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kinds of expert knowledge—namely Vedic evidence, grammar, astrolo-
gy, rhetoric, vocabulary, and logic, and whose constant friends are
the supplements of the Vedas and Puranas, decorated with the
final conclusion of all education—has now acquired an opportunity
to sit with You as a class friend in school, and she is now engaged in
Your service.”

Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, does not require any
education, but He gives a chance to the goddess of learning to serve
Him. Being self-sufficient, Krsna does not require the service of any
living entity, although He has many devotees. It is because Krsna
is so kind and merciful that He gives the opportunity to everyone to
serve Him, as though He requires the service of His devotees.

Regarding His moral principles, it is stated in the Srimad-
Bhagavatam that Krsna is ruling over Vrndavana as death personified
to the thieves, as pleasing bliss to the pious, as the most beautiful
Cupid to the young girls and as the most munificent personality to
the poor men. He is as refreshing as the full moon to His friends, and
to His opponents He is the annihilating fire generated from Lord
Siva. Krsna is therefore the most perfect moralist in His reciprocal
dealings with different kinds of persons. When He is death personified
to the thieves, it is not that He is without moral principles or that He
is cruel; He is still kind, because to punish thieves with death is to
exhibit the highest quality of moral principles. In the Bhagavad-gita,
also, Krsna says that He deals with different kinds of persons accord-
ing to their dealings with Him. Krsgna’s dealings with devotees and
with nondevotees, although different, are both equally good. Because
Krsna is all good, His dealings with everyone are always good.

12. Highly Intelligent

A man is called intelligent if he has a sharp memory and fine
discretion. As far as Krsna’s memory is concerned, it is said that
when He was studying in the school of Sandipani Muni in Avantipur,
He showed such a sharp memory that by once taking instructions
from the teacher He immediately became perfect in any subject. Ac-
tually, His going to the school of Sandipani Muni was to show the
