“The Supreme Controller is a person. That highest person has all powers. He has all knowledge. He is supremely blissful. He has a host of transcendental qualities.”

“The Supreme is full of knowledge and bliss. He is eternal and full of knowledge. He knows everything. He knows everything. His every desire is at once fulfilled. It is at once fulfilled. He is a person, the highest person.”

“The Supreme Lord is the master of all. He was never born. He will never die.”

“We meditate on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is the controller of all other controllers, and He is the greatest of all the diverse planetary leaders. Everyone is under His control. All entities are delegated with particular power only by the Supreme Lord. They are not supreme themselves. He is also worshipable by all demigods and is the supreme direction of all directors. Therefore, He is transcendental to all kinds of material leaders and controllers and is worshipable by all. There is no one greater than Him, and He is the supreme causes of all causes.”
[Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 6.7]

“Of all that has a cause, He is the cause and the king. No one will ever become a king that rules over Him.”

“Please know that the Supreme Personality of Godhead appears in this world by His own will. He is never born.”

“Although I am unborn and My transcendental body never deteriorates and although I am the Lord of all living entities, I still appear in every millennium in my original transcendental form.”

“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.”

“Lord Narayana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, desired: ‘Let Me create some children.’...Then, from Lord Narayana Brahma was born. From Lord Narayana Siva was born. From Lord Narayana Prajapati was born. From Lord Narayana Indra was born. From Lord Narayana the eight Vasus were born. From Lord Narayana the eleven Rudras were born. From Lord Narayana the twelve Adityas were born.”

“In the beginning of the creation there was only the Supreme Personality of Narayana. There was no Brahma, no Siva. ...Then Lord Narayana meditated, and from His forehead was born a three-eyed person holding a trident in his hand. Then Lord Narayana created wealth, truth, celibacy, austerity, and renunciation.”

“Brahma, who has four faces, was born from Lord Narayana.”

“The word Narayana means, ‘the husband of Goddess Laksmi’.”

“I, the creator of the living beings, was born from Lord Narayana’s happiness. Siva, the destroyer of the worlds, was born from Lord Narayana’s anger. From Lord Narayana was also born Lord Visnu, who is greater than the greatest, and who is the maintainer of the worlds.”

“The patriarchs, Siva and others are created by Me, though they do no know that they are created by Me because they are deluded by My illusory energy.”

“Obeisances to infallible Lord Siva, who has three eyes and who also has a form with a thousand eyes. He is the master of the worlds and the master of karma. He is an expansion of the creator Brahma. He is Brahma’s eldest son.”

“After one year, a child was born. When the child cried, Brahma said, ‘Child, why do you cry? You were born from my austerities’. Then the child said, ‘I have no sins. Now please give me a name’.”

“Narayana is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and from Him Brahma was born, from whom Siva was born.”

“After worshipping Lord Visnu for a thousand yugas, a certain faithful devotee was born in a lotus flower and attained the post of Brahma, the creator of the worlds.”

“In ancient times I created Brahma. When Brahma worshipped Me, I became pleased and offered him many boons.”

“At the beginning of the kalpa I allowed him to become My son. Then I gave him mastery over the worlds.”

“Lord Siva performed a great sarvamedha-yajna where he offered all living entities, including himself.”

“Lord Siva performed a great sarvamedha-yajna where he offered himself. As a result he became glorious and effulgent. His fame filled all the worlds.”

“Lord Krsna said, ‘You may ask a boon.’ Then Lord Siva said, ‘Please make me the master of the beastly human beings.’ That is how Lord Siva became the master of the beastly human beings.”

“Again and again Lord Visnu protected Brahma and rescued the Vedas.”

“By chanting Lord Krsna’s holy names Lord Siva became free from the sin of killing a brahmana.”

“Then my eyes red with anger, with my left thumbnail I beheaded that brahmana.”

“Because, even though I was innocent, you still beheaded me, you are now cursed. You will be decorated with skulls.”

“Distraught my murder of that brahmana, I wandered the holy places of the earth. O goddess, then I climbed the Himalaya Mountains.”

“There I met glorious Lord Narayana. 1 begged from Him a boon. With His fingernail He touched His own side and from that place a stream of blood flowed.”

“O girl with the beautiful thighs, by Lord Visnu’s mercy I became freed from my troubles. But from that time I have carried a thousand skulls. They are like a treasure I found in a dream.”

“The Supreme Lord Visnu touched limitlessly powerful Siva’s bowstring. That is how Siva became able to kill the Tripura demon.”

