Adi-lila, Chapter 4 273

TRANSLATION

“The condition of pure goodness [$uddha-sattva], in which the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead appears uncovered, is called vasudeva. In that pure state the
Supreme Godhead, who is beyond the material senses and who is known as
Vasudeva, is perceived by my mind.”

PURPORT

This text from Srimad-Bhdgavatam (4.3.23), spoken by Lord Siva when he con-
demned Daksa, the father of Sati, as an opponent of Visnu, confirms beyond a
doubt that Lord Krsna, His name, His fame, His qualities and everything in connec-
tion with His paraphernalia exist in the sandhini Sakti of the Lord’s internal potency.

TEXT 67

FCW SiASrata—Aefacsa AF |
wararaifes aq Sia trata uw i

krsne bhagavatta-jAdna—samvitera sara
brahma-jfianadika saba tara parivara

SYNONYMS

krsne—in Krsna; bhagavattad—of the quality of being the original Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead; jfidna—knowledge; samvitera—of the knowledge potency;
sara—the essence; brahma-jfiana—knowledge of Brahman; ddika—and so on; saba—
all; tara—of that; parivara—dependents.

TRANSLATION

The essence of the samvit potency is knowledge that the Supreme Personality
of Godhead is Lord Krsna. All other kinds of knowledge, such as the knowledge of
Brahman, are its components.

PURPORT

The activities of the samvit-sakti produce the effect of cognition. Both the Lord
and the living entities are cognizant. Sri Krsna, as the Supreme Personality of God-
head, has full knowledge of everything everywhere, and therefore there are no
hindrances to His cognition. He can have knowledge merely by glancing over an
object, whereas innumerable impediments block the cognition of ordinary living
beings. The cognition of the living beings has three divisions: direct knowledge,
indirect knowledge and perverted knowledge. Sense perception of material objects
by the mundane senses, such as the eye, ear, nose and hand, always produces
definitely perverted knowledge. This illusion is a presentation of the material
energy, which is influenced by the samvit-sakti in a perverted manner. Negative
cognition of an object beyond the reach of sense perception is the way of indirect
knowledge, which is not altogether imperfect but which produces only fragmentary
