Chapter 10The Infinite Glories of the Ultimate TruthVerse 28

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Commentaries of the Four Authorized Vaisnava Sampradayas

as confirmed in the Garga Samhita Canto 10, Chapter 61, Verses 23, 24, 25, 26
Rudra Vaisnava Sampradaya:


Visnuswami

Sridhara Swami's Commentary

Of weapons Lord Krishna's vibhuti or divine, transcendental opulence is the vajram or thunderbolt. Of the blessed cows, Lord Krishna's vibhuti is the kamadhuk the wish fulfilling cows known as Surabhi which yields all desired wishes. Lord Krishna is kandarpa or the procreation potency for begetting progeny. But whatever passion be it great or small that is not used for progeny but instead is used only for enjoying the senses and bodily delights is not a part of His vibhuti and cannot be construed as so, having no connection to it. Of poisonous snakes His vibhuti is Vasuki who was used as rope to pull the boat containing all species of life during Lord Krishna's incarnation known as Matsya and Vasuki was also used as a rope to rap around the Mandara mountain to churn the nectar for the demigods during Lord Krishna's incarnation as Kurma.

Brahma Vaisnava Sampradaya:


Madhvacarya

Madhvacarya's Commentary

Sri Vaisnava Sampradaya:


Ramanuja

Ramanuja's Commentary

Lord Krishna's vibhuti or divine, transcendental opulence known as kamadhuk refers to kamadhenu or the divine and sacred Surabhi cows the fulfiller of all desires. Kandarpa is His vibhuti which is the primal force that motivates procreation and causes progeny. Sarpaanam refers to poisonous single headed serpents of which Vasuki is king of them all.

Kumara Vaisnava Sampradaya:


Nimbaditya

Kesava Kasmiri's Commentary

Among weapons Lord Krishna's vibhuti or divine, transcendental opulence is the vajram or thunderbolt the weapon of Indra, chief of the celestial demigods. Among all cows His vibhuti is the Kamadhenu or Surabhi cows which fulfill all desires. His vibhuti is kandarpah or the passionate desire which results in procreation of progeny. His vibhuti is not connected in any way to the desire for sense gratification and bodily enjoyments.

Thus ends commentaries of chapter 10, verse 28 of the Srimad Bhagavad-Gita.

Verse 28


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