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ful when He appeared on this planet and exhibited the potency of
His internal energy. His wonderfully attractive form was present dur-
ing His pastimes on this planet, and by His internal potency He ex-
hibited His opulences, which are striking to everyone. His personal
beauty was so great that there was no necessity for His wearing orna-
ments on His body. In fact, instead of the ornaments beautifying
Krsna, Krsna’s beauty enhanced the ornaments.”

Regarding the attractiveness of Krsna’s bodily beauty and the
sound vibration of His flute, in the Tenth Canto, 29th Chapter, 37th
verse, of Srimad-Bhagavatam, the gopis address Krsna as follows:
“Although our attitude towards You resembles loving affairs with a
paramour, we cannot but wonder at how no woman can maintain her
chastity upon hearing the vibration from Your flute. And not only
women, but even stronghearted men are subject to falling down from
their position at the sound of Your flute. In fact, we have seen that
in Vrndavana even the cows, the deer, the birds, the trees—everyone—
has been enchanted by the sweet vibration of Your flute and the
fascinating beauty of Your person.”

In Ripa Gosvamrs Lalita-madhava, it is said: “One day Krsna
happened to see the shadow of His beautiful form reflected on the
jeweled foreground. Upon seeing this bodily reflection, He expressed
His feelings: ‘How wonderful it is that I have never seen such a beauti-
ful form! Although it is My own form, still, like Radharani, I am
trying to embrace this form and enjoy celestial bliss.” This state-
ment shows how Krsna and His shadow reflection are one and the
same. There is no difference between Krsna and His shadow re-
flection, nor between Krsna and His picture. That is the transcen-
dental position of Krsna.

The above statements describe some of the wonderful reservoirs
of pleasure within Krsna, as well as the transcendental qualities of
His personality. The transcendental qualities of Krsna are compared
to the ocean: no one can estimate the length and breadth of the
ocean. But, as one can understand the ocean’s contents simply by
testing one drop of it, so these statements will give us some under-
standing of Krsna’s transcendental position and qualities.

In the Tenth Canto, 14th Chapter, 7th verse, of S rimad-Bhagavatam,
