2 Perfect Questions, Perfect Answers

qualities we give Him names. If a man is very beautiful, we
call him “beautiful.” If a man is very intelligent, we call
him ‘‘wise.” So the name is given according to the quality.
Because God is all-attractive, the name Krsna can be ap-
plied only to Him. Krsna means “‘all-attractive.” It includes
everything.

BOB: But what about a name meaning “all-powerful”?
SRILA PRABHUPADA: Yes. . . . Unless you are powerful,
how can you be all-attractive?

SYAMASUNDARA [an American devotee, Srila Prabhu-
pada’s secretary] : It includes everything.

SRILA PRABHUPADA: Everything. He must be very
beautiful, He must be very wise, He must be very powerful,
He must be very famous. . .

BOB: Is Krsna attractive to rascals?

SRILA PRABHUPADA: Oh, yes! He was the greatest rascal
also.

BOB: How is that?

SRILA PRABHUPADA: [laughing] Because He was always
teasing the gopis.

Sy AMASUNDARA: Teasing?

SRILA PRABHUPADA: Yes. Sometimes when Radharini
would go out, Krsna would attack Her, and when She
would fall down —‘‘Krsna, don’t torture Me in that way” —
They would fall down, and Krsna would take the oppor-
tunity and kiss Her. [He laughs.] So, Radharani was very
pleased, but superficially Krsna was the greatest rascal. So
unless rascaldom is in Krsna, how could rascaldom be exis-
tent in the world? Our formula of God is that He is the
source of everything. Unless rascaldom is in Krsna, how
can it be manifest . . . because He is the source of every-
