868 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 16
27) gentility, 28) magnanimity, 29) determination, 30) perfection of all
knowledge, 31) proper execution, 32) possession of all objects of enjoy-
ment, 33) joyfulness, 34) immovability, 35) fidelity, 36) fame, 37) worship,
38) pridelessness, 39) being (as the Personality of Godhead), 40) eternity,
and many other transcendental qualities which are eternally present and
never to be separated from Him. That Personality of Godhead, the reser-
voir of all goodness and beauty, Lord Sri Krsna, has now closed His tran-
scendental pastimes on the face of the earth. In His absence the age of Kali
has spread its influence everywhere, so I am sorry to see this condition of
existence.
PURPORT

Even if it were possible to count the atoms after smashing the earth into
powder, still it is not possible to estimate the unfathomed transcendental
qualities of the Lord. It is said that Lord Anantadeva has tried to expostu-
late the transcendental qualities of the Supreme Lord with his numberless
tongues, and that for numberless years together it has been impossible to
estimate the qualities of the Lord. The above statement of the qualities of
the Lord is just to estimate His qualities as far as a human being is able to
see Him. But even if it is so, the above qualities can also be divided into
many subheadings. According to Srila Jiva Gosvami, item No. 3 can be
subdivided into 1) protection of the surrendered souls, and 2) well wishes
for the devotees. In the Bhagavad-gita the Lord states that He wants every
soul to surrender unto Him only, and by doing so He assures everyone that
He will give protection from the reactions of all sins. Therefore unsurren-
dered souls are not devotees of the Lord, and thus there is no particular
protection for everyone in general. For the devotees He has all good wishes,
and for those who are actually engaged in the loving transcendental service
of the Lord, He gives particular attention. He gives direction to such pure
devotees to help them discharge their responsibilities on the path back to
Godhead. By equality (10), the Lord is equally kind to everyone, as the
sun is equal in distributing its rays over everyone. Yet there are many who
are unable to take advantage of the sun rays. Similarly, the Lord says that
surrendering unto Him is the guarantee for all protection from Him, but
unfortunate persons are unable to accept this proposition, and therefore
they suffer from all material miseries. So even though the Lord is equally
well wishing to everyone, the unfortunate living being, due to bad associa-
tion only, is unable to accept His instructions in toto, and for this the
