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the  Brahman  effulgence, as He Himself confirms in the  Bhagavad-gītā . From this we can conclude that the impersonal feature of the absolute truth is not the ultimate end; Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate end of the absolute truth
The  Vaiṣṇava  schools therefore never try to merge into the  Brahman  effulgence in their pursuit of spiritual perfection. They accept Kṛṣṇa as the ultimate goal of self realization. Therefore Kṛṣṇa is called  parambrahman  (the supreme  Brahman ) or  parameśvara  (the supreme controller). Śrī Yāmunācārya has prayed as follows: “My dear Lord, I know that the gigantic universe and gigantic space and time within the universe are covered by the ten layers of the material elements, each layer ten times larger than the previous one. The three material modes of nature, the Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, the Ksīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu and the Mahā-Viṣṇu, and beyond them the spiritual sky and its spiritual planets, known as Vaikuṇṭhas, and the  Brahman  effulgence in that spiritual sky—all of these taken together are nothing but a small exhibition of Your potency.”
55   Possessing All Mystic Perfections .
There are many standards of perfection. The highest material perfections, obtained by perfect  yogīs , are listed as eight: to become the smallest of the small, to become the greatest of the great, etc. All of these material perfections, as well as all spiritual perfections, can be found fully in Kṛṣṇa’s personality.
56.  Krṣṇa's Inconceivable Potencies
Krṣṇa is present everywhere, not only within the universe, not only within the heart of all living entities, but also within every atom. In the prayers of Queen Kuntī we find mention of this inconceivable potency of Krṣṇa. While Krṣṇa was talking with Kuntī, He simultaneously entered the womb of Uttarā, who was in danger due to the atomic weapon of Aśvatthāmā. Krṣṇa can illusion even Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, and He can protect all surrendered devotees from the