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to show His special mercy upon His unalloyed devotees and to diminish
the upsurges of the demoniac persons. Queen Kunti specifically adores the
incarnation or descent of Lord Krsna above all other incarnations because
in this particular incarnation He is more approachable. In the Rama
incarnation He remained a king’s son from His very childhood, but in the
incarnation of Krsna, although He was son of a king, He at once left the
shelter of His real father and mother (King Vasudeva and Queen Devak?)
just after His appearance and went to the lap of Yasodamayi to play the
part of an ordinary cowherd boy in the blessed Vrajabhiimi, which is very
sanctified because of His childhood pastimes. Therefore Lord Krsna is
more merciful than Lord Rama. He was undoubtedly very kind to Kunti’s
brother Vasudeva and the family. Had He not become the son of
Vasudeva and Devaki, Queen Kunti could not claim Him to be her nephew
and thus address Krsna in parental affection. But Nanda and Yasoda are
more fortunate because they could relish the Lord’s childhood pastimes,
which are niore attractive than all other pastimes. There is no parallel to
His childhood pastimes as exhibited at Vrajabhiimi, which are the proto-
types of His eternal affairs in the original Krsnaloka described as the
cintamani-dhama in the Brahma-sarihita. Lord Sri Krsna descended Him-
self at Vrajabhiimi with all His transcendental entourage and paraphernalia.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu therefore confirmed that no one is as fortunate
as the residents of Vrajabhiimi, and specifically the cowherd girls who
dedicated their everything for the satisfaction of the Lord. His pastimes
with Nanda and Yasgoda and His pastimes with the cowherd men and
especially with the cowherd boys and the cows have caused Him to be
known as Govinda. Lord Krsna as Govinda is more inclined to the
brahmanas and the cows, indicating thereby that human prosperity de-
pends more on these two items, namely brahminical culture and cow
protection. Lord Krsna is never satisfied where these are lacking.

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