Brahma Vaivarta Mahā Purana - Brahma Khaṇḍa

30 - Description of the glory of lord Krishna and his Prakruti 

Sri Narayana said—The lord whose feet are I adored by Ganesha, Vishnu, Siva. Sesa, Brahma and other gods besides Manu, the sages, Sarasvati, Gauri, Ganga, Kamala and other goddesses; all should adore him. 

This universe is like the deep ocean which is surrounded by the forest fire and the same has to oe crossed by everyone. One who intends to cross the same, should adore the lotus-like feet of lord Krishna. 

The lord lifted Govardhana and rescued the earth over the tip of his tooth and is the one who preserve everybody. All the lokas are enSrined in his hair pitrus, one should always adore the god like him. All the six parts of the Vedas recite his glory throughout the day and night and he is the one who is the creator of the Vedas with their parts. Such a type of lord Hari should be adored to rid himself from the cycle of birth and death. 

The lord who is the like black-wasps of the lotus-like faces of the cowherdesses and roams about in Vrundavana, the same lord Vishnu appears in the form of people of Vraja who is the lord of Rasa and should be adored by the people. The one with the fall of whose eyelids the age of the Brahma comes to an end. Who else is there to describe about his glory on earth? Therefore, О sage Narada, you also adore at the lotus-like feet the same lord. 

Both you and me are mere small particles of the great lord. Similarly,, all the sages and the Manu also happen to be the particles of the same grand personality. Brahma and Siva have special qualities. The universal form of the lord is also a particle of the same lord. 

The serpent Sesa having a thousand hoods, who carries the entire universe over his hoods like a small seed but when he is seated over the back of the tortoise, he appears like elephant. The same lord Kurma (tortoise) is just a particle of lord Krishna. 

Thus the immense glory of the lord of the Goloka could not be revealed in the Vedas of the Puranas fully. The chief gods like Brahma and others are unable to recite his glory. Therefore, you should adore the same god who is the best of all. 

 The all-pervading lord establishes Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesha in the universe and their number cannot be known even by the Vedas and the gods. Therefore, one should serve the lord whole-heatedly. 

The same lord creates Brahma and Brahma in turn creates the universe and the Prakruti. Therefore, Brahma and other gods and the humans, adores him alone with devotion. 

The Prakruti cannot be separate from Brahman. The eternal lord creates the universe with help of Prakruti. Form the ray of the same Prakruti all the ladies of the world have appeared. Prakruti is illusion. All are influenced by it. 

She is eternal Narayani, the great force behind the eternal Purusha, as a result of which he is called to be the possessor of the force. He feels himself inactive in the absence of the same force and is unable to resort to creation. 

О son, you must marry at present, obeying to the command of your father, because by obeying the command of the teacher you will surely be adorable by all, beside being victorious. 

One who appeases his wife with the smearing of sandal-paste and providing with garments and ornaments, the nature (wife) is fully pacified by him as lord Krishna is pleased when Brahmanas are honoured. 

Thus in every age the Prakruti remains in the form of Maya. Therefore, with the denouncing of a lady the nature itself feels humiliated. 

Therefore, the one who honours a lady having a husband and a son, he actually adores the Prakruti who is the bestower of all the welfare. 

The Mula Prakruti which is form of eternal Brahman is one, but was divided into five parts at the time of illusory creation of lord Vishnu. 

In this way lord Krishna adores Radha better than all other goddesses. She takes to the form of all the riches besides Lakshmi who is the beloved of Narayana. The second Prakruti happens to be the goddess of speech, is quite adorable and is known by the name of Sarasvati, Savitri the beloved of Brahma who happens to be the mother of the Vedas is the fourth Prakruti. Durga the beloved of Siva, the mother of Ganes'a happens to be the fifth Prakruti.