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Krsna and Lord Baladeva have such hair on Their heads, and thus even in
advanced age They appeared like young boys sixteen years old. That is the
particular symptom of the Personality of Godhead. In the Brahma-samhita
it is stated that although He is the oldest personality among all the living
entities, still He always looks like a new, youthful boy. That is the charac-
teristic of a spiritual body. The material body is symptomized by birth,
death, old age and diseases, but the spiritual body is conspicuous by the
absence of those symptoms. Living entities who reside in the Vaikuntha-
lokas in eternal life and bliss have the same type of spiritual body, without
being affected by any signs of old age. It is described in the Bhagavatam
(Canto Six) that the party of Visnudutas who came to deliver Ajamila
from the clutches of the party of Yamaraja appeared like youthful boys,
corroborating the description in this verse. It is ascertained thus that the
spiritual bodies in the Vaikunthalokas, either of the Lord or of the other
inhabitants, are completely distinct from the material bodies of this world.
Therefore, when the Lord descends from that world to this world, He
descends in His spiritual body of Atma-mdayé or internal potency, without
any touch of the bahiranga-maya or external material energy. The allega-
tion that the impersonal Brahman appears in this material world by
accepting a material body is quite absurd. Therefore the Lord, when He
comes here, has not a material body, but a spiritual body. The impersonal
brahmajyoti is only the glaring effulgence of the body of the Lord, and
there is no difference in quality between the body of the Lord and the
impersonal ray of the Lord, called brahmajyoti.

Now the question is why the Lord, who is omnipotent, comes here to
diminish the burden of the world, created by the unscrupulous kingly
order. Certainly the Lord does not need to come here personally for such
purposes, but He actually descends to exhibit His transcendental activities
in order to encourage His pure devotees, who want to enjoy life by chanting
the glories of the Lord. In the Bhagavad-gitd it is stated (Bg. 9.13-14) that
the mahatmas, great devotees of the Lord, take pleasure in chanting of the
activities of the Lord. All Vedic literatures are meant for turning one’s
attention towards the Lord and His transcendental activities. Thus the
activities of the Lord, in His dealings with worldly people, create a subject
matter for discussion by His pure devotees.

TEXT 27
ata ae | again
SAAHA FTA ABASTT: |
