Text 15] Lord Krsna Shows the Universal Form 99
PURPORT
Gargamuni indirectly disclosed, “This child was originally born as the
son of Vasudeva, although He is acting as your child. Generally He is
your child, but sometimes He is the son of Vasudeva.”
TEXT 15
agtr ated atari Sart | are a |
e ~ e
TTRMAGSTMM Ae Ie A Tat: ULI
bahiini santi namani
ripGni ca sutasya te
guna-karmanuriipani
tany aham veda no janah
bahiini—various; santi—there are; nd@mdni—names; ripdadni—
forms; ca—also; sutasya—of the son; te—your; guna-karma-anu-
répani—according to His attributes and activities; tani—them; aham—
I; veda—know; no jandh—not ordinary persons.
TRANSLATION
For this son of yours there are many forms and names according
to His transcendental qualities and activities. These are known to
me, but people in general do not understand them.
PURPORT
Bahini: the Lord has many names. Advaitam acyutam anddim
ananta-ripam ddyam purdna-purusam nava-yauvanam ca. As stated in
the Brahma-samhita (5.33), the Lord is one, but He has many forms and
many names. It was not that because Gargamuni gave the child the name
Krsna, that was His only name. He has other names, such as Bhakta-
vatsala, Giridhari, Govinda and Gopala. If we analyze the nirukti, or se-
mantic derivation, of the word “‘Krsna,”’ we find that na signifies that He
stops the repetition of birth and death, and krs means sattartha, or
“existence.” (Krsna is the whole of existence.) Also, krs means
“attraction,” and na means dnanda, or “bliss.” Krsna is known as
Mukunda because He wants to give everyone spiritual, eternal, blissful
