PLATE EIGHT

“When Lord Krsna was present in the earthly Vrndavana, Lord Brahma,
taking Him to be an ordinary cowherd boy, wanted to test His potency.
Therefore Lord Brahma stole all the cows, calves and cowherd boys from
Krsna and hid them by his illusory energy. When Krsna saw that Brahma
had stolen His cows, calves and cowherd boys, He immediately created
many material and spiritual planets in Lord Brahma’s presence. Within a
moment, cows, cowherd boys, calves and unlimited Vaikunthas —all ex-
pansions of the Lord’s spiritual energy —were manifested. The cowherd
boys then became four-handed Narayanas, predominating Deities of the
Vaikuntha planets. All the separate Brahmas from different universes
began to offer their prayers unto the Lord. All these transcendental
bodies emanated from the body of Krsna, and within a second They all
entered again into His body. When the Lord Brahma of this universe saw
this pastime, he was astonished and struck with wonder.” (pp.247-245 )
