Chapter 10. The Opulence
of the Absolute
TEXT 28
ayudhanam aham vajram
dhenunam asmi kamadhuk
prajanas casmi kandarpah
sarpanam asmi vasukih
SYNONYMS
ayudhanam--of
all weapons; aham--I am; vajram--the thunderbolt; dhenunam--of
cows; asmi--I am; kama-dhuk--the surabhi cows; prajanah--for
begetting children; ca--and; asmi--I am; kandarpah--Cupid;
sarpanam--of all snakes; asmi--I am; vasukih--Vasuki.
TRANSLATION
Of weapons
I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the surabhi, givers of abundant milk.
Of procreators I am Kandarpa, the god of love, and of serpents I am Vasuki,
the chief.
PURPORT
The thunderbolt,
indeed a mighty weapon, represents Krsna's power. In Krsnaloka in the spiritual
sky there are cows which can be milked at any time, and they give as much
milk as one likes. Of course such cows do not exist in this material world,
but there is mention of them in Krsnaloka. The Lord keeps many such cows,
which are called surabhi. It is stated that the Lord is engaged
in herding the surabhi cows. Kandarpa is the sex desire for presenting
good sons; therefore Kandarpa is the representative of Krsna. Sometimes
sex is engaged in only for sense gratification; such sex does not represent
Krsna. But sex for the generation of good children is called Kandarpa and
represents Krsna.
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