“O best of the Kurus, as Lord Siva prepared to kill the Tripura demon, Lord Brahma spoke a mystic amulet to protect Lord Siva, an amulet that was a description of Lord Visnu’s transcendental form.”

“Throwing His yawning weapon, Lord Krsna made Lord Siva yawn. Then all the demons were easily killed.”

“Defeated by the yawning weapon, Lord Siva stepped down from the chariot. He had no power to fight. He was defeated by Lord Krsna, whose will is never thwarted.”

“Seeing Lord Siva stunned and yawning, the demigods and sages understood that Lord Krsna is more powerful than Lord Siva.”

“Then Lord Siva tried to please Lord Narayana. He surrendered to Lord Narayana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead who blesses His devotees.”

By chanting Lord Krsna’s holy names, Lord Siva was able to neutralise the kalakuta poison. This is described in the Smrti-sastra:

“Chanting the mantra ‘Acyutananta govinda on namah’, Lord Siva cupped his hands and drank the poison.”

“In the beginning of the creation there was only the Supreme Personality Narayana. There was no Brahma, no Siva.”

“When Brahma, the demigods, the moving and unmoving beings, and all the worlds are merged in the unmanifest material nature, only the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Narayana, the master of all, remains.”

“Brahma, Siva, Surya, Candra, Indra and all the demigods have power given by Lord Visnu.”

“When the universe is destroyed their powers are removed. Powerless, they rush to destruction.”

“The individual spirit souls and the manifest and unmanifest material nature, which is called maya, all merge into the Supreme Personality of Godhead at the time of cosmic devastation.”

“At that time everything rests in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose name is Visnu, and who is glorified in the Vedas and Vedanta.”

“After millions of years, at the time of cosmic annihilation, when everything, manifested and unmanifested, is annihilated by the force of time, the five gross elements enter into the subtle conception, and the manifested categories enter into the unmanifested substance. At that time, You alone remain, and You are known as Ananta Sesa-naga.”

“Who can be worthy of the name of the Supreme Lord but the Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna? Brahmaji collected the water emanating from the nails of His feet in order to award it to Lord Siva as a worshipful welcome. This very dear water (the Ganges) is purifying the whole universe, including Lord Siva.”

“The blessed Lord Siva becomes all the more blessed by bearing on his head the holy water of the Ganges, which has its source in the water that washed the Lord’s lotus feet.”

“One person massages Lord Krsna’s feet, nother person washes Lord Krsna’s feet. Another person places to his head Lord Krsna’s feet, f these three, who is the best? Please tell me.”

“In ancient times Brahma and all the demigods worshipped Lord Visnu. It is by Lord Visnu’s mercy that the demigods attained their posts.”

“Manifest in a great variety of forms, the demigods and sages worshipped Lord Visnu with devotion. Then Lord Visnu placed them in their respective posts.”

“We touch the Ganga’s water that falls from Lord Siva’s limbs, for it is very holy and purifying.”

“Some religious rules are in the mode of ignorance, some in passion, some in goodness, and some in mixtures of different modes. For the people’s benefit the demigod Brahma spoke these four kinds of religious rules.”

“In ancient times Brahma recorded these different kinds of religious rules in different Puranas. In them he glorified different Deities.”

“In the Puranas meant for persons in the mode of ignorance, Brahma glorified Agni and Siva, n the Puranas meant for persons in the mode of passion, he said the worship of Brahma was better.”

“In the Puranas meant for persons in mixed modes, he glorified the worship of Sarasvati and the Pitas. Finally in the Puranas meant for persons in the mode of goodness, he said the worship of Lord Visnu is best. Persons who follow the goodness Puranas and become perfect in yoga go to the supreme spiritual abode.”

“In the Puranas the wise sages, considering the present time and circumstances, described numberless religious rituals for the worship of Brahma, Visnu and Siva.”

“In the religious rituals meant for people in the mode of goodness, the sages said the worship of Lord Visnu is best. In the religious rituals meant for people in the mode of ignorance, they glorified the worship of Lord Siva. In the religious rituals meant for people in the mode of passion, they glorified Lord Brahma.”

“Any Smrti-sastra that contradicts the four Vedas is wicked and useless. Anyone who follows such a sastra should be considered bewildered by the mode of ignorance.”

“The Puranas in the mode of goodness provide evidence that should be accepted. Any evidence contradicting this evidence should be clearly rejected.” They who are wise think in this way. They are not bewildered by any evidence contradicting the Puranas in the mode of goodness.”

“Lord Visnu has various energies.”

“Lord Visnu is the master of the individual spirit souls and the material nature. He is the master of the three modes. He delivers the souls imprisoned in the cycle of birth and death.”

