The Two Features of Yogamaya

Yogamāyā has two features. One is called unmukha-mohinī, and she attracts Kṛṣṇa and all His parikaras (associates). Even though Kṛṣṇa is omnipresent and omnipotent, still she deludes Him and makes Him mugdhā. How can He be bewildered? This is possible because He is the reservoir of all contradictory dharma’s. Nothing is impossible for Him. On one hand He is nirguṇa, without any (material) qualities, and on the other hand He has all qualities and is always full of all opulence.

Apart from being endowed with opulence, Kṛṣṇa has another side, and that is His mādhurya side. Hismādhurya-līlās are those which do not violate the human level of possibility. Those līlās that are para-laukika, not possible for any living entity to do, are His opulent, or His aiśvarya, līlās. In this way, Kṛṣṇa is omnipotent and mugdhā at the same time. He is the Lord of lords, the origin of all incarnations, and at the same time He is Vrajendra-nandana. This is possible because He is endowed with aghaṭana-ghaṭana paṭīyasī śakti, that power which makes the impossible possible. Yogamāyā is that power.

Srila Gurudeva – March 24, 2002 Navadvīpa

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