Knowing Krsna as He Is ol

it that he is not a god, but a dog. In understanding
God, we must be careful to accept the Vedic conclu-
sion only: na tasya karyam karanam ca vidyate: God
has nothing to do. Why would God have to do some-
thing to become God? If we manufacture gold, that
is artificial gold, not real gold. Gold is natural, and
similarly God is natural. In His childhood pastimes,
in the lap of His mother, He is God; while He is
playing with His boyfriends, He is God; while He is
dancing, He is God; while He is fighting at Kuruksetra,
He is God; while He is married to His queens, He is
God; and while He is speaking, He is God. There is
no difficulty in understanding God. All that is re-
quired of us is that we listen to Krsna.

In Bhagavad-gita Krsna tells Arjuna:

aham sarvasya prabhavo
mattah sarvam pravartate

iti matva bhajante mam
budha bhava-samanvitah

‘IT am the source of everything; from Me the entire
creation flows. Knowing this, the wise worship Me
with all their hearts.”’ (Bg. 10.8)

This means that Sri Krsna is the fountainhead of
Lord Siva and the origin of Visnu and of Brahma,
and, of course, of all other demigods and other liv-
ing creatures. He says further:

mamaivamso jiva-loke
jiva-bhutah sanatanah

manah-sasthanindriyani
prakrti-sthani karsati
