The Opulences of Krishna 89
His Pastimes as King Prithu as an empowered incarnation; His Pastimes as
the Supersoul in everyone’s heart; and His Pastimes as the impersonal Brahman.

He has innumerable Pastimes, but the most important Pastimes of Krishna
are His human-like activities, in which He frolics in Vrindaban, dances with
the Gopis, plays with the Pandavas on the Battlefield of Kurukshetra, and
plays in Mathura and Dwarka. The most important part of His exhibition of
Pastimes is in the human Form, especially as a cowherd Boy with flute in
hand and appearing just like a newly grown youth. A partial manifestation
of His Pastimes in Goloka Mathura and Dvaravati, or Dwarka, can overflood
the whole Universe with love of Godhead. Everyone can become attracted
by the beautiful qualities of Krishna.

The manifestation of His internal potency is not even exhibited in the
Kingdom of God, or on the planets of Vaikuntha. But He exhibits that internal
potency within the Universe, by descending from His Personal Abode,
through His inconceivable mercy. Krishna is so wonderful and attractive that
He Himself becomes attracted by His beauty, and that is proof that He is full
of all inconceivable potencies. So far as Krishna’s ornaments are concerned,
when they decorate His body it appears that the ornament does not beautify
Krishna, but that the ornament itself becomes beautiful since it is on His body.
He appears always curved in three ways, and He attracts all the living entities
and all the demigods. He attracts even the Narayan Form in each and every
Vaikuntha planet.
