39 / Ways of Meeting Krsna

When Krsna and His devotees meet, it is technically called yoga, or
linking up with the Lord. Such meetings between Krsna and His devo-
tees can be divided into three classes—namely, perfection, satisfac-
tion, and steadiness. When the devotee meets with Krsna in great
eagerness, that state of meeting is called perfection.

In the Krsna-karnamrta, Bilvamangala Thakur describes how Krsna
meets His devotee—with peacock feather on His head, with marakata
jewels on His chest, with His ever-enchanting smile, His restless eyes
and His very delicate body.

In the Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, 38th Chapter, 31st
verse, Sukadeva Gosvami tells King Pariksit: ““My dear King, as soon
as Akrira the chariot driver saw Lord Krsna and His elder brother
Balarama in Vrndavana, he immediately got down from the chariot
and, being greatly afflicted by affection for the transcendental Lord,
fell down upon His lotus feet to offer respectful obeisances.” These
are some of the instances of perfectional meetings with Krsna.

When a devotee meets Krsna after long separation, it is called satis-
faction. In the First Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, 11th Chapter, 9th
verse, it is stated that when Lord Krsna returned to His capital,
Dvaraka, the inhabitants began to say, ““My dear Lord, if You remain
in foreign countries for so long, we shall certainly be bereft of seeing
Your smiling face! And observing Your face, we, Your eternal servi-
tors, become greatly satisfied. All the anxieties of our existence are
immediately mitigated. If we cannot see You because You are long
absent from Dvaraka, then it will be impossible for us to live any-
more.” This is an instance of satisfaction in meeting Krsna after long
separation.

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