All divine incarnations possess equal power; only the jiva's false desire to predominate creates suffering and illusion.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Speech at Śrī Caitanya Maṭha — February 19, 1972, Visakhapatnam 720219AD-VISAKHAPATNAM [16:00 Minutes] Speech_720219AD-VISAKHAPATNAM Prabhupāda: ...His Holiness Śrīpāda Puri Mahārāja. we are very much thankful to the authorities of this temple for giving us shelter and associating with this holy function. [aside:] You will translate? [Yaśomatīnandana translates throughout] [break] Today's function is installing a different important incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. [break] In the Brahma-saṁhitā, about the incarnation of the Supreme Lord, Govinda is mentioned primarily, beginning with Rāma.
Although the original candle you can say number one candle, but all the candles are equally powerful. There is no question. Because the second candle is enlightened from the first candle, it does not mean that the second candle is less powerful than the original candle. [break] The one Supreme Lord, He expands Himself. Just like we can get one example: you can have your photograph and you can, by photograph, you can expand yourself.
Or you stand before hundreds and millions of mirrors, your body will be reflected, your bodily feature will be reflected. But the thing is, in this material world, that reflection of the body is not as good as the original body, because it is dual world. But in the absolute world, such reflection, such expansion, they are as good as the original [break]. Similarly, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, as we have sung just now, rādhā-mādhava kuñja-bihārī, He lives in His place, Goloka. ānanda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhāvitābhistābhir ya eva nija-rūpatayā kalābhiḥ goloka eva nivasaty akhilātma-bhūto govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi [Bs. 5.37] Although He is always situated in Goloka Vṛndāvana for satisfaction of the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana... Gopī-jana-vallabha giri-vara-dhārī.
Kṛṣṇa, the original Personality of Godhead, is very busy to satisfy the gopī-jana, the gopīs and the cowherd boys. He does not go out of Vṛndāvana. But still, because He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He can expand Himself in such a way. Aṇḍāntara-sthaṁ paramāṇu-cayāntara-stham govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi [break]. Kṛṣṇa expands Himself, eko bahu syāma.
According to Vedic description, the first is viṣṇu-tattva. Viṣṇu-tattva and jīva-tattva. The viṣṇu-tattva is called svāṁśa. There is no difference between one viṣṇu-tattva to another.
Just like viṣṇu, Rāmacandra, He is viṣṇu-tattva. Nārāyaṇa, viṣṇu-tattva. Balarāma, viṣṇu-tattva. So there is no difference in power.
They are called svāṁśa, svāṁśa-vistāra. And there are other vistāra. That is called vibhinnāṁśa vistāra, separated part and parcel. We are, we the jīvas, we are also expansion of Kṛṣṇa, or Viṣṇu. But we are a small, separated part and parcel, whereas viṣṇu-tattva expansion, They are full in power.