157 The Nectar of Devotion

17) grateful; 18) firmly determined; 19) an expert judge of time and
circumstances; 20) sees and speaks on the authority of Vedas, or
scriptures; 21) pure; 22) self-controlled; 23) steadfast; 24) forebear-
ing; 25) forgiving; 26) grave; 27) self-satisfied; 28) possesses equilib-
rium; 29) magnanimous; 30) religious; 31) heroic; 32) compassionate;
33) respectful; 34) gentle; 35) liberal; 36) shy; 37) the protector of
surrendered souls; 38) happy; 39) the well-wisher of devotees; 40)
controlled by love; 41) all-auspicious; 42) most powerful; 43) all-
famous; 44) popular; 45) partial to devotees; 46) very attractive to
all women; 47) all-worshipable; 48) all-opulent; 49) all-honorable;
50) the supreme controller. The Supreme Personality of Godhead has
all these fifty transcendental qualities in fullness as deep as the ocean.
In other words, the extent of His qualities is inconceivable.

As parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord, the individual living en-
tities can also possess all of these qualities in minute quantities, pro-
vided they become pure devotees of the Lord. In other words, all of
the above transcendental qualities can be present in the devotees in
minute quantity, whereas the qualities in fullness are always present
in the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Besides these, there are other transcendental qualities which are
described by Lord Siva to Parvati in the Padma Purana and in the
First Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, in connection with a conversation
between the demigod of the earth and the King of religion, Yamaraj.
It is said therein: “Persons who are desirous of becoming great per-
sonalities must be decorated with the following qualities: truthful-
ness, cleanliness, mercy, perseverence, renunciation, peacefulness,
simplicity, control of the senses, equilibrium of the mind, austerity,
equality, forbearance, placidity, learning, knowledge, opulence, chiv-
alry, influence, strength, memory, independence, tactfulness, luster,
patience, ability to talk, gravity, steadiness, faithfulness, fame, re-
spectfulness and lack of false egotism.” Persons who are desiring to
become great souls cannot be without any of the above qualities, so
we can know for certain that these qualities are found in Lord Krsna,
the supreme soul.

Besides all of the above-mentioned fifty qualities, Lord Krsna pos-
sesses five more, which are sometimes partially manifested in the per-
