80 Teachings of Lord Chaitanya

specific opulence of knowledge of the Supreme Lord. Narada specifically
represents the devotional service of the Supreme Lord. The devotional service
of the Lord is there also in Lord Chaitanya, Who is considered to be the full
representation of devotional service. In Brahma the opulence of creative power
is invested. In Ananta the power of the sustenance of all the planets is invested.
In the Shesha incarnation the power is in serving the Supreme Lord. And in
King Prithu is the power of maintaining the living entities. Similarly, in
Parsuram the power of killing the evil elements is invested. So far as Vibhuti,
or the special favor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is concerned,
there is a description in the Bhagavad Gita, Tenth Chapter. It is said there that
any living entity who appears to be especially powerful or beautiful should
be known as specifically favored by the Supreme Lord.

The Lord, after finishing the description of the Saktavesh incarnation,
began to speak about the age of the Supreme Lord. He said that the Supreme
Lord Krishna is always like a 16-year-old boy, and when He desires to descend
to this Universe, He first of all sends His father and mother, who are His de-
votees, and then He advents Himself as the incarnation, or comes Personally.
All His activities, beginning from the killing of the Putana demon, are being
displayed in innumerable Universes, and there is no limit to them. At every
moment, at every second, His manifestations of different Pastimes are seen in
the different Brahmandas, or Universes. Therefore, His Pastime activities are
just like the waves of the Ganges River: as there is no limit to the flowing
of the waves of the Ganges, similarly, there is no cessation of the manifesta-
tions of the different features of Lord Krishna’s incarnation in different Uni-
verses. He displays from childhood many Pastime functions, and ultimately
He exhibits the Rasa Dance.

It is said that all the Pastime functions of Krishna are eternal, and that is
confirmed in every Scripture. People in general cannot understand how
Pastimes are being performed by Krishna, but Lord Chaitanya gave a com-
parable instance in the orbit of the Sun. According to Vedic astrological
calculation, the twenty-four hours of a day and night are divided into 60
Dandas. The days are again divided into three thousand six hundred Palaas.
So the Sun disc can be perceived in every 60 Palaas, and the time constitutes a
Danda. Eight Dandas make one Parahara, and the Sun rises and sets within four
Paraharas. Similarly, four Paraharas constitute the duration of night, and after
that the Sun is again seen as risen. Similarly, all the Pastimes of Krishna can
be seen in any of the Brahmandas, just like the Sun can be seen in its movement
through three thousand six hundred Palaas.
