The document discusses the different forms of Krishna. It states that Krishna has unlimited forms that are all one and the same. It describes Krishna's original form as Svayam Rupa, as well as expansions like Prabhava, Vaibhava, Tadekatma Rupa, Vilasa, and Svamsa. It explains that Krishna empowers living entities through Saktyavesa avatar. The spiritual world including Vaikuntha planets, Krishnaloka, and Goloka are situated in Krishna's energy of thinking.
The document discusses the different forms of Krishna. It states that Krishna has unlimited forms that are all one and the same. It describes Krishna's original form as Svayam Rupa, as well as expansions like Prabhava, Vaibhava, Tadekatma Rupa, Vilasa, and Svamsa. It explains that Krishna empowers living entities through Saktyavesa avatar. The spiritual world including Vaikuntha planets, Krishnaloka, and Goloka are situated in Krishna's energy of thinking.
The document discusses the different forms of Krishna. It states that Krishna has unlimited forms that are all one and the same. It describes Krishna's original form as Svayam Rupa, as well as expansions like Prabhava, Vaibhava, Tadekatma Rupa, Vilasa, and Svamsa. It explains that Krishna empowers living entities through Saktyavesa avatar. The spiritual world including Vaikuntha planets, Krishnaloka, and Goloka are situated in Krishna's energy of thinking.
The document discusses the different forms of Krishna. It states that Krishna has unlimited forms that are all one and the same. It describes Krishna's original form as Svayam Rupa, as well as expansions like Prabhava, Vaibhava, Tadekatma Rupa, Vilasa, and Svamsa. It explains that Krishna empowers living entities through Saktyavesa avatar. The spiritual world including Vaikuntha planets, Krishnaloka, and Goloka are situated in Krishna's energy of thinking.
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KRISHNA
HIS FORMS ARE ONE AND THE SAME &
UNLIMITED FORMS OF GODHEAD
All glories to Srila
Prabhupad
Source : Teachings of Lord Chaitanya
Chapter 6 & 7 The Supreme Lord is as much an individual as other living beings , but HE is different in that HE is the Supreme and all other living beings are subordinate to HIM .
Krishna has many forms and all his forms are ONE and the SAME One can only understand his innumerable forms and expansions by devotional service
The different forms of Krishna is distributed throughout the Universe
to give pleasure to the devotees and also to re-establish devotional service and perform other activities which vitally concern the Supreme LORD KRSHNA
Svayam –rupa Avesa rupa
Tadekatma rupa Svayam Svayam Rupa Prakasa Svams Vilas a a
Prabhava Vaibhava Prabhav Vaibhav
Prakash Prakash First Manifestation- Svayam Rupa ( personal form)
This form can be understood only directly
Always remains in Vrindavan as a cowherd boy
Svayam Svayam Prakasa Rupa (past time form ) ( personal manifestation )
Prabhava Vaibhava Prabhav Prakash Vaibhav Prakash Same bodily feature but (Expanded yet independent ) the bodily hue is different
Raas-Lila
4 Handed form (Vasudeva) 2 handed form
Dwaraka KRSHNA
Svayam – Avesa Tadekatma rupa rupa rupa Svayam Svayam Rupa Prakasa Svams Vilas a a
Prabhava Vaibhava Prabhav Vaibhav
Prakash Prakash Tadekatma Rupa
Vilasa Svamsa (pastime expansion) ( personal expansion)
This form resembles Svayam Rupa but there
are some differences in the bodily features. Tadekatma Rupa
Vilasa Svamsa (pastime expansion) ( personal expansion)
Prabhava Vilasa
Prabhav Vilasas
Vasudeva Pradyumna Sankarsana Anirudha Vilasa Manifestation of the Prabhava ( 4 handed ) form Sankarsana Vasudeva Pradyumna Anirudha
Vishnu Murtis should be identified by the positions of Flower, Disc , Conch shell, Mace So Krishna is in the same form as ` Vaibhava Prakasha’ and `Prabhava Vilasa’ but appears differently Tadekatma Rupa
Vilasa Svamsa (pastime expansion) ( personal expansion)
Sankarshana Incarnation Division division There are different forms of svamsa and these are divided into two
living entity to represent him – Saktyavesa avatar Krishnas energy can be divided into three. His energy of thinking, feeling and acting When he exhibits thinking energy HE is the Supreme LORD When HE exhibits His feeling energy HE is LORD Vasudeva When HE exhibits HIS action energy He is Sankarsna Balaram The spiritual world of the Vaikuntha planets and Krisnaloka, the supreme planet, is situated in HIS energy of thinking. This thinking energy is described in Brahma Samhita where it is said that supreme abode Goloka is manifested as a lotus flower with hundreds of petals The Spiritual World Spiritual World Vaikunta Loka Numerous Lakshmis’
