Bhagavan's 64 qualities

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Shree Bhatnagar's posting of July 12th 2006 in

HUMNRI.COM mentions about Rupa Gosvami (1489-1564

A.D.) who wrote a list of Krishna's characteristics in

his book, Bhakti rasamrita-sindhu.

 

Unlike Advaitins who see Bhagavan as all pervading,and

both personal and impersonal, here he sees more of

personal.

 

Just go through it and be blissful.

 

Regards

Balagopal

 

NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA

 

THE LIST

 

This list describes 64 different qualities of God that

are mentioned in the Vedic literature. This again

confirms that the Lord is not merely an impersonal

force, but a person who interacts in every way with

the creation and the living entities that are within

the creation that manifests from Him.

 

The list includes the following qualities 1) beautiful

features of the entire body 2) marked with all

auspicious characteristics 3) extremely pleasing 4)

effulgent 5) strong 6) ever youthful 7) wonderful

linguist 8) truthful 9) talks pleasingly 10) fluent

11) highly learned 12) highly intelligent 13) a genius

14) artistic 15) extremely clever 16) expert 17)

grateful 18) firmly determined 19) an expert judge of

time and circumstances 20) sees and speaks on the

authority of the scriptures--the Veda 21) pure 22)

self-controlled 23) steadfast 24) forbearing 25)

forgiving 26) grave 27) self-satisfied 28) possessing

equilibrium 29) magnanimous 30) religious 31) heroic

32) compassionate 33) respectful 34) gentle 35)

liberal 36) shy 37) protector of surrendered souls 38)

happy 39) well-wisher of devotees 40) controlled by

love 41) all-auspicious 42) most powerful 43)

all-famous 44) popular 45) partial to devotees 46)

very attractive to all women 47) all-worshipable 48)

all-opulent 49) all-honorable and 50) the Supreme

controller.

 

These fifty qualities, however, may also be found in

varying degrees in some of the jivas or common living

entities in this universe. But they are found in Lord

Krishna to an unlimited degree. But besides these 50

qualities, there are five more which may also be

manifested at times in the forms of Lord Brahma and

Shiva. These are 51) changeless 52) all-cognizant 53)

ever-fresh 54) sat-cid-ananda-vigraha--possessing a

transcendental form of eternity, full of knowledge and

absolute bliss and 55) possessing all mystic

perfection.

 

Beyond the above mentioned qualities, which may be

seen in other forms of Divinity such as the demigods,

Lord Krishna has the following exceptional qualities

which are also manifested in the form of Narayana or

Vishnu, His form as the Lord of Vaikuntha. These are

56) inconceivable potency 57) uncountable universes

are generated from His body 58) the original source of

all incarnations 59) the giver of salvation to the

enemies He kills and 60) the attractor of liberated

souls.

 

Besides the above-mentioned traits, Lord Krishna has

four more qualities that are found only in Him, and

not even in His forms of Vishnu, not to mention any of

the demigods. These are 61) the performer of wonderful

pastimes (especially his childhood pastimes) 62)

surrounded by devotees endowed with unsurpassed love

of Godhead 63) the attractor of all living entities in

all universes through the expert playing of His flute

and 64) possessor of unexcelled beauty without rival.

All of these qualities are those of someone who has a

highly developed form and personality.

 

 

 

 

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