320 The Nectar of Devotion

come all limits, and the symptoms become manifest to all.”

In the process of surrender unto the Supreme Personality of God-
head there are six items: to accept everything which is favorable for
devotional service, to reject everything which is unfavorable for
devotional service, to believe that Krsna will always give protection,
to identify oneself with Krgna’s devotees, to always feel inability
without the help of Krsna, and to always think oneself inferior to
Krsna, even though one may have full capacity to perform something
on his own. When one is substantially convinced that he is always
protected by Krsna in all circumstances, that feeling is called reveren-
tial devotion. Reverential devotion is executed in relation with the
Supreme Personality of Godhead and with His other protected devo-
tees.

When Krsna was residing in Dvaraka, some of the elderly members
of the Yadu family would occasionally put some important matter
before Him. At such a time, Krsna would carefully give attention to
those matters. And if there were some humorous topics mentioned,
Krsna would immediately respond with a smiling face. Sometimes
when Krsna was executing His duties in the assembly known as Su-
dharma, He would ask the elderly members for good advice. By such
activities He is manifest as the supreme spiritual master, the supreme
executive head, the superior intelligence, the supreme power, protec-
tor and maintainer.
