṣṇa lives there eternally.

It is understood that Mathurā City is the transcendental abode of Lord Kṛṣṇa; it is not an ordinary material city, for it is eternally connected with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Vṛndāvana is within the jurisdiction of Mathurā, and it still continues to exist.

At present, the place known as Vṛndāvana, in the district of Mathurā, continues its position as a transcendental place, and certainly anyone who goes there becomes transcendentally purified. 

Navadvīpa-dhāma is also intimately connected with Vrajabhūmi. (Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 1 Text 28, Translation and Purport)

Srila Prabhupada - "The great authority Śukadeva Gosvāmī remarks that Kṛṣṇa almost always passed His time with Rukmiṇī, and Rukmiṇī was a bit proud to be so fortunate that Kṛṣṇa NEVER left her even for a moment. (Krsna Book 60)

When Krishna enters the material creation for His Vrindavana pastimes, He does so as His Vishnu expansion who plays the role of Krishna, but only acting the part of Krishna in His original form.

However, Krishna, as His original bodily form, NEVER leaves Vrindavana in the Spiritual World.

This means He never enters the temporary material creation or the perpetual Vaikuntha Planets as His original form as explained above.

Lord Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and cause of all causes and has 64 unique qualities in full or 100% of His own personal attributes that no other expansion (Vishnu-tattva) has.

Percentages of Krishna's 64 qualities that others have mathematically work out as -

Vishnu-tattva and Vishnu-sakti-tattva Forms of the Lord have 60 qualities.

So how much is 60 qualities out of 64 qualities written as a percentage exactly?

Convert fraction (ratio) 60/64

Answer: 93.75%

Shiva-tattva has 54 qualities - How much is 54 out of 64 written as a percentage?

Convert fraction (ratio) 54/64

Answer: 84.375%

Jiva-tattva has 50 qualities - How much is 50 out of 64 written as a percentage?

Convert fraction (ratio) 50/64

Answer: 78.125%

Lord Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and cause of all causes.

Krishna is the ORIGINAL Form of God from whom ALL His Vishnu and Narayana forms (Vishnu-tattva) expand from.

This means the only difference between Srimati Radharani (Vishnu-sakti-tattva expansion) and Lord Balarama (Vishnu-tattva expansion), is Lord Krishna IS the Supreme Personality of Godhead and ORIGINAL cause of all causes, and has 4 more qualities in full than both Radharani and Balarama.

Therefore, not even Srimati Radharani (Krishna's eternal consort) or Balarama (Krishna's older brother) have His 64 unique qualities in full like Krishna does, they only have 60 qualities which is 93.75% of Krishna's 64 qualities (that is His 100%).

Lets make this easy to understanding -

Lord Krishna has 64 qualities which is "exactly" 100% of those unique set qualities.

Vishnu-tattva has 60 qualities or "exactly" 93.75%

Vishnu-sakti-tattva also has 60 qualities 93.75%

Shiva-tattva has 54 qualities or "exactly" 84.375%

Jiva-tattva has 50 qualities or "exactly" 78.125%

Krishna Supreme Personality of Godhead and cause of all causes Krishna has all the following 64 transcendental qualities in their fullness.

In actual fact, the extent of His 64 transcendal qualities are inconceivable to even great Vaishnavas.

(1) Beautiful features of the entire body

(2) Marked with all auspicious characteristics

(3) Extremely pleasing

(4) Effulgent

(5) Strong

(6) Ever youthful

(7) Wonderful linguist

(8) Truthful

(9) Talks pleasingly

(10) Fluent

(11) Highly learned

(12) Highly intelligent

(13) Genius

(14) Artistic

(15) Extremely clever

(16) Expert

(17) Grateful

(18) Firmly determined

(19) An expert judge of time and circumstances.

(20) Sees and speaks on the authority of Vedas, or scriptures

(21) Pure

(22) Self-controlled

(23) Steadfast

(24) Forbearing

(25) Forgiving

(26) Grave

(27) Self-satisfied

(28) Possessing equilibrium

(29) Magnanimous

(30) Religious

(31) Heroic

(32) Compassionate

(33) Respectful

(34) Gentle

(35) Liberal

(36) Shy

(37) The protector of surrendered souls

(38) Happy

(39) The well-wisher of devotees

(40) Controlled by love

(41) all-auspicious

(42) Most powerful

(43) all-famous

(44) Popular

(45) Partial to devotees

(46) Very attractive to all women

(47) all-worship able

(48) all-opulent

(49) all-honourable

(50) The supreme controller.

