Text 45] The Birth of Lord Krsna 263

PURPORT

Devaki did not need to be reminded that the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, Lord Visnu, had appeared as her son; she already accepted
this. Nonetheless, she was anxious, thinking that if her neighbors heard
that Visnu had appeared as her son, none of them would believe it.
Therefore she wanted Lord Visnu to transform Himself into a human
child. On the other hand, the Supreme Lord was also anxious, thinking
that if He appeared as an ordinary child, she would not believe that Lord
Visnu had appeared. Such are the dealings between devotees and the
Lord. The Lord deals with His devotees exactly like a human being, but
this does not mean that the Lord is one of the human beings, for this is
the conclusion of nondevotees (avajdnanti marh midhaé ménusim tanum
dsritam). Devotees know the Supreme Personality of Godhead under any
circumstances. This is the difference between a devotee and a non-
devotee. The Lord says, man-mand bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam
namaskuru: ‘“‘Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, become My
devotee, offer obeisances and worship Me.”’ A nondevotee cannot believe
that simply by thinking of one person, one can achieve liberation from
this material world and go back home, back to Godhead. But this is a fact.
The Lord comes as a human being, and if one becomes attached to the
Lord on the platform of loving service, one’s promotion to the transcen-
dental world is assured.

TEXT 45

gat ai Gaaaa AeA ATH |
Preaaea GRAS TAA ART ATT Wall

yuvam mam putra-bhavena
brahma-bhavena casakrt

cinta yantau krta-snehau
yasyethe mad-gatim param

yuvdém—both of you (husband and wife); maém—unto Me; putra-
bhévena—as your son; brahma-bhdvena—knowing that I am the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; ca—and; asakrt—constantly;
cintayantau—thinking like that; krta-snehau—dealing with love and
