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the other cowherd boys, the gopis like Srimati Radharani and Her asso-
ciates, and even the birds, beasts, cows and calves are attracted. The
flowers and fruits in the gardens are attracted, the waves of the Yamuna
are attracted, and the land, sky, trees, plants, animals and all other living
beings are attracted by Krsna. This is the natural situation of everything
in Vrndavana.

Just contrary to the affairs of Vrndavana is the material world, where
no one is attracted by Krsna and everyone is attracted by maya. This is
the difference between the spiritual and material worlds. Hiranyakasipu,
who was in the material world, was attracted by women and money,
whereas Prahlada Maharaja, being in his natural position, was attracted
by Krsna. In replying to Hiranyakasipu’s question about why Prahlada
Maharaja had a deviant view, Prahlada said that his view was not
deviant, for the natural position of everyone is to be attracted by Krsna.
Hiranyakasipu found this view deviant, Prahlada said, because of being
unnaturally unattracted by Krsna. Hiranyakasipu therefore needed
purification.

As soon as one is purified of material contamination, he is again at-
tracted by Krsna (sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam tat-paratvena nirmalam). In ;
the material world, everyone is contaminated by the dirt of sense gra-
tification and is acting according to different designations, sometimes as a
human being, sometimes a beast, sometimes a demigod or tree, and so on.
One must be cleansed of all these designations. Then one will be
naturally attracted to Krsna. The bhakti process purifies the living entity
of all unnatural attractions. When one is purified he is attracted by Krsna
and begins to serve Krsna instead of serving mayd. This is his natural
position. A devotee is attracted by Krsna, whereas a nondevotee, being
contaminated by the dirt of material enjoyment, is not. This is confirmed
by the Lord in Bhagavad-gita (7.28):

yesam tv anta-gatam papam
Jananam punya-karmanam
te dvandva-moha-nirmukta
bhajante mam drdha-vratah
“Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life, whose
sinful actions are completely eradicated and who are freed from the
