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Affection Controls Krishna

To approach a guru means just to beg from him Krishna. Krishna sei tomara. Because Krishna is devotee's Krishna. Krishna is the master, but who can control Krishna? His devotee. Krishna is the supreme controller, but He is controlled by devotee. That is, Krishna is bhakti-vatsala. Just like a big father, a high-court judge and...

There is a story that the prime minister Gladstone, somebody came to see him. And the Mr. Gladstone informed that, "Wait. I am busy." So he was waiting for hours, then he became inquisitive, "What this gentleman is doing?" So he wanted to see within that he had become a horse, and taking his child on the back side. That business he was doing. You see? The Prime Minister, he is controlling the British Empire, but he is controlled by a child out of affection. This is called affection.



Reference: Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.1.52 - Detroit, August 5, 1975