4 From the Transcendence, which is called Krsnaloka, there

emanates a glowing effulgence that resembles the tail of a
comet. This glowing effulgence is unlimited, immeasurable, and
unfathomable. Within this effulgence there are innumerable glow-
ing planets, each of them self-luminous. Somewhere, a limited
part of that glowing effulgence is covered by material energy, just
as a part of the sky is covered by a cloud. Within this material
energy there are innumerable universes, in every universe there
are innumerable material planets, and the earth is one of these
planets. Thus we can understand what an insignificant part of the
entire cosmos is this globe on which we live.

Krsnaloka, aS above mentioned, is the residence of the
Personality of Godhead, the original Transcendence. The
glowing effulgence emanating from Krsnaloka is the personal
glow of the Lord. The almighty Lord, being full of inconceivable
energies, expands Himself in various forms and energies. There
are forms from His energy as well as forms from His person. He
has innumerable energies, and therefore He can do anything and
everything as He desires, and these things take place immediate-
ly with all perfection. His energies are like the heat and light that
expand from a fire. The entire cosmic manifestation is nothing but
an expansion of His energies, the energies are emanations from
Him, and therefore the emanations are simultaneously one with
and different from Him.

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