# The Universal Form *On Kṛṣṇa's cosmic form and His manifestation throughout creation* --- ### Everything Pervaded by Kṛṣṇa > A devotee, when he sees this microphone, loud speaker, he doesn't see the loud speaker. He sees the Lord. Why? Because he knows what this loud speaker is. He has love for the Lord, he is well acquainted with the Lord. Therefore he knows that it is a transformation of one of Lord's energies. — [[spoken/1976/761016bg.cha|Bhagavad-gītā 9.3, Chandigarh, 1976]] --- ### The Body Has Value Because the Soul Is Present > You consider your body. Your body or my body, we try to be very smart. So long we are alive if anyone touches even a single hair we become angry. This body will remain here and when the part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, *jīvātma,* will leave the body then if anyone beats him with shoes nobody will protest. This body has value and respect so long, I, the spirit soul, am present within. In the same way this universal form of body, cosmic manifestation, because the *Paramātmā* is within it, it has value and respect. — [[spoken/1976/761015bg.cha|Bhagavad-gītā 7.1, Chandigarh, 1976]] --- ### Everything Working by His Order > Everything is going on by the order of the Supreme Lord. Just as I am present in this body therefore this body is functioning properly, go further to the office, go to the government level, ministers, the president, they are there so that things are working properly. You go to any office there is the managing director therefore the office is functioning nicely. You go anywhere. A director, a supervisor, a proprietor must be there. Similarly such a big universe as this, and there is no one! What an utter foolishness! — [[spoken/1976/761015bg.cha|Bhagavad-gītā 7.1, Chandigarh, 1976]] --- ### Nothing Apart from God > *Sarvaṁ khalu idaṁ brahma.* Whatever is created by the Lord's energy is not different from the Supreme Lord. That is also brahma. *Īśāvāsyam idaṁ sarvam.* Nothing belongs to us. That is called renunciation. Just understand that everything belongs to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If you understand this much your life is successful. — [[spoken/1976/761016bg.cha|Bhagavad-gītā 9.3, Chandigarh, 1976]] --- ### The Father of All > Bhagavān, in the *Bhagavad-gītā* He says that *sarva-yoniṣu kaunteya sambhavanti mūrtayaḥ yāḥ:* "All the forms of different grades of life," *tāsāṁ mahad yonir,* "the material world is the mother, and I am the father." Very simply understanding. Everything is grown from the material nature. Our life is also from there. — [[spoken/1976/760630sb.nv|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.6.16, New Vṛndāvana, 1976]] --- ### One Fourth Energy > This material creation is exhibition of one-fourth energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The three-fourth creation is in the spiritual world, Vaikuṇṭhaloka. *Ekāṁśena sthito jagat.* This is only one part. — [[spoken/1976/761016bg.cha|Bhagavad-gītā 9.3, Chandigarh, 1976]] --- ### Energy and Its Source > What is this microphone? It is made from earth, *bhūmi. Tejo-vāri-mṛdāṁ yathā vinimayo.* Iron. What is iron? It's another form of earth. It was processed by fire and it turned into another form. In this way this microphone was manufactured. So it is the Lord's energy. Therefore all the objects of the Lord should be utilized in the Lord's service. This is the vision of the devotee. — [[spoken/1976/761016bg.cha|Bhagavad-gītā 9.3, Chandigarh, 1976]] --- ### Kṛṣṇa Is Everything > Kṛṣṇa is everything. This marble is also Kṛṣṇa's energy. *Bhūmir āpo'nalo vāyuḥ.* So He can accept your service from any of His energy. The marble is also His energy, the water is also His energy, the air is also His energy—everything. Without Kṛṣṇa nothing can exist. — [[spoken/1975/751027sb.nai|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.11, Nairobi, 1975]] --- ### Devotee's Pure Vision > The *vaiṣṇavas* are *śuddhādvaitavādī.* His vision is pure. Whatever is created by the Lord's energy is not different from the Supreme Lord. He doesn't see the microphone he sees the transformation of the Supreme Lord's energy, therefore how it should be used in the service of the Supreme Lord. That is why the devotee has no material vision or conception. He has spiritual vision. — [[spoken/1976/761016bg.cha|Bhagavad-gītā 9.3, Chandigarh, 1976]] --- ### Everything Emanates from Kṛṣṇa > Actually there is nothing as material, because, *īśāvāsyam idaṁ sarvam, janmādy asya yato,* everything has emanated from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If it is produced by the Supreme Lord then how can it be *mithyā?* This is to be considered. This is philosophical consideration. We should approach a qualified guru and try to understand things in right perspective. — [[spoken/1976/761016bg.cha|Bhagavad-gītā 9.3, Chandigarh, 1976]] --- *10 quotes from Śrīla Prabhupāda on the universal form* [[wiki/quotes|Back to Quotes]]