Text 49] Brahma Stealing the Boys and Calves 51
sdripya-mukti in Vaikuntha and who consequently have forms exactly
like the form of the Lord. However, these Visnu forms appearing before
Lord Brahma also possessed the mark of Srivatsa and the Kaustubha
gem, which are special characteristics possessed only by the Supreme
Lord Himself. This proves that all these boys and calves were in fact
directly expansions of Visnu, the Personality of Godhead, not merely His
associates of Vaikuntha. Visnu Himself is included within Krsna. All the
opulences of Visnu are already present in Krsna, and consequently for
Krsna to demonstrate so many Visnu forms was actually not very
astonishing.

The Srivatsa mark is described by the Vaisnava-tosani as being a curl
of fine yellow hair on the upper portion of the right side of Lord Visnu’s
chest. This mark is not for ordinary devotees. It is a special mark of
Visnu or Krsna.

TEXT 49
EN ¢ : aN |
aime: aT afeaahia: esi
; arghri-mastakam Gpirnas
tulasi-nava-damabhih
komalaih sarva-gatresu
bhiri-punyavad-arpitaih
d-anghri-mastakam—from the feet up to the top of the head; dpir-
nah—fully decorated; tulasi-nava-damabhih—with garlands of fresh
tulasi leaves; komalaih—tender, soft; sarva-gatresu—on all the limbs of
the body; bhdri-punyavat-arpitaih—which were offered by devotees
engaged in the greatest pious activity, worshiping the Supreme Lord by
hearing, chanting and so on.
TRANSLATION

Every part of Their bodies, from Their feet to the top of Their
heads, was fully decorated with fresh, tender garlands of tulasi
leaves offered by devotees engaged in worshiping the Lord by the
greatest pious activities, namely hearing and chanting.