“The potency of Lord Visnu is summarised in three categories, namely the spiritual potency, the living entities, and ignorance. The spiritual potency is full of knowledge, the living entities, although belonging to the spiritual potency, are subject to bewilderment, and the third energy which is full of ignorance, is always visible in fruitive activities.”

“Using parts of Himself, the Supreme created the material world.”

“Lord Krsna’s eyes are like lotus flowers. His complexion is like a monsoon cloud. His garments are like lightning. He has two hands. He is rich with transcendental knowledge. He is adorned with a garland of forest flowers. He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”

“Krsna is the only Supreme Personality of Godhead. His form is eternal and full of knowledge and bliss.”

“Lord Krsna’s transcendental body is full of bliss.”

“Lord Visnu is identical with His transcendental qualities. They are not different from Him.”

“The attributes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are like rains that fall equally on the mountains and the valleys. One who thinks the Supreme Lord is different from His attributes will fall down.”

“I am the Self, O Gudakesa, seated in the hearts of all creatures.”

“Lord Visnu desired: ‘I will become many. I will father many children.’”

“Brahma, it is I, the Personality of Godhead, who was existing before the creation, when there was nothing but Myself. Nor was there the material nature, the cause of this creation. That which you see now is also I, the Personality of Godhead, and after annihilation what remains will also be I, the Personality of Godhead.”

“This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is very difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it.”

“One can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead as He is only by devotional service. And when one is in full consciousness of the Supreme Lord by such devotion, he can enter into the kingdom of God.”

“Lord Visnu is the creator and knower of the universes. He is the father of all. He is the supreme doer. He is the great Self.”

“Accompanied by the wise liberated souls, Lord Visnu enjoys all spiritual pleasures.”

“If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water, I will accept it.”

“Lord Krsna’s eyes are like lotus flowers. His complexion is like a monsoon cloud. His garments are like lightning. He has two hands. He is rich with transcendental knowledge. He is adorned with a garland of forest flowers. He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”

“The goddess of fortune stands by His side. He has two arms, a dark complexion, graceful hair, yellow garments, graceful earrings, and a jewel necklace. He holds a bow. He is peaceful and saintly.”

“The Supreme Lord has two arms and two legs. He has ten fingers and ten toes. His broad chest is 25 measures.”

“The handsome Supreme Personality of Godhead has two hands.”

“In the spiritual sky dwells the limitless, eternal, peaceful Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose form is made of spiritual knowledge. He has no material form. Out of compassion for His devotees, He shows them His spiritual form. He shows them His great handsomeness, more glorious than many millions of moons.”

“In His two hands, which are marked with the signs of the conchshell and cakra, He holds the three worlds, e gives His devotees the gift of fearlessness.”

“The Supreme Personality of Godhead is splendid like pure crystal. He has two feet and one face. With His two hands He gives the gift of fearlessness. He turns back the results of karma.”

“The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the creator and maintainer of all the worlds. His youthful spiritual body is eternal. He is always beyond the material world. He is served by the pure, blissful, untroubled, eternally liberated souls, who stand before Him with folded hands. His limbs are dark. He has four arms.He is accompanied by the goddesses Sri, Bhu and Nila.”

“His eternal form is decorated with eternal, pure glistening ornaments. He has five weapons. He holds the conchshell and cakra. He removes everything inauspicious.”

“Vasudeva then saw the newborn child, who had very wonderful lotuslike eyes, and who bore in His four hands the four weapons sankha, cakra, gada and pkadma. On His chest was the mark of Srivatsa, and on His neck the brilliant Kaustubha gem. Dressed in yellow, His body blackish like a dense cloud, His scattered hair fully grown, and His helmet and earrings sparkling uncommonly with the valuable gem vaidurya, the child, decorated with a brilliant belt, armlets, bangles and other ornaments, appeared very wonderful.”

“O Universal Lord, I wish to see You in Your four-armed form.”

“Around the neck of the Supreme Personality of Godhead hung a flower garland that reached His knees. His eight stout and elongated arms were decorated with that garland, which challenged the beauty of the goddess of fortune. With a merciful glance and a voice like thunder, the Lord addressed the sons of King Pracinabarhisat, who were very much surrendered unto Him.”

“Great is the Lord’s eight-armed form. Subtle is His four-armed form. Most exalted is His two-armed form. One should worship these three forms of the Lord.”

“The other forms of the Lord are not equal to His two-armed form.”

“All the forms of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are eternal. They are never born and they never die. They are not material.”

“They are all full of bliss and knowledge. They are full of all transcendental qualities and free of any faults.”

