“Krishna is not like us, that I give you something and again I ask you to return it”

Prabhpada, Bombay, January 16, 1975:..But entirely, if we depend on Krishna, things will go on. But we have to depend in that way. He has got such fine machinery. The first thing is that He is seated in everyone’s heart. Sarvasya caham hrdi sannivistah. So He can give instruction to perform the respective duties—but provided there is another thing, personal consideration.

The chance is given to the personal living being to take this chance but not misuse your little independence. Chance is given everyone. And Krishna’s another business is: He does not interfere with the little independence given to the living being. So he must voluntarily surrender his little independence. Krishna does not force; Krishna desires, He orders, that “You do this.”

Sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [Bg. 18.66]. But He does not interfere with the little independence. That is Krishna’s mercy, how He can do that. Krishna is not like us, that I give you something and again I ask you to return it. No. Whatever Krishna has given to us, that is permanent.

So He has given us little independence because we are part and parcel of Krishna. Krishna is fully independent. He does not depend on anyone. But although we have got independence to a certain extent, but under the control of maya. In the spiritual life there is also maya. That is called yoga-maya. And in the material life there is also maya. That is called maha-maya, Durga.

So we, being very little… Just like small children. He is given either to the mother for taking care or to the nurse for taking care. The little child must be taken care of, either by the mother or an appointed nurse, maidservant. Similarly, we being very tiny, small, fragmental, atomic part and parcel of Krishna, although we have got all the ingredients of Krishna, still, we require protection. Just like the child and the father.
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