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disturbance in Central Europe or in any other place
in the world, he immediately has to call a meeting
of his cabinet to consider how to deal with the
situation. So even he is required to do so many
things. If he does not do anything, he is no longer
the supreme man. In Vedic literatures, however, we
find that God has nothing to do (na tasya karyam
karanam ca vidyate). Krsna may act in so many ways
in the world, but it is not because He is required to
do so. This is indicated in Bhagavad-gita.

na me parthasti kartavyarm
trisu lokesu kiftcana
nanavaptam avaptavyam
varta eva ca karmani

“O son of Prtha, there is no work prescribed for Me
within all the three planetary systems. Neither am |
in want of anything, nor have I the need to obtain
anything—and yet I am engaged in work.” (Bg. 3.22)

In this respect it is interesting to note that one
European gentleman, who went to Calcutta and visit-
ed several temples, noted that in the temple of the
goddess Kali, the deity had a very ferocious figure,
with a chopper_in hand, and was cutting off the
heads of demons and wearing them as garlands. In
other temples he saw the deity engaged in similar
activities, but when he came to the Radha-Krsna
temple, he said, “I find that in this temple there is
God.” When asked how he concluded this, he said,
“In every temple I saw that the deity was doing
something, but here I see that God is simply playing
a flute and enjoying Himself. He obviously has
