Śrī Brahmā-saṁhitā 5.32

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Prabhupāda: Hare Krsna.

aṅgāni yasya sakalendriya-vṛtti-manti [Bs 5.32]

[I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, whose transcendental form is full of bliss, truth, substantiality and is thus full of the most dazzling splendor. Each of the limbs of that transcendental figure possesses in Himself, the full-fledged functions of all the organs, and eternally sees, maintains and manifests the infinite universes, both spiritual and mundane.]

Aṅgāni means limbs of the body. Govinda, Lord Kṛṣṅa is person. He's got His limbs of the body as we have got. Man is made after God. We are imitation of Kṛṣṅa. Kṛṣṅa is not imitation of us. The atheist class, they think that "They have painted a form of God according to one's own feature of the body." What is called? Anthropomorphism. But that is not the fact. Here in this material world we are getting different types of forms of body, 8,400,000's. When we get this human form of body, it is just imitation of Kṛṣṅa's body.

Kṛṣṅa has got two hands; we have got two hands. Kṛṣṅa has got two legs; we have got two legs. But the difference of this body and Kṛṣṅa's body is stated in this verse: aṅgāni yasya sakalendriya-vṛtti-manti. Here, with our hands, we can catch something but we cannot walk. But Kṛṣṅa can walk with His hand. Or with our legs we can simply walk, but we cannot catch something. But Kṛṣṅa can catch also. With our eyes we can see, but we cannot eat. But Kṛṣṅa can see with His eyes and eat also and hear also. That is the explanation of this verse. Aṅgāni yasya sakalendriya-vṛtti-manti [Bs 5.32]: "Each and every limb has got the function of the other limbs."

That is called Absolute. He is not dependent. He is not dependent. Just like if we have lost our sight, we become dependent; no more we can see. But Kṛṣṅa can see with His hand, with His leg. Try to understand. Therefore He is Absolute. This is the meaning of Absolute. Everything is complete. Pūrṅam adaḥ. Pūrṅa means complete. So atheist will say that "You offer foodstuff. Where Kṛṣṅa eats? The foodstuff is still there." But they do not know that simply by seeing, Kṛṣṅa can eat. And because He is complete, He eats and again keeps the thing complete. Pūrṅasya pūrṅam ādāya pūrṅam evāvaśiṣyate [Iso Invocation].

[The Personality of Godhead is perfect and complete, and because He is completely perfect, all emanations from Him, such as this phenomenal world, are perfectly equipped as complete wholes. Whatever is produced of the Complete Whole is also complete in itself. Because He is the Complete Whole, even though so many complete units emanate from Him, He remains the complete balance.]

He can take everything complete; again it remains complete. Just like when we take food, we finish it: no more. But Kṛṣṅa can eat; at the same time, the things may remain as it is. Otherwise where is the difference between ourself and Kṛṣṅa? That is the difference.

aṅgāni yasya sakalendriya-vṛtti-manti paśyanti pānti kalayanti ciraṁ jaganti [Bs 5.32]

Why it is so? Ānanda-cinmaya-sad-ujjvala-vigrahasya. Vigraha. His form is not like our form. When in the Vedas it is stated "formless," that means His form is not like our form—not that He is formless. The form is of different quality.

aṅgāni yasya sakalendriya-vṛtti-manti paśyanti pānti kalayanti ciraṁ jaganti ānanda-cinmaya-sad-ujjvala-vigrahasya [Bs 5.32]

These are possible when the body is made of ānanda-cinmaya-rasa. This body is material. It is not ānanda-cinmaya-rasa. The material body is different from the spiritual body. That they do not know. So when the Vedas says nirākāra, "formless," that means He has no material form; He has got spiritual form. That spiritual form means full of bliss, ānanda. Ānandamayo 'bhyāsāt [Vedānta-sūtra 1.1.12], Vedānta-sūtra. By nature ānandamaya. There is nothing nirānanda.

