Category:God Is Greater Than The Greatest
Theme Analysis
The philosophical essence of this category establishes the absolute and unlimited nature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is described in Vedic language as aṇor aṇīyān mahato mahīyān—smaller than the smallest and greater than the greatest. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that while the living entities are smaller than the atom, the Lord is simultaneously atomic in His localized aspect and infinitely vast in His universal manifestation. Materially, a massive object cannot become tiny, but because God is fully equipped with absolute opulences, He effortlessly defies material logic. Therefore, no demonic brain can ever measure or capture Him. Despite being greater than the greatest, the Supreme Lord graciously subordinates Himself to the pure love of His unalloyed devotees, deriving more pleasure from their intimate affection than from the formal reverence offered to His supreme greatness.
- The Vedic Definition of Greatness: Vedic scriptures perfectly describe the Absolute Truth as mahato mahīyān, meaning the Lord is infinitely larger than the vastest material conceptions, such as the entire sky or the universe itself.
- Defying Material Measurement: Because Kṛṣṇa is unlimited and all-pervading in both space and time, it is impossible for anyone, especially atheistic demons, to capture Him or measure His length and breadth.
- The Absolute Omnipotence: In the material world, something large cannot become small, but the almighty God possesses the unique opulence to simultaneously exist as the greatest of the great and the smallest of the small.
- Subordination to Pure Devotion: Although the Lord is the supreme majestic creator, He relishes intimate, loving relationships with His pure devotees, happily becoming subordinate to their unalloyed service and sweet names over formal titles of greatness.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: God Is Greater Than The Greatest - The Unlimited Supreme Lord.
Pages in category "God Is Greater Than The Greatest"
The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
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- A Krsna conscious person doesn't imagine anything. Krsna says that He is the greater than the greatest, we accept it; we don't imagine
- Anor aniyan mahato mahiyan (KU 1.2.20). Krsna is mahatah, greater than the greatest, and we are the smaller than the smallest. But the particle is the same, as particle of gold is also gold, but the particle of gold is never equal to the gold mine
- Anor aniyan mahato mahiyan: The Lord is smaller than the smallest and greater than the greatest
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- Brahman means the greatest, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead is greater than the greatest, just as the sun globe is greater than the sunshine, which is all-pervading in the universe
- Brahman, who is greater than the greatest, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is full in six opulences, and therefore He is the reservoir of ultimate truth and absolute knowledge
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- He (the Lord) is smaller than the smallest in the form of the living entities and greater than the greatest in His form of Krsna
- Here in the material world, a thing which is very big, it cannot become small. But Krsna, because He is the almighty God, He can become the greater than the greatest and the smaller than the smallest
- Hiranyaksa did not know that God is the greatest of the great and the smallest of the small. No one can capture the Supreme Lord or bring Him under his control. But the demoniac person always attempts to measure the length and breadth of the Supreme Lord
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- Krsna has six opulences: all wealth, all strength, all influence, all knowledge, all renunciation, and all beauty. The nature of Krsna is that He is greater than the greatest and smaller than the smallest - anor aniyan mahato mahiyan
- Krsna is greater than the greatest, being unlimited and all-pervading. How can it be possible for the all-pervading to be measured or bound? Then again, Krsna is the time factor. Therefore, He is all-pervading not only in space but also in time
- Krsna should not be considered as ordinary being. We are worshiping Krsna in this temple, not an ordinary human being. But Krsna is so kind. He is the SPG. He is greater than the greatest, and still, He can become smaller than the smallest
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- One may think of Brahmaloka as the top of Krsna's skull, and one may think of the Patalaloka planetary system as the soles of Krsna's feet. Thus one may think of Krsna as greater than the greatest - mahato mahiyan
- One who is actually great can become greater than the greatest and smaller than the smallest
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- The living entities are smaller than the atom, but God is greater than the greatest. Our conception of greatness may be represented by the sky because we think of the sky as being unlimitedly big, but God is bigger than the sky
- The pleasure one gives the Lord by addressing Him by such names (Devaki-nandana, Janaki-natha etc.) is many, many times greater than the pleasure He enjoys when He is addressed as the Supreme Father, the Greatest of the Great