Chapter 10

KṛṣṇA Is All That Existed, Exists And Will Exist

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KṛṣṇA Is All That Existed, Exists And Will Exist

akṣarāṇāmakāro'smi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya ca ahaṁevākṣayaḥ kālo dhātāhaṁ viśvatomukhaḥ

Of the letters, I am the 'A'. Of the dual words, I am the compounds and surely I am the never-ending time. I am the Omniscient who sees everything

Kṛṣṇa is the first of the letters, never-ending time and the Creator of this Universe

mṛtyuḥ sarva-haraś cāham udbhavaśca bhaviṣyatāï kīrtiḥ śrīrvākca nāriṇāṁ smṛtirmedhā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā

I am the all-devouring death and I am the creator of all things of the future. Of the feminine, I am fame, fortune, beautiful speech, memory, intelligence, faithfulness and patience

Kṛṣṇa is the Creator and Destroyer, and He is the seven Devīs, goddesses.

Of the purifying elements, Kṛṣṇa says He is the formless and pure wind. The wind pervades the other elements such as earth, water and fire and removes impurities.

Of the wielders of weapons, Kṛṣṇa says He is Rāma, the seventh incarnation of Viṣṇu. Rāma was a righteous ruler and chosen heir to his father's throne. Yet, Rāma went into exile to uphold his father's vow. Rāma is considered the greatest archer ever known.

Of the aquatic beings, the fish, Kṛṣṇa says He is the Shark, the most powerful and feared.Of the rivers, He says He is Gangā. The river Gangā is worshipped in Bharat as goddess Gangā

Millions of people pray in the waters of the Gangā everyday. On its banks, millions of people gather everyday to offer pūjā to Gangā and to take a holy dip in the waters. Gangā is considered the sacred river that descended from the heavens, blessing the planet with the Ganges based civilization. Millions of people standing and praying in the waters have energized the whole river and this explains why Gangā has the inexplicable ability of cleansing Herself.

a factual observation recorded in the reminiscences of the British who ruled Bharat. When the British traveled by ship from England to Bharat, their water became spoilt during the long journey. However, on the return trip from Bharat to England, the water from the Gangā remained pure even after reaching England. The research showed that the Gangā water had the miraculous power of cleansing Herself.

Of all the creations, Kṛṣṇa says He is the beginning, the middle and the end, thus establishing that He is all that existed, exists and will exist. He is the creator, created and creation.

Of the various branches of knowledge, Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate spiritual knowledge, Self-realization. Other branches of knowledge result from intelligence. Only Self-realization requires intuition and something beyond

Of all arguments, Kṛṣṇa says He is the logic that binds everything together. Of the letters, Kṛṣṇa says He is the first letter, 'aksarānāṁ akāro 'smi', the origin of all that is spoken and written. Of the dual words, a class of words in Saṃskṛit, He is the compound word. He affirms He is never-ending time and the Creator of this Universe, Brahma. Kṛṣṇa says He is the Creator and Destroyer.

Of the feminine qualities, Kṛṣṇa says He is the seven Devīs, goddesses, who impart fame, fortune, beautiful speech, memory,

intelligence, faithfulness and patience. In Saṃskṛit all these qualities have feminine nouns to represent them. He says these attributes in women come from Him.