3952 Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

conclusion, Lord Sri Krsna said: “I offer My respectful obeisances to the
brahmanas and Vaisnavas, because the brahmanas are always self-satisfied,
and the Vaisnavas are always engaged in actual welfare activities for the
human society. They are the best friends of the people in general; both are
free from false egoism and are always in a peaceful condition of mind.”
Lord Krsna then desired to know about the rulers (ksatriyas) in the
brahmana’s kingdom, so He inquired whether the citizens of the kingdom
were all happy. A king’s qualification is judged by the temperament of the
people in the kingdom. If they are very happy in all respects, it is to be
understood that the king is honest and executing his duties rightly. Krsna
said that the king in whose kingdom the citizens are happy is very dear to
Him. Of course Krsna could understand that the brahmana had come with
a confidential message; therefore he said, “If you have no objection, I am
giving you permission to speak about your mission.” Thus, being very
satisfied by these transcendental pastimes with the Lord, the brahmana
narrated the whole story of his mission to come and see Krsna. He got out
the letter which Rukmini had written to Krsna and said, “These are the
words of Princess Rukmini: ‘My dear Krsna, O infallible and most
beautiful one, any human being who happens to hear about Your transcen-
dental form and pastimes immediately absorbs through his ears Your
name, fame and qualities; thus all his material pangs subside, and he fixes
Your form in his heart. Through such transcendental love for You, he sees
You always within himself; and by this process all his desires become ful-
filled. Similarly, I have heard of Your transcendental qualities. I may be
shameless in expressing myself so directly, but You have captivated me
and taken my heart. You may suspect that I am an unmarried girl, young
in age, and may doubt my steadiness of character, but my dear Mukunda,
You are the supreme lion among the human beings, the supreme person
among persons. Any girl, although not yet out of her home, or any woman
who may be of the highest chastity, would desire to marry You, being
captivated by Your unprecedented character, knowledge, opulence and
position. I know that You are the husband of the goddess of fortune and
that You are very kind toward Your devotees; therefore I have decided to
become Your eternal maidservant. My dear Lord, I dedicate my life and
soul unto Your lotus feet. I have accepted Your Lordship as my selected
husband, and I therefore request You to accept me as Your wife. You are
the supreme powerful, O lotus-eyed one. Now I belong to You. If that
which is enjoyable for the lion to eat is taken away by the jackal, it will
be a ludicrous affair; therefore I request You to immediately take care
of me before I am taken away by Sisupala and other princes like him.
