64 Raja-vidya: The King of Knowledge

prison house in order to inspect the prison and see
the inmates there, but the prisoners are in error if
they think, “The head of the state has come to
prison, so he is a prisoner just like us.” As pointed
out before, Sri Krsna states that fools deride Him
when He descends in human form (Bg. 9.11).

Krsna, as the Supreme Lord, can come here at
any time, and we cannot object and say that He
cannot come. He is fully independent, and He
can come and disappear as He likes. If the head of a
state goes to visit a prison, we are not to assume that
he is forced to do so. Krsna comes with a purpose,
and that is to reclaim fallen conditioned souls. We
do not love Krsna, but Krsna loves us. He claims
everyone as His son.

sarva-yonisu kaunteya
murtayah sambhavanti yah

tasam brahma mahad yonir
aham bija-pradah pita

“It should be understood that all species of life, O
son of Kunti, are made possible by birth in this
material nature, and that I am the seed-giving
Father.” (Bg. 14.4)

The father is always affectionate to the son. The
son may forget the father, but the father can never
forget the son. Krsna comes to the material universe
out of His love for us to deliver us from the miseries
of birth and death. He says, ““My dear sons, why
are you rotting in this miserable world? Come to
Me, and I'll give you all protection.” We are sons of
the Supreme, and we can enjoy life very supremely
