Krishna is the ultimate ax that cuts the tree of material existence through our eternal surrender as His loving servants.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.25.11 — November 11, 1974, Bombay 741111SB-BOMBAY [43:16 Minutes] SB-03.25.11_741111SB-BOMBAY [noise of firecrackers in background throughout] Nitāi: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] [devotees repeat] taṁ tvā gatāhaṁ śaraṇaṁ śaraṇyaṁ sva-bhṛtya-saṁsāra-taroḥ kuṭhāram jijñāsayāhaṁ prakṛteḥ pūruṣasya namāmi sad-dharma-vidāṁ variṣṭham [SB 3.25.11] [break] [01:46] "Devahūti continued: I have taken shelter of Your lotus feet because You are the only person of whom to take shelter. You are the ax which can cut the tree of material existence. I therefore offer my obeisances unto You, who are the greatest of all transcendentalists, and I inquire from You as to the relationship between man and woman and between spirit and matter." Prabhupāda: taṁ tvā gatāhaṁ śaraṇaṁ śaraṇyaṁ sva-bhṛtya-saṁsāra-taroḥ kuṭhāram jijñāsayāhaṁ prakṛteḥ pūruṣasya namāmi sad-dharma-vidāṁ variṣṭham [SB 3.25.11] So Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the real shelter, śaraṇaṁ śaraṇyam. We are seeking shelter, everyone, because we are servant constitutionally.
Originally, we are servant of God. So that is our nature, to take shelter. Everyone is seeking a nice shelter. Somebody's seeking some occupation, service of some big man.
Somebody's seeking oc..., servitorship of the government, government servant. But the ultimate shelter is Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Here Kṛṣṇa's incarnation, Kapiladeva... Kapiladeva is also Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa's incarnation and Kṛṣṇa, They are all the same.
Svāṁśa, vibhinnāṁśa. Advaitam acyutam anādim ananta-rūpam [Bs. 5.33]. Kṛṣṇa has got ananta, unlimited forms, unlimited incarnations. It is said in the Bhāgavatam the incarnations are expanding or going on exactly like the waves in the sea or in the river.
You cannot count. So many incarnations, and all of them are Kṛṣṇa. Therefore in the Brahma-saṁhitā it is said, advaitam acyutam anādim ananta-rūpam. Just like Kṛṣṇa as arcā-vigraha, Deity worship in the temple...
Now, in India there are many thousands of temples. Now outside India we are increasing—not many thousands, but many hundreds. So Kṛṣṇa is expanding. All these Kṛṣṇas, They are not different; They are one, advaita.
Kṛṣṇa in the Vaikuṇṭha and Kṛṣṇa in this temple, They are not different. Advaita. Advaita acyuta anādi ananta. Although ananta, They are not different.