That is spiritual world, always full of bliss, full of knowledge and eternity. That is spiritual. You live eternally and full of knowledge. Here so many things we do not know. It is full of ignorance, this body, and full of miseries. Moment after moment we are, due to this body, we are always in miserable condition, threefold miseries—adhyātmika, adhibhautika... So people do not try to understand this philosophy, but in the Vedic literature, each and every line there is philosophy. Ānanda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhāvitā.

So this is understanding of Kṛṣṅa. When Kṛṣṅa says that janma karma me divyam [Bg 4.9],

[One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.]

"My appearance, disappearance and activities, they are all transcendental," so how it is transcendental? Because His body is different from us. The bodily limbs are different from us. The activities of the body are different from us. And because He is full with all potency, in spite of all these transcendental qualities, He can present Himself as one of us. And those who are rascals, they think that "Kṛṣṅa is like us." Because He presents Himself as one of us by His omnipotency, the fools take him as one of us. Avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā [Bg 9.11].

[Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My transcendental nature and My supreme dominion over all that be.]

Muḍḥā means rascals, foolish people. Paraṁ bhāvam ajānantaḥ: "They do not know the transcendental nature of Me." This is transcendental nature, aṅgāni yasya sakalendriya-vṛtti.

This is explained by Brahmā. Brahmā-saṁhitā means... Brahmā is the first living creature appeared in this universe, and after his realization, he is offering prayer. Realization means you should write, every one of you, what is your realization. What for this Back to Godhead is? You write your realization, what you have realized about Kṛṣṅa. That is required. It is not passive. Always you should be active. Whenever you find time, you write. Never mind, two lines, four lines, but you write your realization.

Śravaṅaṁ kīrtanam, writing or offering prayers, glories, this is one of the function of the Vaiṣṅava. You are hearing, but you have to write also. Then write means smaraṅam, remembering what you have heard from your spiritual master, from the scripture. Śravaṅaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṅoḥ [SB 7.5.23]:

[Prahlāda Mahārāja said: Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of Lord Viṣṅu, remembering them, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, offering the Lord respectful worship with sixteen types of paraphernalia, offering prayers to the Lord, becoming His servant, considering the Lord one's best friend, and surrendering everything unto Him (in other words, serving Him with the body, mind and words)—these nine processes are accepted as pure devotional service. One who has dedicated his life to the service of Kṛṣṅa through these nine methods should be understood to be the most learned person, for he has acquired complete knowledge.]

about Viṣṅu, not for others. Don't write any nonsense thing for any nonsense man. Useless waste of time. Viṣṅu. Write about Viṣṅu, Kṛṣṅa. This is cultivation of Kṛṣṅa consciousness. Hear, write, remember, try to understand. Don't be dull, dull-headed. Very intelligent. Without being very intelligent, nobody can have full Kṛṣṅa consciousness. It is for the most intelligent man.

So that intelligence will come if you try to understand Kṛṣṅa. We have got so many books. Always try to understand Kṛṣṅa. Then you are liberated. Simply by... You cannot understand Kṛṣṅa in full. He is unlimited; our knowledge is limited. But as far as you can, try to understand Kṛṣṅa. These are the items. Aṅgāni yasya sakalendriya-vṛtti-manti [Bs 5.32]. Veṅuṁ kvaṅantam aravinda-dalāyatākṣam [Bs 5.30].

[I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is adept in playing on His flute, with blooming eyes like lotus petals with head decked with peacock's feather, with the figure of beauty tinged with the hue of blue clouds, and His unique loveliness charming millions of Cupids.]

He is engaged in playing on flute. It is not artists' painting that Kṛṣṅa is painted as very nice, beautiful young boy and He has got a flute. No. These are Vedic statement.

aṅgāni yasya sakalendriya-vṛtti-manti paśyanti pānti kalayanti ciraṁ jaganti ānanda-cinmaya-sad-ujjvala-vigrahasya govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi [Bs 5.32]

Now the ārati, begin. [end]