“The Lord’s forms are considered greater or lesser on the basis of how much of His transcendental power the Lord chooses to manifest when He reveals them.”

“Sri and Laksmi are two wives of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”

“Obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the husband of Goddess Kamala. Obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is a swan playing in the Manasa Lake of Goddess Rama’s thoughts. Obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who holds Goddess Rama in His arms.”

“The Supreme is one. He is not many.”

“The Lord’s potency is spiritual.”

“May Lord Visnu, who is supremely pure, who is the Supersoul in the hearts of all beings, and who is the husband of the spiritual goddess of fortune, be merciful to us.”

“The Lord has a material potency and a spiritual potency. The material potency manifests an external form of dull matter. Goddess Sri is the Lord’s spiritual potency. She has a spiritual form. She takes shelter of Lord Visnu.”

“I offer my respectful obeisances to Goddess Sarasvati. She rests on Lord Krsna’s chest. She is a goddess very dear to Lord Krsna. She is eternal, her complexion is fair, and she brings auspiciousness.”

“The Supreme is one. He is not many.”

“O Supreme Lord, Goddess Sri is Yours, and Goddess Laksmi is also Yours.”

“Sandhya, Ratri, Prabha, Bhuti, Medha, Sraddha and Sarasvati are included among the goddesses.”

“O Lord,, You are the support of everythingThe three attributes hladini, sandhini and samvit exist in You as one spiritual energy. But the material modes, which cause happiness, misery and mixtures of the two, do not exist in You, for You have no material qualities.”

“Goddess Laksmi is the mother of the worlds. She is the constant companion of Lord Visnu. As Lord Visnu is all pervading, so is she.”

“O Goddess, even if we had tongues like the demigod Brahma, we still could not describe all Your ranscendental qualities. O Lotus-eyed Goddess Laksmi, please do not ever abandon your devotees.”

“O Goddess Laksmi, You are full of transcendental knowledge. You are the giver of liberation. Who is glorious like You? Your form is made of sacred yajnas.”

“O goddess the yogis always meditate on You as You rest on Lord Visnu. For your sake, the people are willing to renounce the three worlds.”

“For your sake they become almost dead. From Your glance come wives, children, home, friends, wealth and good fortune.”

“O glorious one, from your glance the people attain the wealth and happiness of this material body. They attain the destruction of their enemies.”

“O goddess, for persons who have attained your glance, truthfulness, purity, and a host of virtues are not difficult to attain.”

“O saintly one, the people you abandon are truly abandoned. The people you glance on attain all virtues.”

“Even if previously they had no virtues, they attain good family and wealth. They become glorious, virtuous, fortunate, respectable, and intelligent.”

“O goddess, a person on whom you glance becomes heroic and powerful. O beloved of Lord Visnu, O mother of the worlds, if you turn away from a person, that person finds all his virtues become sins.”

“When Lord Visnu assumes the form of a demigod, Goddess Laksmi assumes the form of a demigoddess. When He assumes the form of a human man, she assumes the form of a human woman. In this way she assumes a form to match the form of Lord Visnu.”

“In the land of Gokula in Mathura-mandala, Lord Krsna resides. At His two sides are Radha and Candravali.”

“Laksmi, Durga, and the Lord’s potencies are expansions of Sri Radha.”

“Lord Krsna is the supreme enjoyer of both the material and spiritual worlds, yet He enjoys His own abode in the spiritual sky. There is no one equal to Him because His transcendental opulence (radhasa) is immeasurable.”

“The transcendental goddess Srimati Radharani is the direct counterpart of Sri Krsna. She is the central figure for all the goddess of fortune.She possesses all the attractiveness to attract the all-attractive Personality of Godhead. She is the primeval internal potency of the Lord.”

“All the above-mentioned incarnations are either plenary portions or portions of the plenary portions of the Lord, but Lord Sri Krsna is the original Personality of Godhead.”

“The eight son of Vasudeva and Devaki is Lord Krsna, the original Personality of Godhead.”

“The soul is atomic in size and can be perceived by perfect intelligence. This atomic souls is floating in the five kinds of air (prana, apana, vyana, samana and udana), is situated within the heart, and spreads its influence all over the body of the embodied living entities.”

“When the upper point of a hair is divided into one hundred parts, and again each of such parts is further divided into one hundred parts, each such part is the measurement of the dimension of the spirit soul.”

“Of all eternal beings one is the foremost. Of all conscious beings one is the foremost. That one foremost eternal conscious being fulfils the desires of all the others.”

“The devotees who worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead attain eternal peace. No one else attains true peace.”