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like mother Yasoda who can tie Krishna and punish Him. This would be impossible if she was aware that
Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Krishna accepts a subordinate position to His devotee Arjuna
and drives Arjuna’s chariot under his devotee’s orders. Nanda Maharaja assumes the position of a protective
father and carries the new born baby Krishna from Mathura to Vrindaban to save His life. These are
transcendental pastimes of the Lord and His intimate devotees that are incomprehensible for non-devotees.

Mundane materialist scholars, poets, writers, philosophers and all speculators cannot understand the
transcendental pastime of Lord Krishna because they are under the illusory influence of maya, Krishna’s
material energy and its mandated supervisor Durga, who is the servant of the Lord.

One may attain material prosperity by performance of pious activities. Yet, it is not possible to attain
devotional service for Lord Krishna by mere pious acts. This includes giving charity, opening big hospitals and
schools or engaging in philantrophy. Pure devotional service is reacheable only by the mercy of pure
devotees. By means of uninterrupted devotional service, the disciple is blessed with freedom from the
contaminating forces of the three modes of nature.

Pious activities bring about material opulence, but one cannot acquire devotional service by any amount of
material pious activity, not by giving charity, opening big hospitals and schools or working philanthropically.
Devotional service can be attained only by the mercy of pure devotees.

Conclusion

The powerful personalities in this world who ignore the unique position of Lord Krishna as the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, fall under the influence of maya (illusion). Krishna confirms this:

tribhir guṇa-mayair bhāvair / ebhiḥ sarvam idaṁ jagat
mohitaṁ nābhijānāti / mām ebhyaḥ param avyayam

Deluded by the three modes (goodness, passion and ignorance) the whole world does not know Me, who am
above the modes and inexhaustible. (Bg 7.13)
Misled by maya, such influencial persons in the material world fancy themselves as powerful dominators and
pretenders to be like a god. They see everything in terms of I, me and mine: everything belongs to me or will
belong to me, I am perfect and invincible, all should surrender to me. This false mindset has become
prominent today and it results in the hard struggle for existence.

Those who have been blessed to have the association of pure devotees. understand that Lord Krishna is the
ultimate source of everything. They naturally accept that real knowledge is knowing how to use everything in
the service of the Lord for His pleasure and for the general welfare of all humanity. By entering into a personal
relationship of love and devotion with the Lord, one becomes satisfied with the blessings of the Lord whether
good or bad, and begins to experience uninterrupted peace of mind, which is the platform from which one can
enter into the fourth dimension of reality.

Lord Krishna is always joyuful. His activities are completely transcendental. He exists in the fourth dimension
wherein existence and everything else is unlimited The Lord is not attached to the temporary goings-on in the
material world.

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