Strength
Strength
The average man has hardly the strength to lift his own weight. And at most his intelligence has only enabled him to detonate a hydrogen bomb which is not even able to destroy the earth. The strength of one who is able to lift all the worlds out of the Causal Ocean and drain that ocean itself is inconceivable. Upon seeing the splendor of the Lord's universal form, Arjuna extolls His might: "O great one, who stands above even Brahma, You are the original master. Why should they not offer their homage up to You, O limitless one, O refuge of the universe? You are the invincible source, the cause of all causes, transcendental to this material manifestation … O limitless form, this whole cosmic manifestation has come from You … I offer my respects from the front, from behind and from all sides. O unbounded power, You are the master of limitless might!" (Gita, 11.37, 38, 40)
In Srimad-Bhagavatam there are innumerable accounts of Lord Krsna's battles with great demons which celebrate the strength of the Lord. It is always notable that after playing with the demons for a while, He kills them easily in an off-handed manner. There are demigods whose strength is unlimited from the human point of view, but the strength and power of the demigods are insignificant compared to Krsna's. After giving a brief account of some of His opulences in the Tenth Chapter of the Gita, Krsna says, "But what need is there, Arjuna, for all this detailed knowledge? With a single fragment of Myself I pervade and support these entire universes." (Gita, 10.42)
So the Supreme Lord is asamardha, which means that no one is greater than Him because no creature can move without His aid, for He is the prime mover. "Furthermore, O Arjuna, I am the generating seed of all existences. There is no being-moving or unmoving-that can exist without Me." (Gita, 10.39) Being the strength in all beings, He is therefore the embodiment of total strength.
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