If Krishna takes hundred steps towards us when we take one step towards him, is he partial or impartial?
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So, if you decide that if we take one step, one step towards Krishna, Krishna takes one step towards us. So, is Krishna impartial or is Krishna partial to his devotees? Yes, Krishna is impartially partial. That means he is partial to his devotees but he impartially opens the doors of devotion forever.
So, he’s open. He openly tells you, for those who are devotees, I favor them. But the reason is stopped.
You are not allowed to recommend. Everybody is allowed to become a devotee. Whoever wants, they can become a devotee.
So, it’s like, say, in a particular part of the world, there are more rains. And other part, there are less rains. And there is water scarcity also.
But if everybody is allowed to come and stay where there is more rains, then it’s not, although there is a difference. See, there is, rather than using the word partiality, the more appropriate word is reciprocity. Krishna is reciprocal.
Prabhupada was asked one day, do you love all your disciples equally? Prabhupada said, yes. But if someone comes forward to take responsibility, I reciprocate. That’s very natural.
Parents will love all their children. But, if there is one child who is coming forward and helping at home, helping in office, helping in the family business, taking the children’s responsibility, naturally, the parents will feel more connected with that child. So, similarly, Krishna, he is, rather than using the partial, is reciprocal.
If somebody is more interested in them, somebody is wanting to connect more with them, Krishna reveals himself more to them. So, it’s a reciprocal relationship. Because Krishna does favor his devotees, but that is simply because they are more interested in connecting with him.
And he reciprocates accordingly. Those who are devoted to me, I am in them and they are in Krishna. So, we have a very intimate bond with each other.