Why does Krishna love the brahmanas more than other varnas?

From: Laxmikanth S Indur  

Krishna made 4 classes  in the society, but he likes most the Brahaamns and cows, why he likes only Brahamns the most why not others?

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Question by Lakshmikant Krishna made four classes in the society but he likes most the brahmanas and cows why does he like only the brahmanas the most and not others? Answer Krishna loves all his children and all the members of all the four varanas are his children at the same time Krishna’s love for all living beings is based on reciprocation not discrimination imagine that if we approach a person and irrespective of how anybody approaches that person whether that person is approached by somebody who is praising him, criticizing him honoring him disregarding him if that person remains so neutral then we might appreciate that person’s impassiveness impassiveness means being unaffected in terms of emotions by any external events but we would not really be able to develop much of a relationship with that person so neutrality might be good where one wants to conceal one’s emotions but if one wants to develop relationships then neutrality is not enough one needs reciprocity that means if any relationship is to develop if we go and shake hands with a new person and say that we try to develop a friendship with that person when that person is just neutral and stone-like no relationship can develop if that person reciprocates then the relationship develops with him so similarly with Krishna he is reciprocating so he loves all of us but those souls who try to develop a relationship with Krishna naturally Krishna reciprocates with them more so you can read the Gita Daily article on how Krishna is impartially partial how Krishna’s love Krishna’s love is impartial in the sense that he offers his love for everyone where at the same time those who reciprocate that love by coming closer to him naturally he offers his love more to them so this is not Krishna’s partiality, it is reciprocity and reciprocity is essential for developing any relationship so when we talk about Krishna loving the Brahmanas the most, we are not talking about people born in Brahmana families the Bhakti scriptures time and again tell how a person who is a devotee is far greater than a person who may be born in a Brahmana family even if the devotee is not born in a Brahmana family so Prahlad Maharaj in his prayers to Lord Narasimhadeva says Viprat Vishuddha Gunayata Dhara Vinda Nabha Padaara Vinda Vimukha Chopacham Varishtam Manyeta Dharpit Mano Vachine Hitartha Pranam Punati Sakulam Nathubhuri Manaham this is that a person born in a Brahmana family and proud of his Brahmanical birth, but without devotion for the Lord, cannot deliver even himself whereas a person who is born even in a low caste family Chopacham Chopacham is not even a Kshutra, but a person who is outside or below the caste system such a person, if he devotes himself to Supreme Lord with his words, endeavours and heart then such a person is far greater than a Brahmana because such a person will deliver himself and his whole family also so his dynasty in fact Bhagavatam verses of Kulam so the point here is that what Krishna is looking for is devotion so now traditionally speaking the Brahmanas are expected to have devotion because they have studied scripture and they have understood the conclusion of scripture which is to develop love for Krishna and even if there are Brahmanas or not directly Bhaktas, at least the Brahmanas by their Gyan have some Vairagya and they look for a goal beyond the goals of Dharma, Artha and Kama only religiosity for the sake of economic prosperity and sense gratification so that means the Brahmanas have at least begun the process of turning away from the world and turning towards Krishna and in that sense by seeking a spiritual goal they have started the process of reciprocating with Krishna so naturally they have started the process of reciprocating towards Krishna by turning towards Krishna and Krishna also reciprocates by offering special affection to them and not only are the Brahmanas themselves turned towards Krishna but the Brahmana devotees are also by sharing the knowledge of the various scriptures with common people and also by exemplifying that knowledge in their own lives by practicing devotional service by their achar and prachar they are also turning the world towards Krishna in this way they are assisting Krishna in his mission which is ultimately the mission or the purpose of the whole material existence to help souls to realize the futility of material existence and return back and again start loving Krishna so just like a father loves all his children but if one son comes forward and takes the responsibility of carrying on the father’s business and he shares the father’s burden, takes up the father’s anxieties and the other children don’t do that it’s not that the father doesn’t love the other children, father loves the other children also but naturally the father will love the child who has taken up the responsibility more so this is reciprocity so similarly the Brahmanas are reciprocating with Krishna’s love, not only by making Krishna the goal of their lives but also by making Krishna’s mission as the mission of their own lives and naturally Krishna who is reciprocal, loves the Brahmanas so rather than presenting why Krishna loves the Brahmana like that the opportunity is there for all of us to also become learned in Shastra to reorient our lives accordingly so that we offer our love to Krishna and we become instruments for Krishna to offer his love through us to the world and then we can also experience Krishna’s special love as described in the scriptures that the Brahmanas experience so yes Krishna is partial to the Brahmanas but he allows everybody to become the object of his affection just like the Brahmanas are so in that sense Krishna is impartially partial he is partial to those who love him but in that sense he is partial but he impartially opens the door for loving him to everyone in that sense he is impartial so Krishna’s loving nature is mysterious but in this way we can get a brief understanding of how he is not being partial when he is loving Brahmanas he is actually opening the world to enter into his loving arena through the medium of the Brahmanas and through demonstrating to the world his love for the Brahmanas he invites everybody in the world you can also become the objects of my love like this become my devotees, become Brahminical in your lifestyle that is how Krishna is inviting all of us to benefit from his transcendental partiality thank you