Text 15] Lord Kṛṣṇa Shows the Universal Form
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PURPORT
Gargamuni indirectly disclosed, “This child was originally born as the son of Vasudeva, although He is acting as your child. Generally He is your child, but sometimes He is the son of Vasudeva.”
TEXT 15
बहूनि सन्ति नामानि रूपाणि च सुतस्य ते । गुणकर्मानुरूपाणि तान्यहं वेद नो जनाः ॥१५॥
bahūni santi nāmāni rūpāṇi ca sutasya te guṇa-karmānurūpāṇi tāny aham veda no janāḥ
bahūni—various; santi—there are; nāmāni—names; rūpāṇi—forms; ca—also; sutasya—of the son; te—your; guṇa-karma-anu-rūpāṇi—according to His attributes and activities; tāni—them; aham—I; veda—know; no janāḥ—not ordinary persons.
TRANSLATION
For this son of yours there are many forms and names according to His transcendental qualities and activities. These are known to me, but people in general do not understand them.
PURPORT
Bahūni:  the Lord has many names.  Advaitam acyutam anādim ananta-rūpam ādyam purāṇa-puruṣam nava-yauvanam ca.  As stated in the  Brahma-samhitā  (5.33), the Lord is one, but He has many forms and many names. It was not that because Gargamuni gave the child the name Kṛṣṇa, that was His only name. He has other names, such as Bhakta-vatsala, Giridhārī, Govinda and Gopāla. If we analyze the  nirukti , or semantic derivation, of the word “Kṛṣṇa,” we find that  na  signifies that He stops the repetition of birth and death, and  kṛṣ  means  sattārtha , or “existence.” (Kṛṣṇa is the whole of existence.) Also,  kṛṣ  means “attraction,” and  na  means  ānanda , or “bliss.” Kṛṣṇa is known as Mukunda because He wants to give everyone spiritual, eternal, blissful