If a devotee goes to Goloka Vrindavana, does that mean he can never see great personalities like Lord Shiva, Lord Ganesha, Lord Hanuman, Parvati etc.?
From: Mukund
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Question from Mukund Prabhu. If a devotee goes to block Vrindavan, does that mean that he can never see great personalities like Lord Shiva, Lord Ganesh, Lord Hanuman, Parvati etc.? Answer, not necessarily, because in Vrindavan also, the devotees over there don’t worship Krishna as God.
For them Krishna is just the most lovable member of their family. So they worship actually Narayan as God. And along with that they also have the idea of Nanda Maharaj worshipped Narasimha Dev.
So other Devatas are also considered as objects of respect and reverence over there. So sometimes to participate in the Lord’s pastimes, the demigods may also come there. And accordingly at that time one can see them.
So essentially in the spiritual world, whatever is required to enhance the pastimes of the Lord is present. And Bhagavad Gita says that the moon is not present. But then the moon is not present in the sense that there is no dependence.
The moon doesn’t control things. The sun doesn’t control things. Similarly, the demigods don’t control things.
But just as for performing the Rastlila, the full moon enhances the mood. And that’s why Krishna manifests the full moon at that time. So similarly, if for particular pastimes, the demigods are required to play a particular role, then they will naturally become manifest.
So the primary goal of a devotee who goes to the spiritual world is to serve Krishna. And when we serve Krishna with a pure heart, the satisfaction that we get is so great that we don’t feel like we are missing anything. So we don’t feel that we are missing the darshan of these great Devatas and other personalities.
But as and when they are required, enhancing the pastimes of Krishna, they will manifest over there.