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The Birth of Lord Kṛṣṇa
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PURPORT
Devakī did not need to be reminded that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu, had appeared as her son; she already accepted this. Nonetheless, she was anxious, thinking that if her neighbors heard that Viṣṇu had appeared as her son, none of them would believe it. Therefore she wanted Lord Viṣṇu to transform Himself into a human child. On the other hand, the Supreme Lord was also anxious, thinking that if He appeared as an ordinary child, she would not believe that Lord Viṣṇu had appeared. Such are the dealings between devotees and the Lord. The Lord deals with His devotees exactly like a human being, but this does not mean that the Lord is one of the human beings, for this is the conclusion of nondevotees ( avajānanti mām mūḍhā mānuṣīm tanum āśritam ). Devotees know the Supreme Personality of Godhead under any circumstances. This is the difference between a devotee and a nondevotee. The Lord says,  man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī mām namaskuru : “Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, become My devotee, offer obeisances and worship Me.” A nondevotee cannot believe that simply by thinking of one person, one can achieve liberation from this material world and go back home, back to Godhead. But this is a fact. The Lord comes as a human being, and if one becomes attached to the Lord on the platform of loving service, one’s promotion to the transcendental world is assured.
TEXT 45
युवां मां पुत्रभावेन ब्रह्मभावेन चासकृत् । चिन्तयन्तौ कृतस्त्रेहौ यास्येथे मद्गतिं पराम् ॥४५॥
yuvām mām putra-bhāvena brahma-bhāvena cāsakṛt cinta yantau kṛta-snehau yāsyethe mad-gatiṁ parām
yuvām—both of you (husband and wife); mām—unto Me; putra-bhāvena—as your son; brahma-bhāvena—knowing that I am the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ca—and; asakṛt—constantly; cintayantau—thinking like that; kṛta-snehau—dealing with love and