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reflection of the relationship we have with the
Supreme Lord. Whatever we find in this material
world is born of the Absolute Truth, but here it is
pervertedly reflected in time. Whatever relationship
we have with Krsna goes on. If we have a relation-
ship in friendship, that friendship is eternal and
continues from life to life. In the material world, a
friendship exists for a few years and then breaks;
therefore it is called perverted, temporal, or unreal.
If we make our friendship with Krsna, it will never
break. If we make our master Krsna, we will never
be cheated. If we love Krsna as our son, He will never
die. If we love Krsna as our lover, He will be the best
of all, and there will be no separation. Because
Krsna is the Supreme Lord, He is unlimited and has
an unlimited number of devotees. Some are trying to
love Him as lover or husband, and therefore Krsna
accepts this role. In whatever way we approach
Krsna, He will accept us, as He states in Bhagavad-
gita.

ye yatha mam prapadyante

tams tathaiva bhajamy aham
mama vart manuvartante
manusyah partha sarvasah
“All of them—as they surrender unto Me—I reward
accordingly. Everyone follows My path in allrespects,
O son of Prtha.” (Bg. 4.11)

The gopis or cowherd girl friends of Krsna under-
went tremendous penances in their previous lives to
attain Krsna as their husband. Similarly, in Srimad-
Bhagavatam, Sukadeva Gosvami says that those boys
