Krsna’s Appearances and Activities 61

sentient beings, I still appear in every millennium in
My original transcendental form.” (Bg. 4.6)

The word atma-mayaya means that Krsna descends
as He is. He does not change His body, but we, as
conditioned souls, change ours, and because of this
we forget. Krsna knows not only the past, present
and future of His activities, but the past, present and
future of everyone’s activities.

vedaham samatitani
vartamanani carjuna

bhavisyani ca bhutani
mam tu veda na kascana

“OQ Arjuna, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, I
know everything that has happened in the past, all
that is happening in the present, and all things that
are yet to come. I also know all living entities; but
Me no one knows.” (Bg. 7.26)

In Srimad- -Bhagavatam we also find that the
Supreme Lord is defined as one who knows every-
thing. This is not the case with even the most
elevated living entities, such as Brahma and Siva.
@nly Visnu or Krsna knows everything. We may
also ask that if the Lord does not change His
body, why does He come as an incarnation?
There is much difference among philosophers con-
cerning this question. Some say that Krsna assumes a
material body when He comes, but this is not the
case. If He assumed a material body like ours, He
could not remember, for forgetfulness is due to the
material body. The actual conclusion is that He
doesn’t change His body. God is called all-powerful,
