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His Forms are One and the Same
By devotional service one can understand that Krishna first of all manifests
Himself as Svayamrupa, His Personal Form, then as Tadekatmarupa, and then
as Avesharvpa. In these three features He manifests Himself in His transcen-
dental Form. The feature of Svayamrupa is the Form in which Krishna can be
understood by one who may not understand His other features. In other words,
the Form in which Krishna is directly understood is called Svayamrupa, or His
Personal Form. The Tadekatmarupa is that Form which most resembles the
Svayamrupa, but has some differences of bodily features. This Tadekatmarupa
is divided into two manifestations, called the Personal expansion and the
Pastime expansion. As far as Avesharupa is concerned, sometimes Krishna
empowers some suitable living entity to represent Him. When a living’ entity
acts as a representative of the Supreme Lord, he is called Avesharupa, or
Shaktavesha Avatara.
His Personal Form is again divided into two: Svayamrupa and Svayaprakash.
As far as His Svayamrupa (or Pastime Form) is concerned, it is in that Form
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