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know Thee? How shalt I think of Thee—how shalt Thou be meditated upon
O Lord, when I knoweth not Thy proper form? Tell me, fully, I pray Thee, of
Thy powers and forms of manifestation—of Thy distinctions and glorious
condescensions. For, verily, do I thirst for such knowledge, even as one
thirsteth for the living waters—for Thy words are to me like the clear waters
which quench the thirst of him to whom water hath been denied for many
days. Give me the blessing of thy words, O Lord!”
Krishna: “My Blessings and Peace to thee, O Beloved Prince! I will acquaint
thee with the chief of my divine distinctions, and manifestations—this must
suffice, for know thou that my essential nature and being is infinite.
“I, O Prince, am the Spirit which is well-seated in the consciousness of all
beings, the reflection of which they each know as ‘I,’ or the Ego. I am the
Beginning, the Middle, and also the Ending, of all things. Among the Sungods,
I am the Supreme Creator. Among the shining suns, I am the Supreme
Sun. I am the Supreme Mover of the Winds. Among the stars, I am the Moon
which outshines them. Among the Vedas, or sacred books, I am the Highest
Book, or Book of Song. I am the Super-god. I am the Mind. I am the Life.
“Among the attributes of fate, I am Fate. Among the genii of good fortune
and bad fortune, I am Fortune. Among the Original I am the Original Being.
Among the teachers, I am the Teacher of the Divine Teachers. Among the
generals, I am the Leader of the Celestial Armies. Among the bodies of
waters, I am the Ocean. Among the Wise Ones, I am Wisdom. Among the
words, I am the sacred syllable Aum. Among worshipers, I am the Name of
God. Among the hills, I am the Himalayas. I am the Sage of Sages. I am the
Saint.
“Among the horses, I am the Mighty Horse who arose with the Amrita
from the ocean. Among men, I am the Emperor of Emperors. Among
weapons, I am the Divine Thunderbolt. Among lovers, I am Love. Among
serpents, I am the Eternal. Serpent, the joined ends of which are a symbol of
the beginningless and endless ring of eternity. Among the creatures of the