More Powerful than Krishna

Krishna is all-powerful because He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the source of all existence. No one is as powerful or more powerful then He. But pure devotional service is so amazingly powerful that even though Krishna is the supreme power, He becomes completely conquered by pure devotional service. Therefore in a transcendental way Krishna's pure devotee becomes even more powerful than Krishna Himself because the pure devotee is able to control Krishna by his love.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: In a Panic Over the Age of the Universe

You were saying that the universe is 155 trillion years old. I am in a total panic hearing this. Ideally there should be no beginning and end for the universe with it only perhaps going through changes.

What do you think?

Jayan

Answer: Manifestation and Non-Manifestation Phases

It is not a matter of my opinion. I am simply presenting what is coming down from the previous acharyas. The total spiritual sky is eternal. It has a covered portion known as the material sky in which millions and billions of universes are floating. The entire material sky goes through phases of manifestation and non-manifestation in accordance with the exhalation and inhalation of Mahavishnu. During its manifest stage when Mahavishnu exhales the material universes come out, and during its unmanifest stage when Mahavishnu inhales the material universes are merged into the total material energy and are withdrawn into the transcendental body of Mahavishnu. Our particular universe was manifested approximately 155 trillion years ago and will be destroyed in approximately 155 trillion years from now. While within the material sky the universes are being manifested and non-manifested for all eternity, within the spiritual sky millions and billions of spiritual planets remain eternally manifested.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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