Knowledge of Kṛṣṇa's Energies
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centrate upon the image and make offerings with love and devotion, Kṛṣṇa will respond through the image.
There are many instances of this happening. In India, there is one temple called Sākṣi-Gopāla (Kṛṣṇa is often called Gopāla). The Gopāla  mūrti  or statue was at one time located in a temple in Vṛndāvana. Once two  brāhmaṇas , one old and one young, went to visit Vṛndāvana on a pilgrimage. It was a long trip, and in those days there were no railways, so travelers underwent many hardships. The old man was much obliged to the youth for helping him on the journey, and upon arriving in Vṛndāvana, he said to him: "My dear boy, you have rendered me so much service, and I am much obliged to you. I would like very much to return that service and give you some reward."
"My dear sir," the youth said, "you are an old man, just like my father. It is my duty to serve you. I don't require any reward."
"No, I'm obliged to you, and I must reward you," the old man insisted. He then promised to give the young man his young daughter in marriage.
The old man was a very rich man, and the youth, although a learned  brāhmaṇa , was very poor. Considering this, the youth said, "Don't promise this, for your family will never agree. I am such a poor man, and you are aristocratic, so this marriage will not take place. Don't promise this way before the Deity."
The conversation was taking place in the temple before the Deity of Gopāla Kṛṣṇa, and the young