Qualities of Krsna Further Explained 188
51. Changeless

Krsna does not change His constitutional position, not even when
He appears in this material world. Ordinary living entities have their
constitutional spiritual positions covered. They appear in different
bodies, and under the different bodily concepts of life they act. But
Krsna does not change His body. He appears in His own body and.is
therefore not affected by the modes of material nature. In the First
Canto, 11th Chapter, 24th verse, of Srimad-Bhagavatam it is stated
that the special prerogative of the supreme controller is that He is
not at all affected by the modes of nature. The practical example of
this is that devotees who are under the protection of the Lord are
also not affected by material nature. To overcome the influence of
material nature is very difficult, but the devotees or the saintly per-
sons who are under the protection of the Lord are not affected. So
what need is there to speak of the Lord Himself? To be more clear,
although the Lord sometimes appears in this material world, He has
nothing to do with the modes of material nature, and He acts with
full independence in His transcendental position. This is the special
quality of the Lord.

52. All-cognizant

Any person who can understand the feelings of all persons and in-
cidents in all places at all times is called all-cognizant.

A nice example of the all-cognizant quality of the Lord is de-
scribed in $ rimad-Bhagavatam, First Canto, 15th Chapter, 11th verse,
in connection with Durvasa Muni’s visit to the house of the Pandavas
in the forest. Following a calculated plan, Duryodhana sent Durvasa
Muni and his ten thousand disciples to be guests of the Pandavas in
the forest. Duryodhana arranged for Durvasa and his men to reach
the place of the Pandavas just when the Pandavas’ lunchtime was
ended, so that the Pandavas would be caught without sufficient
means to feed such a large number of guests. Knowing Duryodhana’s
plan, Krsna came to the Pandavas and asked their wife Draupadi if
there were any remnants of food which she could offer to Him.
