Thursday, June 23, 2005

Krishna is not hungry

"Krishna is not hungry. Krishna is atmarama. He is self-sufficient. He does not require. He is producing food for us. That’s a fact. We get so many fruits and flower. We don’t manufacture it in the factory; neither it is possible. It is Krishna's manufacture. It is Krishna. Raso ’ham apsu kaunteya... By His action of different energies these things are produced. Why? These things are produced for whom? For Krishna? No. For us... He is maintaining us. So is it not our duty to offer Him first? 'Sir, You have supplied so many nice things. You take first.' This is bhakti."
- Lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.8, Bombay, December 26, 1972 by Srila Prabhupada

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