(51) Changeless

(52) all-cognizant

(53) Ever fresh

(54) sac-cid-ananda-vigraha (possessing an eternal blissful body)

(55) Possessing all mystic perfections.

Krishna also possesses five other qualities, which are manifest in the body of Narayana/Vishnu, and they are listed as follows:

(56) He has inconceivable potency.

(57) Uncountable universes generate from His body.

(58) He is the original source of all incarnations.

(59) He is the giver of salvation to the enemies whom He kills.

(60) He is the attractor of liberated souls.

Besides these sixty transcendental qualities, Krishna has four more, which are not manifested even in the Vishnu/Narayana form of Godhead, what to speak of the demigods or living entities. 

They are as follows:

(61) He is the performer of wonderful varieties of pastimes (especially His childhood pastimes).

(62) He is surrounded by devotees endowed with wonderful love of Godhead.

(63) He can attract all living entities all over the universes by playing on His flute.

(64) He has a wonderful excellence of beauty which cannot be rivaled anywhere in the creation.

Besides all of the above-mentioned qualities that Lord Krishna possesses, sometimes they may partially manifest in Radharani and Balarama, but never in full. 

The Absolute Truth is anandamaya (desiring to increase His joy), hence from His original form He expands and becomes many. 

These emanations from the Supreme Person are of two categories: full expansions and partially manifested expansions.

The Lord's various full and partial expansions and the Lord Himself simultaneously co-exist, only appearing to manifest under the influence of time.

These expansions of the Supreme Being are known as Vishnu-tattva, and they are also Supreme Absolute Truth. 

While non-different from the Lord, the Vishnu-tattvas all accept their own role as Godhead in the mood of Servitor to the "original" Supreme Being.

This relationship is the foundation of Vedic monotheism, which encompasses the inconceivable, absolute personal nature of the original Godhead.

The Supreme Being Lord Krishna has three other expansive qualities known as Vishnu-sakti-tattva, Shiva-tattva and jiva-tattva. 

Together with Vishnu-tattva, these expansions represent the internal marginal energies while Shiva-tattva is in a unique league of his own.

The Lord has expands Himself as all living entities, like Sunrays emanate from the Sun.

Lord Siva (84.375%) is between Vishnu-tattva (93.75%) and jiva-tattva (78. 124%)

Vishnu-tattva, Vishnu-sakti-tattva and jiva-tattva are different expansions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Vishnu-tattva and Vishnu-sakti-tattva are full expansion who ARE Krishna playing another role. 

The jiva-tattva on the other hand, is more independent with the qualities of individuality and free will and have their own unique personality and character, yet a limited expansion.

Therefore we can summarize as

Lord Krishna. 64 qualities or 100%

Vishnu tattva and Vishnu-sakti-tattvs. 60 qualities or 93.75%

Shiva tattva. 54 qualities or 84.375%

Jiva tattva. 50 qualities or 78.125%

This is the reason why Krishna is called Param Purushottam, Purnavatar or Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Reference from (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.29):

Learned scholars in transcendental subjects have carefully analyzed the summum bonum Krsna to have sixty-four principal attributes.

All the expansions or categories of the Lord possess only some percentages of these 64 attributes, but Sri Krsna is the possessor of all the 64 attributes.

And His personal expansions such as svayam-prakasa, tad-ekatma up to the categories of the avataras who are all visnu-tattva, possess up to 93.75% of these transcendental attributes.

Lord Siva, who is neither avatara nor avesa, possesses almost 84.375% of Krishna's attributes.

But the jivas, or the individual living beings in different statuses of life, possess up to the limit of 78.125% percent of Krishna's attributes.

In the conditioned state of material existence, the living being possesses these attributes in very minute quantity, varying in terms of the pious life of the living being.

The most perfect of living beings is Brahma, the supreme administrator of one universe. He possesses seventy-eight percent of the attributes in full.

All other demigods have the same attributes in less quantity, whereas human beings possess the attributes in very minute quantity.

The standard of perfection for a human being is to develop the attributes up to seventy-eight percent in full. The living being can never possess attributes like Siva, Visnu or Lord Krsna.

A living being can become godly by developing the seventy-eight-percent transcendental attributes in fullness, but he can never become a God like Siva, Visnu or Krsna. He can become a Brahma in due course.

The godly living beings who are all residents of the planets in the spiritual sky are eternal associates of God in different spiritual planets called Hari-dhama and Mahesa-dhama.

The abode of Lord Krsna above all spiritual planets is called Krsnaloka or Goloka Vrndavana, and the perfected living being, by developing seventy-eight percent of the above attributes in fullness, can enter the planet of Krsnaloka after leaving the present material body...