The answer to all imaginative iconography

The appearance of Krsna is the answer to all imaginative iconography of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. Everyone imagines the form of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead according to his mode of material nature. In the
Brahma-samhita it is said that the Lord is the oldest person. Therefore a
section of religionists imagine that God must be very old, and therefore
they depict a form of the Lord like a very old man. But in the same
Brahma-samhita, that is contradicted; although He is the oldest of all
living entities, He has His eternal form as a fresh youth. The exact words
used in this connection in the Srimad-Bhagavatam are vijnanam
ajnana-bhidapamarjanam. Vijnana means transcendental knowledge of the
Supreme Personality; vijnana is also experienced knowledge. Transcendental
knowledge has to be accepted by the descending process of disciplic
succession as Brahma presents the knowledge of Krsna in the Brahma-samhita.
Brahma-samhita is vijnana as realized by Brahma’s transcendental experience,
and in that way he presented the form and the pastimes of Krsna in the
transcendental abode. Ajnana-bhida means “that which can match all kinds of
speculation.” In ignorance, people are imagining the form of the Lord;
sometimes He has no form and sometimes He has form, according to their
different imaginations. But the presentation of Krsna in the Brahma-samhita
is vijnana — scientific, experienced knowledge given by Lord Brahma and
accepted by Lord Caitanya. There is no doubt about it. Sri Krsna’s form, Sri
Krsna’s flute, Krsna’s color — everything is reality. Here it is said that
this vijnanam is always defeating all kinds of speculative knowledge.
“Therefore,” the demigods prayed, “without Your appearing as Krsna, as You
are, neither ajnana-bhida (the nescience of speculative knowledge) nor
vijnanam would be realized. Ajnana-bhidapamarjanam — by Your appearance the
speculative knowledge of ignorance will be vanquished, and the real,
experienced knowledge of authorities like Lord Brahma will be established.
Men influenced by the three modes of material nature imagine their own God
according to the modes of material nature. In this way God is presented in
various ways, but Your appearance will establish what the real form of God
is.”
>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 10.2.35