124 Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

dictory facts astonished them. Thus they continued to pray: “O dear
Lord, we are simply astonished to see that he is so fortunate as to have the
the dust of Your lotus feet on his head. This is a fortune sought after by
sreat saintly persons. Even the goddess of fortune underwent severe
austerities just to have the blessing of the dust of Your lotus feet, so how
is it that Kaliya is so easily getting this dust on his head? We have heard
from authoritative sources that those who are blessed with the dust of
Your lotus feet do not care even for the highest post within the universe,
namely the post of Lord Brahma, or the kingship of heavenly planets, or
the sovereignty of this planet. Nor do such persons desire to rule the
planets above this earth, such as Siddhaloka; nor do they aspire for the
mystic powers achieved by the yoga process. Nor do the pure devotees
aspire for liberation by becoming one with You. My Lord, although he is
born in a species of life which is fostered by the most abominable modes
of material nature, accompanied withthe quality of anger, this King of the
serpents has achieved something very, very rare. Living entities who are
wandering within this universe and getting different species of life can very
easily achieve the greatest benediction only by Your mercy.”

It is also confirmed in the Caitanya-caritamrta that the living entities
are wandering within the universe in various species of life, but by the
mercy of Krsna and the spiritual master, they can get the seed of devo-
tional service, and thus their path of liberation can be cleared.

“We therefore offer our respectful obeisances unto You,” the Naga-
patnis continued, “our dear Lord, because You are the Supreme Person,
You are living as the Supersoul within every living entity; although You
are transcendental to the cosmic manifestation, everything is resting in
You. You are the personified indefatigable eternal time. The entire time
force is existing in You, and You are therefore the seer and the embodi-
ment of total time in the shape of past, present and future, month, day,
hour, moment—everything. In other words, O Lord, You can see perfectly
all the activities happening in every moment, in every hour, in every day,
every year, past, present and future. You are Yourself the universal form,
and yet You are different from this universe. You are simultaneously one
and different from the universe. We therefore offer our respectful obei-
sances unto You. You are Yourself the whole universe, and yet You are
the creator of the whole universe. You are the superintendent and main-
tainer of this whole universe, and You are its original cause. Although You
are present within this universe by Your three qualitative incarnations,
Brahma, Visnu, and Mahesvara, You are transcendental to the material
creation. Although You are the cause of the appearance of all kinds of
