God Is Almighty - The Supreme Power and Protection of the Lord
In a world where living entities are constantly constrained by physical laws and limited power, the Supreme Personality of Godhead stands entirely independent. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that God is the Almighty Father—an infinite, all-powerful person whose inconceivable energies create, maintain, and ultimately offer absolute protection to the entire cosmic manifestation.
The Almighty Creator and Father
The existence of the universe and all its inhabitants traces back to one singular, almighty source. Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasizes that from the highest planetary systems down to the lowest, every species of life is generated by the seed of the Almighty Father, who effortlessly manifests the cosmic creation.
- Without the father's seed, no mother can give birth to a child. Therefore the living beings in different varieties of forms and positions within the innumerable universes are all born of the seeds of the Almighty Father, the Personality of Godhead.
- The varieties of living entities are mentioned in this list, and, with no exception from the topmost planet down to the lowest planet of the universe, all of them in different species of life are created by the Almighty Father, Visnu.
- There is God, or the Almighty One, from whom everything emanates, by whom everything is maintained and in whom everything is merged to rest.
- Here (in SB 6.1.4-5) the words yathedam asrjad vibhuh clearly indicate that the Supreme, the great, almighty Personality of Godhead, created this entire material world with its different varieties of planets, stars and so forth.
The Inconceivable Power of the Almighty
The capabilities of the Supreme Lord cannot be measured by mundane standards. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that because the Lord is almighty, He does not depend on subordinates or specific bodily organs to execute His will; His spiritual form is so potent that any part of His body can perform any action.
- He (God) can see with His hands and legs. He does not need a particular bodily part to perform a particular action. Angani yasya sakalendriya-vrttimanti (SU): He can do anything He desires with any part of His body, and therefore He is called almighty.
- When yajna-pati wants to, He can do anything without the help of any subordinate. Therefore the Supreme Lord is known as almighty.
- Before the Almighty Lord any powerful living being is just like a toy lion in the hands of a playing child.
- I - means person. As person, He (God) is also person. And "I" means person. You are also person. But that person and you person is different. He is almighty, all-powerful. You have limited power.
Transcendental to Material Nature
Although the Almighty Lord controls the material energy, He is never entangled by it. Śrīla Prabhupāda clarifies that the absolute conception of God involves a personality who flawlessly directs the three modes of material nature through His various potencies while remaining perfectly situated in His transcendental form.
- Of the three principal agents controlling the three modes of material nature, Visnu is the Almighty; even though He is within material nature for the purpose of maintenance, He is not controlled by the laws of material nature.
- The almighty Personality of Godhead has three potencies - internal, external and marginal.
- His (God's) transcendental position is always unchanged. He is the eternal form of knowledge and bliss, and He executes His almighty will by His different energies.
- In his Bhagavat-sandarbha, Srila Jiva Gosvami states: "The complete conception of the Absolute Truth is realized in the Personality of Godhead because He is almighty and possesses full transcendental potencies."
Taking Shelter of the Almighty
The greatest illusion for a living entity is to rely on their own limited strength in a dangerous world. Śrīla Prabhupāda concludes that true intelligence means abandoning all mundane shelters and surrendering fully to the divine will of the Almighty Lord, which instantly vanquishes all fear and material suffering.
- The intelligent man, abandons all engagements in the name of religion and takes shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and thus receives absolute protection from the Almighty Father.
- The terrible fear of birth and death can never be forsaken by anyone who resorts to any shelter other than Myself, for I am the almighty Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the original source of all creation, and also the Supreme Soul of all souls.
- As soon as we surrender unto the Divine Will of the Almighty we not only become Mahatmas and saints but also the attack of unkind Nature is vanquished at once.
- By praying to the almighty Lord one will become eligible to remain constantly in the association of the Lord, thus fulfilling the mission of going back home, back to Godhead.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Śrīla Prabhupāda masterfully illustrates the absolute supremacy and limitless capability of the Personality of Godhead. The Lord is not merely a conceptual energy; He is the Almighty Father, the original seed-giving source from whom the entire cosmic manifestation and every living entity emanates. His power is entirely inconceivable to the mundane mind. Unlike the conditioned souls who depend on specific physical organs, the Almighty Lord can perform any action with any part of His transcendental body, and He accomplishes His supreme will without the aid of any subordinates. Even the most powerful mundane leaders and demigods are like toy lions compared to His infinite might. Furthermore, because He possesses complete transcendental potencies—internal, external, and marginal—He perfectly controls the material nature while remaining eternally untouched by its laws. Therefore, the highest expression of human intelligence is to recognize the vast disparity between our limited power and God's unlimited strength. By abandoning all false, mundane dependencies and fully surrendering to the divine will of the Almighty Father, the conditioned soul immediately conquers the terrible fear of birth and death, secures absolute protection, and successfully fulfills the ultimate mission of returning back home, back to Godhead.
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