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never polluted by any contamination, the Supreme Lord is never polluted
by any sinful activities. Similarly, although Krsna’s actions might sometimes
seem to be impious, He is never polluted by such actions. The second
transcendental quality is that Krsna never dies. In the Bhagavad-gita, Fourth
Chapter, He informs Arjuna that both He and Arjuna had many appearances
in this material world, but He alone remembers all such activities—past,
present and future. This means that He never dies. Forgetfulness is due to
death. As we die, we change our bodies. That is forgetfulness. Krsna,
however, is never forgetful. He can remember everything that has happened
in the past. Otherwise, how could He remember that He first taught the
Bhagavad-gita yoga system to the sun-god, Vivasvan? Therefore, He never
dies. Nor does He ever become an old man. Although Krsna was a great-
grandfather when He appeared on tke Battlefield of Kuruksetra, He did not
appear as an old man. Krsna cannot be polluted by any sinful activities,
Krsna never dies, Krsna never becomes old, Krsna never becomes subjected
to any lamentation, Krsna is never hungry, and He is never thirsty. What-
ever He desires is perfectly lawful, and whatever He decides cannot be
changed by anyone. These are the transcendental qualities of Krsna.
Besides that, Krsna is known as Yogesvara. He has all the opulences or
facilities of mystic powers, such as anima-siddhi, the power to become
smaller than the smallest. It is stated in the Brahma-samhita that Krsna has
entered even within the atom, anddntarastha-paramanu-caydntarastham.
Similarly, Krsna, as Garbhodakaésayi Visnu, is within the gigantic universe,
and He is lying in the Causal Ocean as Maha-Visnu in a body so gigantic
that when He exhales, millions and trillions of universes emanate from His
body. This is called mahima-siddhi. Krsna also has the perfection of
laghima: He can become the lightest. It is stated in the Bhagavad-gita that
it is because Krsna enters within this universe and within the atoms that
all the planets are floating in the air. That is the explanation of weightless-
ness. Krsna also has the perfection of prapti: He can get whatever He
likes. Similarly, He has the facility of isita, controlling power. He is
called the supreme controller, Paramesvara. In addition, Krsna can bring
anyone under His influence. This is called vasita.

Krsna is endowed with all opulences, transcendental qualities and mystic
powers. No ordinary living being can be compared to Him. Therefore, the
Mayavadis’ theory that the Supersoul and the individual soul are equal is
only a misconception. The conclusion is, therefore, that Krsna is worship-
able and that all other living entities are simply His servants. This under-
standing is called self-realization. Any other realization of one’s self beyond
this relationship of eternal servitorship of Krsna is impelled by maya. It is
