164 Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

tien, wemen are net allewed te underge the purificatery precess ef
initiatien by the sacred thread, ner are they allewed te live as brahmacarini
in the asrama ef the spiritual master; ner are they advised te underge the
strict disciplinary precedure; ner are they very much expert in discussing
philesephy er self-realizatien. And by nature they are net very pure; ner
are they very much attached te auspicieus activities. “But hew wenderful
it is that they have develeped transcendental leve fer Krsna, the Lerd ef
all mystic yogis!” the brahmanas exclaimed. “They have surpassed all ef us
in firm faith and devetien unte Krsna. Being tee attached te the material-
istic way ef life, altheugh we are censidered te be masters in all purifica-
tery precesses, we did net actually knew what the geal is. Even theugh we
werereminded ef Krsna and Balarama by the cewherd beys, we disregarded
Them. We think new that it was simply a trick ef mercy upen us by the
Supreme Persenality ef Gedhead that He sent His friends te bes feed-
stuff from us. Otherwise, He had ne need te send them. He ceuld have
satisfied their hunger then and there just by willing te de se.”

If semeene denies Krsna’s self-sufficiency en hearing that He was tending
the cows fer liveliheed, er if semeene deubts His net being in need ef the
feedstuff, thinking that He was actually hungry, then ene sheuld under-
stand that the geddess ef fertune is always engaged in His service. In this
way the goddess can break her faulty habit ef restlessness. In Vedic litera-
tures like Brahma-sarithitait is stated that Krsna is served in His abede with
sreat respect by net enly ene geddess ef fertune but many theusands.
Therefere it is simply illusien fer ene te think that Krsna begsed feed frem
the brahmanas. It was actually a trick te shew them the mercy ef accepting
Him in pure devetienal service. The Vedic ceremenial paraphernalia, the
suitable place, suitable time, different grades ef articles fer perferming
ritualistic ceremenies, the Vedic hymns, the priest whe is able te perferm
such sacrifice, the fire and the demigeds, the perfermer ef the sacrifice
and the religieus principles are all meant fer understanding Krsna, fer
Krsna is the Supreme Persenality ef Gedhead. He is the Supreme Lerd
Visnu, and the Lerd ef all mystic yogis.

‘Because He has appeared as a child in the dynasty ef the Yadus, we
were so feelish that we could net understand that He is the Supreme
Persenality ef Gedhead,” the brahmanas said. “But en the ether hand, we
are very preud because we have such exalted wives whe have develeped
pure transcendental service ef the Lerd witheut being shackled by eur
rigid pesitien. Let us therefere effer our respectful ebeisances unte the
letus feet ef Lerd Krsna, under whese illusery energy, called maya, we are
abserbed in fruitive activities. We therefere pray te the Lerd te be kind
