Knowing Krsna’s Energies 63

Thus Krsna has no work to perform. As the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, He simply engages
in enjoying Himself with the gopis (cowherd girls)
and His consort Radharani. Krsna, as Krsna, does not
really engage in killing demons. When Krsna kills
demons, He is known as Vasudeva Krsna, not the
original Krsna. When Krsna expands Himself, He
first expands as Balarama, then Sankarsana,
Pradyumna, Aniruddha and Vasudeva. As Vasudeva,
He acts in Mathura and Dvaraka, but as Krsna, in
His original feature, He remains in Vrndavana. This
may seem to be confusing; even one of the greatest
fiction writers in Bengal misunderstood and thought
that Krsna of Vrndavana, Krsna of Dvaraka, and
Krsna of Mathura were three different persons. But
this is not difficult to understand if we know the
nature of Krsna’s expansions. Krsna is the same, and
He is the one without a second, but He can expand
Himself in billions and trillions of forms. This is all
for the purpose of His enjoyment.

In the Tenth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita, Krsna
explains His different manifestations to Arjuna in
this way:

uccaihsravasam asvanam
viddhi mam amrtodbhavam

airavatam gajendranam
naranam ca naradhipam

ayudhanam aham vajram
dhenunam asmi kamadhuk

prajanas casmi kandarpah
sarpanam asmi vasukih
