| "Ladies and gentlemen, we know Kṛṣṇa as Kṛpā-sindhu, the ocean of mercy: he kṛṣṇa karuṇā-sindho. Dīna-bandho, and He is the friend of all submissive spiritual souls. Dīna-bandho. Dīna—this very word is used because we are in this material existence. We are very much puffed up—svalpa-jalā mātrena sapari phora-phorayate. Just like a small fish in the corner of the lake flaps, similarly, we do not know what is our position. Our position is very insignificant in this material world. This material world is described in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, er, Bhagavad-gītā: ekāṁśena sthito jagat (BG 10.42). This material world is only an insignificant portion of the whole creation. There are innumerable universes; that we get information—yasya prabhā prabhavato jagad-aṇḍa-koṭi (Bs. 5.40). Jagad-aṇḍa-koṭi. Jagad-aṇḍa means this universe. So there are... Koṭi means innumerable."
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