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Sri Krsna, were nevertheless afraid and perturbed when they thought
of engaging with Him in battle.

5. Strong

A person who has extraordinary bodily strength is called baliyan.
When Krsna killed Aristasura, some of the gopis said, “My dear
friends, just see how Krsna has killed Aristasura! Although he was
stronger than a mountain, Krsna plucked him up just like a piece of
cotton and threw him away without any difficulty!” There is another
passage wherein it is said: ““O my dear devotees of Lord Krsna, may
the left hand of Lord Krsna, which has lifted Govardhana Hill like a
ball, save you from all dangers.”

6. Ever-youthful

Krsna is beautiful at His different ages—namely, His childhood, His
boyhood and His youth. Out of these three, His youth is the reservoir
of all pleasures and is the time when the highest varieties of devo-
tional service are acceptable. At that age, Krsna is full with all tran-
scendental qualities and is engaged in His transcendental pastimes.
Therefore, devotees have accepted the beginning of His youth as the
most attractive feature in ecstatic love.

At this age Krsna is described as follows: “The force of Krsna’s
youth was combined with His beautiful smile, which defeated even
the beauty of the full moon. He was always nicely dressed, in beauty
surpassing even Cupid, and He was always attracting the minds of the
gopis, who were thereby always feeling pleasure.”

7. Wonderful Linguist

Riipa Gosvami says that a person who knows the languages of dif-
ferent countries, especially the Sanskrit language, which is spoken in
the cities of the demigods—as well as other worldly languages, in-
cluding those of the animals—is called a wonderful linguist. It appears
from this statement that Krsna can also speak and understand the
