Category:Wanting from Krsna
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that Śrī Kṛṣṇa, as the Supersoul within the heart, is the witness of every living entity's desires. Because the Lord is supremely kind and equal to all, He provides the necessary facilities for both devotees and nondevotees to fulfill their specific hankerings. However, there is a profound distinction in how Kṛṣṇa responds to these desires. To the materialists or the karmīs, He grants material opulence or even liberation, which can often lead to further entanglement. For the sincere devotee, Kṛṣṇa’s primary consideration is their spiritual progress; He fulfills their needs while ensuring they do not receive anything detrimental to their devotional service. Ultimately, the maturity of spiritual life is reached when the soul, like Dhruva Mahārāja, moves from wanting material benedictions to wanting nothing but the eternal service of the Lord.
- The Provider in the Heart: Kṛṣṇa sits within the heart as a witnessing bird, aware of every desire. He is so kind that He grants the living entity the chance to act out those desires by providing the required facilities.
- Supplying Desires for All: As the supreme controller, Kṛṣṇa is equal to everyone. Whether one wants to be a demon or a devotee, the Lord rewards them accordingly, though He warns that material pursuits never lead to true happiness.
- The Foolishness of Material Asking: Seeking material opulence or sense gratification from Kṛṣṇa is described as great foolishness. While the Lord easily grants such trifles, He keeps the most valuable gift—pure devotional service—hidden from the attached.
- The Pure Devotee's Standard: A wise man attached to Kṛṣṇa wants no return for his service. The perfection of the Vaiṣṇava path is reached when one seeks only the favor of the guru and Kṛṣṇa, desiring only to give service rather than receive it.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Kṛṣṇa Knows What You Are Wanting.
Pages in category "Wanting from Krsna"
The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
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- A wise man who becomes attached to Krsna does not want any return from Him, either in the form of relieving distress or in gaining money
- Although these two young men (Nalakuvara and Manigriva) are the sons of the very rich Kuvera and I (Krsna) have nothing to do with them, but because he (Narada) wanted Me to come face to face with them, I must do so for their deliverance - SB 10.10.25
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- If a devotee wants liberation or material sense gratification from the Lord, Krsna immediately delivers it, but pure devotional service He keeps hidden
- If we want material happiness from Krsna, it is certainly not difficult for Him to grant it. He can also give us mukti, liberation, but it is foolishness to ask anything from Krsna except bhakti
- If you want from Krsna sense enjoyment, He will give you all facilities. But Krsna does not want. Krsna said, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja (BG 18.66). That is His mission, that - You will never be happy in this process of pravrtti-marga
- It is said in Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 22.38-39): Krsna says, 'If one engages in My transcendental loving service but at the same time wants the opulence of material enjoyment, he is very, very foolish
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- Krsna is kind to the nondevotees also. Whatever he wants, He will give him. But the necessities of the devotee is the first consideration for Krsna
- Krsna is so kind, because you desire, He'll give you. He'll give you. Krsna is so kind that "Oh, you wanted this? All right, you take!"
- Krsna is very kind. If you want this kind of food, He'll give you facility
- Krsna is within the core of heart of everyone. He knows what I want. He's giving us facilities
- Krsna never disappoints a sincere devotee, regardless of what he wants, but He never allows anything which will be detrimental to the individual's devotional service
- Krsna said, "If you think that you are very much attached to Me and you want My association, I advise you not to personally try to enjoy Me"
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- Satyabhama, one of Krsna's queens, wanted that lotus flower, & Krsna promised to deliver it; but Indra refused to part with his parijata flower. Therefore there was a great fight, with Krsna & the Pandavas on one side and all of the demigods on the other
- Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura illuminates this fact (Devaki wanted to deal with her eternal son, Krsna, in vatsalya, and therefore she wanted Krsna to withdraw His opulent form of Visnu) very clearly in his explanation of this verse - SB 10.3.31
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- The Lord says, ye yatha mam prapadyante tams tathaiva bhajamy aham: (BG 4.11) "As the living entities surrender unto Me, I reward them accordingly." Even the karmi who wants everything for his enjoyment can get it from Krsna
- The two birds are sitting in one tree. One bird is eating the fruit of the tree, and the other bird is simply witnessing. That witness bird is God, Krsna, and the eating bird is atma. So He is giving chance, as we want
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- We want two favours. One from guru, one from Krsna. That's all. We don't want anyone's favour
- Whatever you want you'll find in Krsna. That is the unifying center
- When he (Dhruva Maharaja) actually saw Krsna, he said, - I do not want anything from You. I don't want any benediction other than Your service
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- You get all advantage by Krsna. If you want to become a demon, Krsna will supply you: "All right, you become a demon. You take whatever you want from Me." He will give you
- You have taken service from Radharani? Ohhh. You have murdered me. We don't want to take any service from Krsna, and He has taken the opportunity, sent us... We want to simply give our service, not any exchange