Yoga and the Master of Yoga 3

You may want Krsna as your lover, as your son; you may
want Krsna as your friend, you may want Krsna as your master,
you may want Krsna as the Supreme Sublime. These five
different kinds of direct relationship with Krsna are called
devolion, or bhakti. They entail no material profit.

The concept of accepting God as a son is superior to the
concept of accepting God as a father. There is a distinction.
he relationship between father and son is that the son wants
lo luke something from the father. The father’s relationship
with the son is that the father always wants to give something
lo the son. Therefore, the relationship with God or Krsna as

on is better than the relationship with Krsna by one who
thinks, ‘If [ accept God as my father, then my business will be
toask for my necessities from the father.” But, if I become the
futher of Krsna, then from the beginning of His childhood, my
Iuixiness will be to serve Him. The father is the parent of the

hild from the very beginning of his birth; therefore the con-
eptof this relationship of Vasudeva and Devaki is sublime.

Kyxna’s foster mother, Yasoda, is thinking, “If I do not feed
Kpspa sumptuously, He will die.” She forgets that Krsna is the
Supreme Lord, that He is sustaining the three worlds. She
forgets thal only one Lord is supplying the necessities of all
the living entities. This same Personality of Godhead has be-
come the son of Yagoda, and she is thinking, “If I do not feed
Him nicely, He will die.” This is love. She has forgotten that it
in the Supreme Personality of Godhead who has appeared be-
fore her asa little child.

Thix relationship of attachment is very sublime. It requires
lime to understand, but there is a position where, instead of
wxking, “O God, please give us our daily bread,” you can instead
think thal God will die if you do not supply bread to Him. This
ix the ecstasy of extreme love. There is such a relationship be-
tween Krsna and His devotee Radharani, the greatest devotee,
the greatest lover of Krsna. Mother Yagoda is His lover as a
