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The servitors in the abode of Dvārakā always worship Kṛṣṇa as the most respectable and revered Personality They are captivated by Kṛṣṇa because of His superexcellent opulences. The members who always thought themselves protected by Kṛṣṇa could readily convert their conviction into practical demonstration, because it was sometimes found that the sons of Kṛṣṇa acted very unlawfully in various places but were nonetheless given full protection by Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.
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Even Balarāma, the elder brother of Kṛṣṇa, sometimes unknowingly offered respect to Him. Once when Kṛṣṇa came before Lord Balarāma, Kṛṣṇa was anxious to offer His respects to His elder brother In other words, the club in Balarāma’s hand offered its own respects to Kṛṣṇa.
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True reverential devotion is exhibited by persons who think themselves subordinate to Kṛṣṇa and by persons who think themselves sons of Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa had many sons in Dvārakā. Sometimes when Kṛṣṇa would pat one of His sons, the son would sit on Kṛṣṇa’s lap, and while Kṛṣṇa was Pure devotees of Kṛṣṇa glorify Pradyumna because he is so fortunate: like father, like son.
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When demigods from the heavenly planets came to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, all of Kṛṣṇa’s sons followed them, and Lord When the demigods came before Kṛṣṇa, the sons, instead of sitting on golden chairs, sat down on the floor
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and by persons who think themselves sons of Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa had many sons in Dvārakā. Sometimes when Kṛṣṇa would pat one of His sons, the son would sit on Kṛṣṇa’s lap, and while Kṛṣṇa was Once when Kṛṣṇa came before Lord Balarāma, Kṛṣṇa was anxious to offer His respects to His elder brother feels that Kṛṣṇa is his protector, his transcendental love for Kṛṣṇa is increased, and his combined
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When present before Kṛṣṇa, they bowed down on the ground. No one should claim his eternal relationship with Kṛṣṇa unless he is liberated. mature in devotional service and is a realized soul, he can know his own eternal relationship with Kṛṣṇa Although such persons may be very anxious to establish a relationship with Kṛṣṇa in conjugal love, their A person who has actually established his relationship with Kṛṣṇa can no longer act on the material plane
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To regard Kṛṣṇa as one’s superior is called reverential feeling, and when, in addition to this, a devotee feels that Kṛṣṇa is his protector, his transcendental love for Kṛṣṇa is increased, and his combined
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There is another example of steady and fixed love for Kṛṣṇa in the instance of Arjuna’s informing Him of the death of Arjuna’s son, Abhimanyu, who was also the nephew of Kṛṣṇa. In order to assure Kṛṣṇa that there was no change of love on Subhadrā’s part, Arjuna informed Him, “Although
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When Pradyumna came back home after killing Śambarāsura and saw his father, Kṛṣṇa, before him, he at A similar satisfaction was observed when Kṛṣṇa returned from the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra to His home
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When Cupid came on one occasion to visit Lord Kṛṣṇa, some devotee addressed him thus: “My dear Cupid, because you have been so fortunate as to have placed your eyesight on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, the drops
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Pradyumna’s attachment in anxiety for Kṛṣṇa was expressed when he said to his wife Rati, “The enemy, Pradyumna felt great separation from Kṛṣṇa when He was absent from Dvārakā at the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra
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Pradyumna’s attachment for Kṛṣṇa was always exhibited by his action.