KRISHNA

HIS FORMS ARE ONE AND THE SAME &

UNLIMITED FORMS OF GODHEAD

All glories to Srila

Prabhupad

Source : Teachings of Lord Chaitanya

Chapter 6 & 7
The Supreme Lord is as much an individual as other living beings , but
HE is different in that HE is the Supreme and all other living beings are
subordinate to HIM .

Krishna has many forms and all his forms are ONE and the SAME
One can only understand his innumerable forms and expansions by
devotional service

The different forms of Krishna is distributed throughout the Universe

to give pleasure to the devotees and also to re-establish devotional service
and perform other activities which vitally concern the Supreme LORD
 KRSHNA

Svayam –rupa Avesa rupa

Tadekatma
rupa Svayam Svayam
Rupa Prakasa
Svams Vilas
a a

Prabhava Vaibhava Prabhav Vaibhav

Prakash Prakash
First Manifestation- Svayam Rupa ( personal form)

This form can be understood only directly

Always remains in Vrindavan as a cowherd boy

 Svayam Svayam Prakasa
Rupa
(past time form ) ( personal manifestation )

Prabhava Vaibhava
Prabhav Prakash Vaibhav Prakash
Same bodily feature but
(Expanded yet independent )
the bodily hue is different

Raas-Lila

4 Handed form (Vasudeva) 2 handed form

Dwaraka
 KRSHNA

Svayam – Avesa
Tadekatma
rupa rupa
rupa Svayam Svayam
Rupa Prakasa
Svams Vilas
a a

Prabhava Vaibhava Prabhav Vaibhav

Prakash Prakash
 Tadekatma Rupa

Vilasa Svamsa
(pastime expansion) ( personal expansion)

This form resembles Svayam Rupa but there

are some differences in the bodily features.
 Tadekatma Rupa

Vilasa Svamsa
(pastime expansion) ( personal expansion)

Prabhava Vilasa

Prabhav Vilasas

Vasudeva Pradyumna
Sankarsana Anirudha
 Vilasa Manifestation of the Prabhava ( 4 handed ) form
Sankarsana Vasudeva Pradyumna Anirudha

Prabhava Vilasa
(Four Handed )

Upendra Adhokshaja Nrsimha Hari

Vilasa Forms Acyuta Purushottama Janradana Krsna
Kesava Madhava Nrsimha Janardhana
Flower, Conch shell , Mace disc, conch shell Disc , Flower, Mace Flower, Disc
Mace and disc lotus flower Shell Shell
Mace

Vishnu Murtis should be identified by the positions of Flower, Disc , Conch shell, Mace
 So Krishna is in the same form as
` Vaibhava Prakasha’ and `Prabhava Vilasa’
but appears differently
 Tadekatma Rupa

Vilasa Svamsa
(pastime expansion) ( personal expansion)

Sankarshana Incarnation
Division division
There are different forms of svamsa and these are divided into two

Svamsa
Sankarshana Incarnation
Kumaras Dhanvantri
division division Narada Mohini
Varaha Vamana
Matsya Parasurama
Yajna Raghavendra
Nara Narayan Vyasa
Purusa Avatar Lila Avatar Kardami Kapila Balram
Dattatreya Krsna
Karanodaksayi Visnu Hayasirsa Budha
Garbodaksayi Visnu Hamsa Kalki
Ksirodaksayi Visnu Prsnigarbha
Rsabha
Prthu
Nrsmha
Kurma
 Avesa Rupa

When Krishna empowers a suitable

living entity to represent him –
Saktyavesa
avatar
Krishnas energy can be divided into three.
His energy of thinking, feeling and acting
When he exhibits thinking energy HE is the Supreme
LORD
When HE exhibits His feeling energy HE is LORD
Vasudeva
When HE exhibits HIS action energy He is Sankarsna
Balaram
The spiritual world of the Vaikuntha planets and
Krisnaloka, the supreme planet, is situated in
HIS energy of thinking.
This thinking energy is described in Brahma Samhita
where it is said that supreme abode Goloka is
manifested as a lotus flower with hundreds of petals
The Spiritual World
 Spiritual World
Vaikunta
Loka
Numerous
Lakshmis’

Brahma Jyoti Kailash

Thank You