All these forms can not act differently from each other because they are only a reflection of the original of which they can only exactly reproduce the movements. The multiplication of Krishna in many forms has nothing material like that of the televised image or the yogi. When the great sage Narada visited the various palaces of Krishna's queens, he saw that in each of them God, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was engaged in various activities through various emanations of Himself.

It is also learned that Krishna lived in Dvaraka as the husband of the goddess of fortune, who personifies Queen Rukmini, herself the source of all of Krishna's wives. These are therefore emanations of Rukmini. Thus, Krishna, the leader of the Vrsni dynasty, lived happy days, in the most complete opulence, in the company of the goddess of fortune. The queens of God enjoyed an incomparable eternal youth and beauty. Although Krishna had grandchildren and great-grandchildren, neither he nor his queens appeared to be sixteen or twenty. The young queens were so beautiful that when they moved they were like lightning streaking across the sky. Always richly dressed and adorned with finery, they continually engaged in various entertainment such as dancing, singing, or ball games on the roofs of palaces. The dance and tennis games performed by the girls in the material world turn out to be distorted reflections of the initial entertainment of Krishna, Supreme and Original Person, and his wives.

The streets and avenues of Dvaraka were always full of elephants, horses, tanks and soldiers. To make the elephants work, they are given an intoxicating beverage, and it is said that the elephants of Dvaraka absorbed so much that they sprayed the pavement with abundance and showed no less drunk as they wandered in the streets. There were also infantrymen, richly adorned with gold, and horses hitched to golden chariots circulating through the city. In Dvaraka, wherever you look, you will discover green parks and gardens, each one abundantly planted with trees and shrubs full of fruit and flowers. Attracted by this profusion of fruit trees and splendid flowers, the birds join their sweet booms to the roaring drones to produce, together, delightful concerts. Thus, the city of Dvaraka displayed infinite opulence in every respect. And of all the inhabitants, the heroes of the Yadu dynasty considered themselves to be the most favored; in fact, they enjoyed all the spiritual and absolute assets.

The magnificent city of Dvaraka also housed the 16,108 kings' palaces of Krishna within its walls. Sri Krishna, supreme and eternal beneficiary of all these wonders, multiplied in 16 108 forms to simultaneously engage in various domestic occupations in each of the 16 108 palaces. All were also embellished with lakes and beautiful gardens. The water of the basins, limpid as crystal, was adorned with lotus flowers in various colors; some blue, others yellow, white, or red, and the breeze carried with it the fine saffron yellow powder of their stamens to disseminate it round. These lakes were full of swans, ducks, and cranes of superb beauty, emitting from time to time melodious sounds. Occasionally, Krishna, with his wives, bathed in these lakes, and again in the rivers, where they enjoyed the most complete joy. Sometimes, while