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was in Dvaraka His charity exceeded the opulence of Goloka Vrn-
davana. Wherever Krsna is present, the limitless opulence of Goloka
Vrndavana is automatically present.

It is also stated that while Lord Krsna was living in Dvaraka, He
expanded Himself into 16,108 forms, and each and every expansion
resided in a palace with a queen. Not only was Krsna happily living
with His queens in those palaces, but He was giving in charity from
each palace an ageregate number of 13,054 cows completely deco-
rated with nice clothing and ornaments. From each of Krsna’s 16,108
palaces, these cows were given daily. This means that 13,054 multi-
plied by 16,108 cows were being given in charity by Krsna every day.
No one can estimate the value of such a large number of cows given
in charity, but that was the system of Krsna’s daily affairs while He
was reigning in Dvaraka.

30. Religious

A person who personally practices the tenets of religion as they
are enjoined in the sastras and who also teaches others the same prin-
ciples is called religious. Simply professing a kind of faith is not a sign
of religiousness. One must act according to religious principles, and
by his personal example he should teach others. Such a person is to
be understood as religious.

When Krsna was present on this planet there was no irreligion. In
this connection, Narada Muni once addressed Krsna jokingly: ““My
dear Lord of the cowherd boys, Your bulls [bulls are the representa-
tion of religion], while eating grass from the pasturing ground and
moving on their four legs, have certainly eaten up all the grass of ir-
religion!” In other words, by the grace of Krsna, religious principles
were so well cared for that hardly any irreligious activities could be
found.

It is said that because Krsna was constantly performing various
types of sacrifices and was inviting the demigods from the higher
planetary systems, the demigods were almost always absent from
their consorts. Therefore the wives of the demigods, regretting the
absence of their husbands, began to pray for the appearance of Lord
